{"product_id":"8719262039629","title":"Corrosion Of Conformity - America's Volume Dealer - Import Vinyl LP Recurd Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorrosion Of Conformity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAftermakingheadwayintothe'90salternativemetalscenewithagrungy,slowed-downversionoftheirtrademarkpunk-metal,COC(nowtheband'sofficialname,insteadofjustawidelyacceptednickname)movedintothenewmillenniumlookingtokeepuptheirmomentum.Sincetheirlastalbum,1996'sWiseblood,therap-metalsubgenrehadtakenoverthemainstreamspotlight,sothebanddecidedtotakeaslightlydifferentdirectionon2000'sAmerica'sVolumeDealer--namely,playinguptheSouthernandclassicrocktendenciesintheirmorerecentwork.Metallicahadmovedintosimilarterritoryduringthe'90s,butthetransitionwasmorenaturalforCOC,whoarenotonlyfromtheSouth,butflavoredsomeoftheir'90soutputwithswingingboogierhythmsfilteredthroughBlackSabbath.Thatsoundisalittlemorefunked-uphere,andtheband'sSoutherntingeismorepronouncedthanever--WarrenHaynes(AllmanBrothers,Gov'tMule)lendshisslideguitartotheSkynyrd-ishacoustic-drivenballad(!)\"StareTooLong.\"What'smostimmediatelyobvious,though,isthatthisisCOC'smostradio-friendlyrecordyet--theproductionismorepolished,andwhiletheguitarsarestillhigh-voltage,thesludgymurkoftheirmostinspiringlyheavyrecordsislargelyabsent.Evenifsomefansmightbedisappointedthattheyhaveleftthegarage,thesongsholdupwell--they'remelodicandwell-crafted,andthere'senoughvarietyinthealbum'spacingtokeepitanengaginglistenthewholewaythrough.Ifthereisaflaw,it'sthattheaddedpolishdoesn'treallydoCOCjustice.WordhasitthatthebandconceivesAmerica'sVolumeDealerastheirequivalenttoMetallica'sso-calledBlackAlbum(indeed,afewsongslike\"SleepingMartyr\"areveryreminiscentofthatband'slaterperiod),anditisdefinitelyalogicalwayforCOCtomovetowardgreatercommercialaccessibility.However,evenifitaccomplishesthatgoal,itisn'tquitetheradicaldepartureorreinvention(asMetallicawas)thatwillresultinahugelyexpandedaudience;plus,thesomewhattamer,smoother-edgedsoundmightmakelongtimefansuneasy.Forthetimebeing,though,it'sinterestingtohearthebandtryingnewdirectionsandkeepingtheirsoundfresh.~SteveHuey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Over Me\u003cbr\u003e2.Congratulations Song\u003cbr\u003e3.Stare Too Long\u003cbr\u003e4.Diablo Blvd\u003cbr\u003e5.Doublewide\u003cbr\u003e6.Zippo\u003cbr\u003e1.Who's Got The Fire\u003cbr\u003e2.Sleeping Martyr\u003cbr\u003e3.Take What You Want\u003cbr\u003e4.13 Angels\u003cbr\u003e5.Gittin' It On\u003cbr\u003e6.Rather See You Dead\u003cbr\u003e7.Steady Roller (Demo Version)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608244449569,"sku":"8719262039629","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/8719262039629.jpg?v=1777226155","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/de-de\/products\/8719262039629","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}