Alive Or just Breathing vs the Blackening??

[dan weapon]

I'm having a discussion with a friend about which of these is the more "bona fide classic essential album". I'd be interested to hear everyone's opinions on this.


KSE - 'Alive or Just Breathing' VS Machine Head - 'the Blackening'



Please vote away and comment as appropriate!

 

[Rupturemetal]

Sorry Machine Head will always trump KSE. IMHO

 

[Sickan]

That's one hard decision...
I like The Blackening just a tad more, but I think Alive or Just Breathing had a bigger impact on the music scene.

 

[JeffTD]

AoJB. I find The Blackening (and most Machine Head, regardless of how good the production is) to be really boring and contrived. AoJB is a masterpiece!

 

[Fuentealba]

None

 

[ahjteam]

Burn My Eyes > Blackening

 

[Black neon bob]

Burn My Eyes > Everything machine head did really..

I find alive or just breating a masterpiece, i'd think that album probably made more of a impact then the blackening.

 

[Machinated]

withoubt doubt alive of just breathing

aojb shaped so many albums to follow, whearas the blackening is pretty standard stuff, albeit with overly long songs. i tend to agree with DSS3's views on mh.

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

Fair fights would have been,

AOJB vs Burn My Eyes
As Daylight Dies Vs The Blackening.

The current matchup doesn't make sense.

 

[bibz]

neither?

 

[tobin1]

Thing is, Alive or Just Breathing actually meant something. Instead of Howard's songs that he writes in 10minutes on the shitter.

Alive or Just Breathing by far.

 

[AudioPhile777]

I'd say MH over KSE...

 

[Metaltastic]

aojb shaped so many albums to follow

Any that weren't metalcore? Admittedly I haven't listened to more than one or two songs off the album...

 

[Machinated]

Any that weren't metalcore? Admittedly I haven't listened to more than one or two songs off the album...

metalcore or not - it defined a whole new genre of music. of course other bands were involved, but KSE are pretty much the biggest and most recognised. for me that album was executed really well - well written songs that were kept to the point.

i'm sure almost all new bands coming through these days must have had some influence from killswitch, metalcore or not, and whether they like them, or not. even if they don't like them, their influence will rub off onto other bands etc.

I learnt a ton about song writing purely by listening to kse - my band doesn't sound particularly like them or 'metalcore' but id definitely say they influenced me a lot.

 

[cobhc]

Never really liked AOJB, I've always preferred Howard's Vocals, but that's a preference thing. Also as far as Machine Head goes, I'm more into Through The Ashes Of Empires than any of their other albums.

 

[dan weapon]

Thanks to all for your opinions (except the douchebags who waste everyone's time by saying 'none' or 'neither'), but this has nothing to do with fair comparisons or what the best KSE/MH album is. This is nothing to do with which is the better band or anything. It is only concerning "which of those two album is a more classic/landmark/whatever release", and for the purpose of a discussion I had with a friend.

And yes, in my opinion Burn My Eyes is a great album, and owns everything Machine Head have ever done by a long shot. But again, not the point of this poll

 

[Metaltastic]

for me that album was executed really well - well written songs that were kept to the point.

Hmm, I'll take Figure Number Five for that in a metal context, personally - just can't get past the hardcore tendencies of KSE! (just listened to a few tracks off AoJB via Spotify)

 

[ParsonsMatt]

KsE is pretty terrible, and The Blackening is a decent album, so it wins.

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I listent to AOJB for a year straight in highschool. That album literally changed my life.

AOJB ftw.

 

[xFkx]

definitly AOJB. The Blackening is a great album but it's more a "comeback" to the old glory days of metal, whereas AOJB just introduced a new kind of a sound to the world.