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is
one
prolific
dude.
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Between
playing
gigs
and
writingrecording
a
new
album
at
his
day
job
as
guitarist
.of
.the'
Red
Hot
Chili
Peppers,
he
has
managed
to
record
and
release
6
solo
'albums
"this
year
alone,
Inside
of
Emptiness
being
the
most
recent
release
(alohgside
Shadows
Collide
with
People,
The
Will
to
Death,
Automatic
Warning,
DC
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A
Sphere
in
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Heart
of
Silence).
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January
2005
Arts
&
Entertainment
9
;
The
strange
thing
about
Rammstein
is
the
amount
of
sexuality
that
seeps
through
in
the
music
despite
a
lack
of
any
lyrical
understanding.
Listen
to
the
beats
and
you'll
understand.
The
band
mines
the
same
industrial
beats
and
electronic
flourishes
as
forbearers
such
as
Ministry
and
Nine
Inch
Nails,
but
their
guitar
and
vocal
sound
are
much
more
naturaHhan
either
of
those
two
bands.
This
is
music
that
can
be
described
in
one
word:
dirty.
As
the
album
draws
to
its
conclusion
you
too
will
be
picking
the
mud
out
of
your
hair.
Rating:
35
If
you
like
this
try:
Ministry
-
Greatest
Fits
(Warner
Music)
,
Rammstein
is
a
ringing
endorsement
of
their
ability
to
create
a
menacing
(atmosphere.
it
The
Rammstein
formula
is
a
simple
but
effective
one:
eerie
keyboard
.loops
that
underpin
the
songs,
crushing
guitars,
and,
in
many
cases,
a
1
strange
sense
of
vocal
harmony
that
makes
the
music
all
the
more
unsettling.
Most
of
the
songs
on
Reise,
Reise
adhere
to
this
formula
and
give
the
alburn
a
grandiose
epicleeling
to
it.
You're
not
quite
sure
where
the
album
.
has
taken
you
after
it
ends;
all
you
know
is
that
you
need
a
shower.
fc,,.
By
Nathan
Kelly
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Frusciante
song
to
date
is
"666".
The
track
finds
Frusciante
bellowing
a
chorus
of
"THE
DROOOOOOOOPPPPPP!"
for
about
a
minute
and
a
half
over
top
of
scorching
lead
guitar
work
by
Omar
Rodriguez-Lopez
of
The
Mars
Volta
fame.
The
track
burns
heavily,
which
is
appropriate
considering
the
song
was
inspired
by
Aleister
Crowley
(who
was
also
immortalized
in
the
Ozzy
Osbourne
song
"Mr,
Crowley").
Thejslower
songs
on
the
album
are
good
but
lack
any
of
the
lyrical
themes
and
wit
that
are
present,
on
Frusciante's
better
albums.
Also,
like
all
of
his
albums,
Inside
of
Emptiness
is
under-produced
and
could
use
some
polish
on
the
vocal
and
guitar,
tracks.
That
said,
some
find
this
to
be
a
charming
facet
of
the
singer-songwriter-home-recording
thing.
Whichever
your
preference,
there's
definitely
something
for
you
on
this
LP.
Rating:
3.55
If
you
like
this
try:
John
Frusciante
-The
Will
to
Death
(Record
Collection)
p.s.
It's
much
better