Korn - The Essential Korn -2011- Greatest Hits ... Now

If Disc One is the sound of a hungry pack of wolves breaking down the door, Disc Two is the sound of those wolves being invited into the stadium. By 2002’s Untouchables , Korn had millions of dollars in production budgets. The second disc of captures the band at their most expansive and paranoid.

If you own Follow the Leader and Issues , you might feel you have most of these songs. But what you are buying here is context. It is the sound of a generation that felt alienated, angry, and sad finding a home in down-tuned guitars and a singer who cried on stage. By 2011, Korn had proven they weren't a fad. This compilation proves they were essential. Korn - The Essential Korn -2011- Greatest Hits ...

This omission is actually a strength. It suggests that the "Essential" Korn is the lineup of Davis, Fieldy, Munky, Head, and Silveria. While David Silveria left in 2006, his drumming is all over this collection. For purists, is the last time the "classic five" were anthologized before Head’s return. If Disc One is the sound of a