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Iowa is the latest Rock CD freed by the highly group Slipknot and they have once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks. I’m convinced Slipknot fans, and Rock fans similar will be pleased with this one.

I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not daily that I get a CD for review that I may just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is normally a song or two that I just can’t strength myself to get through. Not at all the case with Iowa. Every track is pleasurable and was gorgeous easy for me to listen to from get started to finish.

Iowa is a nicely varied, mix of 14 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these distinctly gifted musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a actually great listen. Clearly drawing from what I may only imagine are their own real life experiences. At dissimilar points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They’re all here.

Listen and I think you’ll agree that the song selections are excellent, the production is outstanding and Slipknot is without doubt or question a group that is in top form.

While the entire CD is genuinely very good numerous of my favorites are track 3 – Disasterpiece, track 5 – Everything Ends, and track 6 – The Heretic Anthem

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 8 – Left Behind. It’s a outstanding track!

Iowa Release Notes:

Slipknot in the first place freed Iowa on August 28, 2001 on the Roadrunner Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. (515)

2. People=Shit

3. Disasterpiece

4. My Plague

5. Everything Ends

6. Heretic Anthem, The

7. Gently

8. Left Behind

9. Shape, The

10. I Am Hated

11. Skin Ticket

12. New Abortion

13. Metabolic

14. Iowa

Slipknot: Corey (vocals); Mick, James (guitar); Paul (bass); Joey (drums); Shawn, Chris (percussion); Craig (samples); Sid (DJ). Recorded at Sound City and Sound Image, Van Nuys, California.

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