Amazon.com: Home wasn't a place Sevendust saw much of following the 1997 release of their self-titled debut. The Atlanta-bred quintet spent nearly two years on the road, eventually earning gold status for Sevendust. The result is a band that is tight, precise, and finely honed. The songs on Home, however, while boasting a heavy and headbanging coolness like the Deftones with a touch of Faith No More funkiness, tend toward the unremarkable and redundant. The lack of hooks aside, Home still sounds excellent, thanks to producer Toby Wright (Fishbone, Korn), who ably captured the band's ample instrumental and vocal talent. Still, most listeners would be hard-pressed to sing along--or describe the difference between--"Home," "Denial," and several of the other aggro, riff-based songs on Home. While vocalist Lajon Witherspoon is powerful and melodic and writes thoughtful, personal lyrics, a welcome diversion is the addition of Skunk Anansie singer Skin on "Licking Cream," her wailing wakes (and shakes!) up the song and the record. It may be where their hearts are, but Home won't make Sevendust household names. Katherine Turman
One of the hardest-hitting cds of 1999. This was one of the most-anticipated releases of '99, and it did not disappoint. "Denial" became a classic, mosh-inducing hit. Many other songs like "Blender", featuring Chino Moreno from Deftones, "Home", "Waffle" and "Rumble Fish" became fan favorites. While many bands struggle to release a sophomore album that matches the success of the first, 7Dust have grown as musicians and cemented themselves as legends in the heavy music scene. Every song is good. If you want to start at the beginning, check out their self-titled debut first. If you are new to 7Dust, they combine heavy riffs, chugging rhythms, and both harsh and soulful vocals.
A Nu-Metal Classic Overall this is one of the best NU-Metal Cd's. 20 years from now people will still be cranking this . It is a classic. Denial and Licking Cream are the 2 cuts everyone knows, but the rest of this CD is also very strong. My favorite cut is the absolute blunt crunch that is the title track, Home, when they play it live it feels like an earthquake. The rest of this CD is a little repetitious from a chord structure point of view, but other than that, it is consistantly good all the way through.
dont own it yet but sounds pretty good even though i dont own this cd yet ive listened to alot of the songs, waffle, denial, bender, and rumble fish. i like how heavy they sound on this cd and the drumming is very good too. some of the chorus's with the exception of denial and waffle kind of annoy me for some reason but still good. ill write a full review when i listen to the whole cd
love the rest, but this is the best I always knew Sevendust was around, but didn't give them the listen they deserved til about a year ago. Within one week of listening to them i owned every album. "Home" however, has to be their best work. "Animosity" is up there, "Seasons" though more focused on being melodic is still a good album, "Next" is a great comeback, and who can forget their self titled. I loved the first album, but it had noticable flaws. The sound was a bit muffled and a couple songs had some weak lyrics ("Whats that you put in your nose, can i have some? from "Wired"). It was as if Sevendust knew exactly what they needed to work on because the sound of this album is amazing and the lyrics are much more vivid.
1. Home 10/10 - The chugging intro riff of this is your first sign of a good sounding album. An underrated anthem, and the best part is when Lajon begins screaming "From Left to Right", you can picture the mosh pits. 2. Denial 11/10 - One of 7dust's well known songs, and for a good reason. This song hits you hard with the riffs and verses, then mellows a bit for the chorus, all together making one hell of a song 3. Headtrip 9/10 - I really like this song for some reason, not that its a bad song. its very unique and keeps things changing, mixing screams from both Morgan and Lajon. 4. Insecure - a little interlude, not much to rate here, though it sounds a bit like the intro to "Angel's Son" from "Animosity" 5. Reconnect - 9/10 - Another cool song that uses back and forth shouting from Lajon and Morgan, though i like headtrip better. 6. Waffle - 20/10 - What a song. It's damn near perfect and one of 7dust's best. The mellow intro fools people into thinking its a soft tune, then the chug of the riff rips through. The chorus of this song is classic and really addicting 7. Rumble Fish - 9/10 - A nice little mosh inducing song here, this one never lets up. highlight being the break when Lajon starts saying "Get Up" over the riff 8. Licking Cream - 8/10 - A bit softer, with a the help of Skunk Ansie singer Skin, this one is interesting. Skin really adds some flavor to the chorus, especially at the end of it when she hauntingly carries her voice along the main riff. 9. Grasp - 7/10 - A good song, not a huge fan of the chorus though. the lyrics are good, I just never really dug the way they're delivered. 10. Crumbled - 9/10 - This song is really aggressive. I like the "Wipe my face and get up again" chorus, really gives it a punishing attitude 11. Feel - 8/10 - I like how this song really mellows a bit. Lajon shows his vocal talents in this one 12. Grasshopper - another interlude 13. Bender - 9/10 - A very cool finish to the album, with the help of Chino from the Deftones. Chino's vocals really mix in well with Lajon's as this song completes a hell of an album.
In my opinion, each 7dust album is special in its own way. S/T was incredibly aggressive, "Animosity" showed power and melody, "Seasons" shows full melody, and "Next" proves that 7dust can still be heavy, but "Home" is their defining album so far. It's really the best starting point, since you can go both forward and backward in their discography with a clear idea of what this band will give you. And they still got it live as well, i highly recommend seeing these guys live, its well worth it.
will never get old I was about 15 when I first heard "Denial" on the radio and had to go out and check out this cd. I've listened to it constantly for the past 6 years and I've never gotten tired of it. When you think you've heard enough, another song just jumps out at you. Lajon has one of the best metal voices in my opinion, especially on this cd (where he screams more than most other 7dust cd's). Morgan has one of the best styles of drumming i've ever heard. Clint and John, the guitarists, have a patented sound which is brought to every song. I will always be dissappointed that there aren't many diverse guitar parts, such as solos, but that really isn't Sevendust's style.
Although this is a very heavy CD, Sevendust keeps melodic grooves throughout that keep the listener's attention. If its the melodies your looking for, buy ANIMOSITY. If its the heavy hitting sound, listen to their self-titled debut or check out their newest release NEXT(although recorded with a different guitarist, Sonny Mayo). If its a combination of all the highlights of 7dust's sound, Home is the album you wanna check out. It's a cd any metal/hard rock fan can appreciate.
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