American Apathy

Brilliant album, full of high quality industrial metal aggression all killer, no filler....limited numbered edition (out of 1000) 2 x 180g Black vinyl in great gatefold sleeve. Excellent value at the time for under £8 (inc.All P&P) at the time.

good

awesome album

The fourth Dope album really does match all others. If you enjoyed Group Therapy and Felons and Revolutionaries especially, then you should love this. It seems to incorporate some of the industrial feel of the first album along with some of the more commercial feelings of the third, but also brings a new rap style to the table with songs like 'I wish I was the President' which sounds considerably different from anything before it. Featured on the album is the added bonus of the revamped demo, City Tonight, in 'The Life' which is a confident improvement on an already great song, which a lot of people may not have heard. There are also a lot of remixed versions of previously released songs which, while fairly unnecessary, are often effective alterations, such as F*ck The Police, which sounds fresher than ever in its studio state, and 'Spin Me Round' on the second disc sounds incredible in it's remix format. Then of course there are great tracks like 'Sick' which is always great to listen to, even if the remix is needless. The new tracks on the album are very impressive. The diversity of the songs makes the album greatly interesting, 'Always' is a particularly catchy, sing a long kind of song with a great chorus, whereas 'I wish I was the President' has some effective rapping and interesting lyrics, and the song 'No Way Out' is undoubtedly one of the most exciting Dope songs with its fast paced, explosive sense of urgency. Due to the fact that the majority of tracks sound considerably different, there really aren't any examples of fillers on the CD which definitely increases the quality of the record. With an incredible 23 tracks it's definitely worth checking out, even if you have never heard the other three albums, simply for its experimental quality, but Dope fans should definitely thoroughly enjoy this latest edition to the Dope catalogue.

there is life in this band still. thank god. i thought they were in real trouble after the disappointing last album but they`re back with big riffs harsh language and enough agression to power the uk for about a month. it would appear that edsel dope and the boys have had a tough time of late and they vent their spleens all over this album in a fantastic blizzard of beats metal riffs and distorted industrial vocals. but in a nod to the old school they have reworked f**k tha police from their nu-metal tinged first album and covered people are people by depeche mode. its nice to have you back boys.

First came aware of these guys at a soil/coal chamber gig, never heard of them before, but they blew me away on the night.This album is certainly full on, and guaranteed to blow you away

Think trashy Marilyn Manson with more aggression. Gets you pumped up for a gig every time.

Was a bit wary as an old school metal head but pleasantly surprised.

Also vorweg gesagt, das Album sollte am 28.02 ankommen, da es importiert werden musste. Zu meiner freude kam es schon zwei Tage nach der Bestellung an. Ich habe es auch Bestellt, da ich ein Fan von Dope bin. Also kannte ich es bereits und mochte es auch vorher. Dennoch sein gesagt, dass das Album, meiner Meinung nach, sehr gelungen ist. Besonders Survive und Revolution ragen aufgrund ihrer aggressivität hervor. Also um es kurz zu machen, ein top Album.

American Apathy ist das erste Album dass ich mir von der Nu Metal Band "Dope" angehört und zugelegt habe.Und ich muß sagen was ich hier höre gefällt mir ganz gut.Zwar klingt die Band nicht selten nach einer Mischung aus "Static X" und "Marilyn Manson (zu seinen besseren Zeiten)", aber besser gut geklaut als schlecht selber gemacht!In schlechteren Momenten klingt die Band dann leider nach "Linkin Park" und hat so bestimmt auf größeren Zuspruch aus der Teenie-Ecke gehofft.Es sei ihnen verziehen.Zwar könnte mir alles insgesamt ein wenig härter sein und die Band erfindet das Rad nicht neu, aber alles in allem ist "American Apathy" ein solides Nu Metal Album!

Gute BAnd.

Good album if you take you back at this time, when nu-metal was at his best.

Best dope album in my opinion.

American Apathy Reloaded besteht aus einer CD und einer DVD.Die CD enthält alternative bzw remixte Versionen von vorangegangenen Liedern. Allerdings nur 9 Stück... aber die sind dafür wenigstens in Ordnung.Die DVD enthält lediglich 20 Minuten Spielzeit... zu sehen sind ein paar Ausschnitte aus ihrer Japan-Tour wo sie entweder etwas reden oder eben Videos. Es sind aber nur 1 oder 2 Songs in voller Länge drauf, manche dauern sogar nur eine Minute. Wie gesagt, die DVD hat knapp 20 Minuten Spielzeit.Alles in allem ist die Qualität bzw der Inhalt der CD super, die DVD lässt allerdings zu Wünschen übrig. Meiner meinung ist das zu wenig für den Preis (Aber Dope Fans werden sich daran auch nicht stören).

とてもいいです、好き好きなんですけどね。やっぱかっこいいです。

のっけから思わず頭を振ってしまうdope節、健在。ライヴを意識した様な造りも相変わらずで、3rdに比べると『怒り』がより表に出た作品ではないかと思う。05年3月の初来日公演の記憶が蘇る構成のボートラディスクが嬉しい.なお、国内盤はWhite Rabbit Recordsより初来日公演の様子も収められたDVD付きで発売。 『We'll be back to Japan!』『We'll come back to Japan,I promise!』と力強く語っていたEdsel.同年10〜11月に約束通り帰って来た彼らは、日本を完全にノックアウト!! 彼らの魅力は、やはりLiveだと再認識させられる。

テンションのあがるアルバムで、満足しました。最高ですお勧めっす。

2500円が安く感じるボリュームです。1曲目からブッ●ュに「Go Home And D*e」って。衝撃を受けました。最初から最後までテンション高すぎで、聴いてるほうまでテンション上がってきます。すごい。前作の「Bitch」とか別バージョンで収録されているので前作を聴いた人も聴いていない人も楽しめるのでは？

待ってましたの日本盤!て感じです。かなり聞き応えあります。堂々の23曲+DVD。前作からも何曲かピックアップされてますがニューバージョンで、聞き比べるのも良しです。価格考えるとかなりのお値打ちでしょう!!皆に聴いて欲しいです。しかし日本じゃなかなか受け入れがたいジャンルなんでしょうね…。愛だ恋だの歌詞もいいですが、たまにはこんな風刺の効いたのもいいですよ!!

このバンドには見た目だけでやられた。モヒカンでドレッド、音的にはマリリン・マンソンより早いのと激しいのが嬉しい。ＣＤとＤＶＤの二枚組みになっているのでドープを初体験される方には、丁度いいかもしれない。ＣＤの方は①②③⑤⑧⑪⑮⑰⑱辺りが激しい、④⑥⑫⑭辺りがキャッチーな？感じだった。人によっては全曲イイと言う人がいるかも知れないが、ヴォーカルのEdselの声がマンソンほど出ていないのが残念。ＤＶＤの内容はカットしすぎの日本でのライヴ映像や、ＰＶ等が収録されている。ＤＶＤについては多分オマケみたいなものだろうが、相当カッコ良かったので星５つ。久々に当たりを引いた感じのアルバム。

I don't usually go into much detail on reviews but this one I will.....I love the band Dope but this album definitely takes time to wear on you before you will like it. its not revolutionary or something new and improved really, it sounds like their album No Regrets, and in fact a few of the songs are the same as the songs on No Regrets except they changed a few words and made it out to be like a new song. And on top of that every song is very predictable.... Start out by saying something like " F It", then your have an awesome sound (head banging worthy), then add in some kind of alarm like a house alarm or police car, then mention somewhere in the song " F*** the Police" then repeat the same thing a few times and there ya go now you have a dope song HA HA, but really if you have high standards for having better songs as the new comes out your wasting your money, but if your the kind that doesn't care or it takes listening to songs over and over to let it wear on ya to like it like I do then eventually you will like this album. My thought on the very first song on this album to me is the bands Disturbed, Sevendust, and Marilyn Manson morphed and had a baby that's what it sounded like.

great

I am a fan of their earlier albums. When Group Therapy came out it seemed there was potential to evolve from a good to an exceptional band. Then American Apathy was released and fell completely flat. It sounds as though they just didn't care about the music anymore. All integrity and creativity gone. There are a few ok remixes of older songs.