This review covers the industrial metal track Rob Zombie – Scum of the Earth.
This track was released in 2001 on the album The Sinister Urge. It also made an appearance on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack.
The track starts off with a filtered synth. The vocals then join the track largely belting out the title of the track. After that the guitars and drum kit join the track. After that, the vocals take the track into into the first verse. This is capped off with a brief synth instrumental.
After that, the vocals take the track into the main chorus. The main chorus ends with a brief drop out of all the instruments before going into an instrumental section.
From there, the vocals take the track into the next verse. A brief instrumental section then takes over. After that, the vocals take the track into the main chorus. This is then capped off with another instrumental section.
The guitar is then filtered as the vocals make short brief appearance.
After that, the vocals take the track into another verse. This is quickly followed up by the main chorus. That section is then capped off with a semi-instrumental section. An element is added that sounds like a female non-lyrical vocal. The vocals then lead the track out.
One thing this track gets right is the fact that there are elements that break the track up into smaller sections. In fact, the elements are very pronounced to the point of being short instrumentals. This works really well.
Had those short instrumental sections not been in there, then the track would actually be a bit on the repetitive side. This is because the elements that back the vocals are actually not very well varied. Thankfully, those instrumentals exist and it makes this aspect much less noticeable.
Meanwhile, the vocals are very well done. They are clear and have a very nice flavour of rock to them. Also, the lyrics work quite well too.
Overall, this is a pretty solid track. The sections themselves are a bit repetitive with what backs the vocals, but the way it’s broken up works quite well. The vocals and lyrics are also pluses in my books. So, an overall solid track all around.
Score
7/10
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