I'm listening to this album at this very moment by the way, while writing this review, and I’m feeling as numb as humanly possible. If you haven't heard Rob Zombie before though, let me sum it up quickly: Hellbilly Deluxe 2 is a simplistic hard rock album with industrial influences, silly lyrics and catchy, though unremarkable choruses. If you have ever heard a standard, slightly (in this case, very slightly) above average Rob Zombie song, then you already know what to expect from this album. Hellbilly Deluxe 2 is 100% void of any surprise factor. It’s unmemorable and irkingly standard-sounding. Actually, that’s the whole problem with this release. Many other songs on the album fall into the "unmemorable" category though.
While the song features some of Rob’s worst lyrics ever (after all, Zombie does play shock rock, and while a sick bubblegum may sound pretty shocking at first, then in reality it definitely isn’t), it has a catchy, fist-pumping guitar line and Rob’s voice sounds as good as ever. "Sick Bubblegum",in turn, has the most powerful and pumping chorus of the whole album. "What?" is just a ridiculously catchy song - the heavy distortion on it is irking at first, but is later shadowed by the catchiness of the song. But what if I'd tell you those two are one of the better cuts here? "What?" and "Sick Bubblegum" may not be the best songs on Hellbilly Deulxe 2 musically, but they sure are the most memorable ones. Many people criticized the pre-released songs "What?" and "Sick Bubblegum" for being too weak and over distorted. But I’m afraid that’s where the really good news end. original Hellbilly Deluxe and The Sinister Urge). Yes, Hellbilly Deluxe 2 sounds, while more polished than ever before, once again like classic Rob Zombie (e.g.
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I can say right away that Hellbilly Deluxe 2 possesses a valuable plus - Rob Zombie has got his trademark industrial spiced hard rock sound back, which should most definitely please the fans ( Educated Horses was just your run-of-the-mill hard rock album without an industrial influence). But now that Hellbilly Deluxe 2 is out, a question arises: Is it any good? After postponing the album in late 2009, Februfinally became the final release date. Naming his new album Hellbilly Deluxe 2 was an ambitious move on Zombie’s part, and the title definitely created some buzz. So in 2009, three years after creating the pinnacle of mediocrity, it seemed Rob Zombie was ready to release something great once more. I’m serious, that album could be used in literature, or even in textbooks for school, as a description for something overly average. It's not bad, it's not good, it's nothing but average really. For those who are unfamiliar with the album, Educated Horses is a contender for the most mediocre record in the world.
Things were seemingly looking good after that, but then Educated Horses happened. The Sinister Urge didn’t have such huge songs like the aforementioned "Dragula" and "Superbeast", but as an album which flows well from start to finish, Zombie is yet to match it. Not that good of a score, aye? After the disappointing, yet critically acclaimed Hellbilly Deluxe, Zombie released The Sinister Urge, his best work to date. The good tracks on Hellbilly Deluxe include "Dragula", "Superbeast", "Demonoid Phenomenon" and maybe even "Living Dead Girl", but that’s about it - the rest sounds like filler. I just can’t understand how it’s regarded as a shock rock classic by some. I never got the appeal of Rob Zombie’s infamous debut album, Hellbilly Deluxe. However, "nice" should never be a word that can describe a Rob Zombie record.Review Summary: Hellbilly Deluxe 2 is most definitely better than the snoozefest that was Educated Horses, but is that really saying much? JOHN 5 does his best to disguise lifeless riffs with some stylish playing and a killer tone, resulting in some nice mainstream metal. "Sick Bubblegum" is catchier than any song with a "Rock, motherfucker" rejoinder deserves to be, and "What?" may be the best GIBBY HAYNES impression since 1996, right down to lyrics that sound made up on the spot. Even when he isn't sounding awkwardly experimental, songs like "Mars Needs Women" and "Burn" are worthy of Rob's mediocre kid brother's band, but not the guy who gave us Astro-Creep 2000. "Werewolf Women of the SS" is an undeserving musical counterpart to Rob's inspiring Grindhouse trailer. The artsy detours and sound clips on "Jesus Frankenstein" and particularly the interminable "The Man Who Laughs" distract from otherwise fine songs. He's maintained the bells and whistles that made WHITE ZOMBIE stand out, but he no longer has the hooks to carry them. Sheri Moon Zombie sounds like an artist who should be on Roadrunner pitching himself to The End Records.
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