The Greater Wrong Of Right - Skinny Puppy (4/10)

[Synthetik]

When I think of Skinny Puppy, I think industrial so fucking pure it will hurt just to sit down and listen to it, not because its bad (great stuff actually), but because there so much shit going on and so many out of place sounds. Skinny Puppy songs like Dig It, assimilate, shore lined poison, and most bite songs define the epitome of industrial. THEN they broke up, and what do we get? Everyone doing there own shit. Download and Oghr come into mind. These bands had the influences but somewhere along the whiney bitch band fighting (we, as musicians, all have them), SP lost its soul. Thats where everything went to shit, especially without Goettel.

This very loss of originality, greatness, and all around goodness, is manifested by The Greater Wrong Of Right. I know that expecting a great cd from a great band shouldnt be done because if its not delivered, that favoritism falters. And thats what i did. Everyone does it when they hurriedly rip the plastic off the jewel case. But honestly i would have be greatly disappointed anyway. Its not skinny puppy anymore, is oghr and key trying to revive skinny puppy. As i mentioned before while on hiatus, oghr and key (dave rave still remained but didnt really do shit and dwayne died) had other bands. And the influences of their projects permeates all through out TGWOR. and as an old sp fan, it makes me sick. Its great that they tried but, COME THE FUCK ON.. RAPPING ON A SKINNY PUPPY ALBUM? Its not industrial anymore its pop-y ass synth shit. No good. Vocals sound like five emo kids grabbing the lyrics sheet and singing (Use Less) on chorus. As i mentioned earlier all the industrial shit, gone. No random fucking sounds, no fucking lyrics nonsync with the music, no fucking great elements that made skinny puppy, skinny puppy. Listening to some songs i All I can do is hope for a better future, if there is none, they should have just completely destroyed the band after the process...

If you want proof of difference, DL Spasmolitic, Dig, Assimilate, listen to them. THEN DL empte, use less, and neuwerld.

[darkdunpeal]

Dude, I know exactly what you mean. I can't say that I am a long-time Puppy fan, but I am aware of the difference in what Skinny Puppy was, and what it is now. It's not the same band. The first Puppy cd I bought was "The Singles Collect" which as many great Puppy hits. Currently I now own "The Singles Collect", "Remission", and "Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse".

[Divine]

As for Darkdunpeal, I recc. you have a listen to The Process, just 'cause I think you're missing out.

I too am aware of how different old SP is compared to Greater Wrong of the Right. The older stuff IS better, but I don't think GWOTR should be bashed so much. IMO It's still a great CD to listen to. I don't think it's right to turn on a band like SP that has been making music for so long because of the common fact that the older stuff is better. It's not what you expected, what, so lose your respect?

[Synthetik]

No its just i dont think there was as much thought and effort put into it as the older stuff... Its not like kmfdm or bile where if they change they change for only that album (because from the very beginning they never had the same sound album to album), skinny puppy hasnt been around for quite a while and Skinny Puppy is loved for being fucking aggressive whiteknuckled random punch in the face type goodness... The new stuff is like orgy leaning more into the oftenly occupied genre of POP. Thats where skinny puppy went wrong. I would have enjoyed a synth pop album from SP (because the music itself is good) but this TRIED to be old skinny puppy (and you can tell with lyrics). SO basically
(Skinny Puppy - Industrial)+Synthpop < Skinny Puppy

and no loss of respect, more praying that its not gonna be like this next time, or at least NO attempt in the future...

[dingleberry]

Hey, it's better than With Teeth. And they were great live regardless.