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5.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all, 26 April 2001

By	"thewbacca" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing (Audio CD)

Once in a while, a musician comes along who redefines the term "Genius". If only more people would pay attention to the undeniable genius that is Devin Townsend, he would surely be regailed as the saviour of heavy music. Each and every track on this album showcases the unique musical talent of this truly remarkable man. It's also nice to see that an incredibly talented person can have a sense of humour; the in-sleeve photographs of Townsend and his muckers pulling faces and monkeying about prove this beyond doubt.

Anyway, onto the record itself. The music itself is very intricate, although Devy has chosen to hide this under a veil of absolute distortion. His choice of in-song samples shows both his sense of humour and his genius; although they could easily be mistaken for psychosis. For example, the stomping groove-fest that is "Goat" features both amazing Pantera-esque riffwork and a sample of a goat's baa during the chorus. Fantastic stuff.

The album is, in general, extremely angry but at the same time vaguely amusing. One only has to listen to "Happy Camper" to see this; a demented mish-mash of machine-gun riffery and frantic yelps intercut with deep inhalations, all of which come together to form an incredibly entertaining - albeit skull-crushingly heavy - piece of music.

Tracks such as "S.Y.L", "Critic" and "In The Rainy Season" provide almost everything you could want: storming riffs, moments of comic genius, and somewhat unexpectedly, the occasional soaring chorus. What more could you ask for?

Okay, so maybe the odd calm moment wouldn't go amiss. Indeed, in the form of "Sweet City Jesus" we have a slight letup from the exhibition of heaviness which Devy has supplied us with. Although it is openly titled as 'The Filler', it is, nonetheless, a work of art in its own right.

And to cap it all off, we have "Satan's Ice Cream Truck". Oh, how I laughed. This track makes the album worth buying on its own, and shows both Townsend's musical talent, with its fiddly guitar parts, and his amazing sense of humour, as these guitar parts form the tune of the Teddy Bears' Picnic.

The only let down is that, towards the end of the album, the songs seem to get a little samey. However this is a small price to pay for what is otherwise a sensational album that is, indeed, heavy as a really heavy thing. If only more people would pay attention...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Roar Metal, 31 Aug 2000

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Yes it is indeed as heavy as a really heavy thing, bone breaking drums and frankly scarey thrash guitar make strapping young lad a rather painful yet strangly beutiful listening experience. After listening for the first time i found myself not only bashing my head against the wall but also wanting to stroke a small cat. Eclectic in a single minded sort of way. Listen once and you will never want to hear boyzone own again.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Devy Metal, 25 April 2005

By	dogbarkssome (England) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

The first Strapping Young Lad record is even more of a Devin Townsend solo-album by another name than the bands later releases, with only a number of session musicians providing guest instruments on various tracks. Musically Strapping Young Lad's debut album really is heavy as a 'heavy thing', with only 'Happy Camper' pushing the sort of speeds the band would reach on follow up album 'City'. Instead the music here is comparable to that of early Fear Factory (i.e.: when they were good), with crushing industrial sounds ('The Filler' is a blatant Godflesh homage) merging with death metal brutality, only with Strapping Young Lad being a more versatile outfit, with Devin being able to slip in moments of melodic vocals without it sounding like a commercial sellout. If this album has one real problem, it's that it simply isn't in the same league as their 2nd album 'City', and for all the gloriously chaotic effects draped over the production, when you strip it down many of the songs are relatively simple musically (compare the straight punk style chords of 'Happy Camper' to 'Oh My F#cking God'). Still, while not perfect a damn fine debut, and a good pointer to the insanity to come.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Strapping Young Lad, not Samael!
Guys, this (good, for the record) album is from Strapping Young Lad, not Samael!

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Published on 2 Jul 2005 by Ben

3.0 out of 5 stars Still Heavy as a really heavy thing but since outclassed
Devin Townsend's first solo album under the Strapping monicker is showing its age a little bit now in comparison with his latest albums like SYL and Accelerated Evolution but it... Read more

Published on 6 Dec 2003 by Daniel Maharry

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