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If rap-metal were ever meant to evolve, See You on the Other Side is the record that does it.
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Its center becomes weighed down with bland mid-tempo numbers and the final song detracts from the powerhouse close the record might have had.
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BillboardFor the most part, the producers simply add audio garnishing to Korn's signature sound via loops and Pro Tools trickery. [10 Dec 2005]
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Entertainment WeeklySonically stunning stuff. [16 Dec 2005, p.80]
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Los Angeles TimesWhile some recent Korn records sometimes got lost in the sludge, "Twisted Transistor" and other new tracks reach back to find harsh, and intimate, hard-rock hooks. [6 Dec 2005]
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The New York Times"See You on the Other Side" turns out to be Korn's version of a Nine Inch Nails album - a good one. [5 Dec 2005]
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Korn have succeeded in bringing mainstream producers to inject freshness into their songs, without entering into a Faustian bargain and compromising their music.
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Has a polish that verges on parody.
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Despite this album's production credits reading like a PhD thesis, Korn's commercial masterplan is fatally undermined by certain glaring weaknesses, the main one being that their singer is a dunderheaded, sexist, self-pitying fool.
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UncutKorn are too lumpen to handle 'sophisticated.' [Jan 2006, p.102]
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New Musical Express (NME)If you scratch below the surface of 'See You On The Other Side' you'll find little of substance. [3 Dec 2005, p.43]
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Unfortunately, singer Jonathan Davis can't find the focus and freshness to match the band's reanimated riffs.
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Q MagazineFusing strange, arresting rhythms with gothic atmospheres, these surprisingly modern-sounding soundscapes should earn Korn a deserved second wind. [Jan 2006, p.127]
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BlenderLess scary but more melodic, Korn guns for hits, not street cred. [Mar 2006, p.113]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 114 out of 149
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Mixed: 20 out of 149
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Negative: 15 out of 149
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Jul 25, 2018
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Feb 20, 2019
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