1. Beautiful Disgrace
2. Vague
3. Ashamed
4. Make Up Your Mind
5. Leave Me Out
6. Obvious
7. Inside My Head
8. Pure
9. Can't Take This
1. Beautiful Disgrace
2. Vague
3. Ashamed
4. Make Up Your Mind
5. Leave Me Out
6. Obvious
7. Inside My Head
8. Pure
9. Can't Take This
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| Reviewer: Ryan Corven from Totnes, Devon, England After a sometimes-traumatic break of three years, Orgy have finally returned to prove that, to quote frontman Jay Gordon, they can still "pulverise the planet" with their self-styled 'death pop' sound. Released through Gordon's own label, "Punk Statik Paranoia" is actually something of a departure from what fans of their previous releases, "Candyass" and "Vapor Transmission", will remember. The synth side of their music, so recognisable that it became the cornerstone of an Orgy record, has been softened to the point of being barely noticeable. Whereas in previous records it smacked you right in the face, it is much more subtle this time around. Fortunately the record does not suffer as a result. Gordon's vocals remain as distinctive as ever, and the writing itself has benefited from the band's long break from the limelight. I only have two real criticisms of "Punk Statik Paranoia". While I do not subscribe to the mantra "quantity equals quality", I found that after listening to the record it was over too quickly, leaving a slightly unsatisfied feeling. At 37 minutes, the record does not allow the music to develop in the listener's mind the way it might do with a little more to process. The second criticism is the lack of tracks that really stand out. After following Orgy since 1998, one thing I've discovered is the wide variety of different choices of favourite songs among their fans, each with fully understandable reasons. Each track is instantly identifiable from all the others, and could be a single in its own right. "Punk Statik Paranoia" doesn't really have any of those. From hearing several of the early demos in the car of Laura the refrigerator-photo girl (check the inlay credits!) in New Jersey, to hearing the finished product, for me only "Ashamed" and "Leave Me Out" really hooked into my mind the same way "Platinum", "Fiction", and "Suckerface" (among many others) did in previous records, although I have little doubt that the record is good enough to "grow" on me, as all good records do. But I digress. To spend so much time on the negatives of this record really does do it an injustice. This is a much more progressive effort from Orgy, which should both attract new fans as well as please the old hands. Those who make too many comparisons with "Candyass" and "Vapor Transmission" are making the mistake of expecting Orgy to do the same old thing. This is not a whole new sound, but a refinement of what brought them multi-platinum success in the first place. If anything, despite the lack of length, it plays as a complete record much better than either of their previous efforts. It's heavier than its predecessors, for those who deem a record's worthiness on how 'heavy' it sounds, and while it's not quite "death pop", it's definitely not another faceless entry into the nu metal arena. Orgy are back, and that's all that matters. Now let's see them make a real effort of breaking into the UK market. |
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