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| | Ten Thousand Fists | | | Music Artist : | | Disturbed | | Music Style : | | Alternative Metal | | Record Label : | | Reprise / Wea | | Release Date : | | 2005-09-20 | | Store Price : | | $18.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $10.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. 10,000 Fists
2. Just Stop
3. Guarded
4. Deify
5. Stricken
6. I'm Alive
7. Sons of Plunder
8. Overburdened
9. Decadance
10. Forgiven
11. Land of Confusion
12. Sacred Lie
13. Pain Redefined
14. Avarice
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 nice
Submitted on: 2009-11-21 |
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| I am a huge fan and this album is a must. Several great songs with a few okay at best songs. Well worth the price for a whole album verus the price for just the hits. |
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Took me by surprise
Submitted on: 2009-08-30 |
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OK, I admit that the whole idea of Disturbed, the image of the band etc right down to the cover graphics on this album threw me a curve ball. I thought it was going to be some horrid amalgam of hardcore and metalcore and I sold these guys short on the basis of that mistake.
Because once I sat down and listened to it the quality was borne out. While the band do have a massive amount of anger they also marry it to quite good vocal melodies which gives the album a vast edge of the gruntcore bands. This marrying of intelligible fury and the solid-as-an-oak-forest riffing is what takes this album from being an anonymous pile of dreck suitable only for 14 year olds and socially stunted 15 year olds and puts it squarely into the territory of being a darn reliable listen.
Sure the modern style of riffing can be a little samey at times and not every vocal melody is a winner but that is not to deny the respect that this album garners the band because they come across lyrically as being firebrands but also realistic ones, these guys aren't Rage Against The Machine and their poseur activism.
And besides, even at my age listening to the title track makes me want to smash stuff up and for that I thank them! |
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 Even better than "Believe" and definitely at least tied with "Indestructible"
Submitted on: 2009-06-18 |
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"Ten Thousand Fists" is Disturbed's third album, and owning this, "Believe", and "Indestructible", and hearing several songs from "The Sickness", I can say that this is a noticeably good album. Since I don't own "The Sickness" yet, I can't compare this album to that, but I will compare it to "Believe" and "Indestructible".
To me the first and last four songs on "Believe" were all quite good, with the middle four being somewhat poor. "Indestructible" was overall very good, but there were a few songs that were more forgettable than the others. I'd say that "Ten Thousand Fists" is about as good as "Indestructible". The difference between these two albums is that "Indestructible" has more guitar solos, but "Ten Thousand Fists" has several, more memorable songs. Basically, "Ten Thousand Fists" and "Indestructible" are about tied, with "Believe" being behind it, and I'll form an opinion on "The Sickness" when I get that album.
Now as for "Ten Thousand Fists" on its own, here's a list of the songs that seem like highlights to me:
"Ten Thousand Fists": The opening headbanger, a heavy, anthemic song with crushing riffs and David Drainman's melodic, rallying cry. Lots of great vocals, a heart-pounding pre-chorus and an awesome chorus. This is a Disturbed classic, and great for opening shows with!
"Just Stop": Another heavy riff-rocker featuring guitarist Dan Donegan playing some electronic keyboards. I love how Disturbed throws that into the mix to add a unique flavor to some of their songs.
"Guarded": Another, rather fast-paced song with more great, heavy riffs and David's vocal performance at the top of his game. A personal fave of mine on the album.
"Deify": A politically-driven headbanger with more electronics and heavy riffs, alongside political lyrics being belted out in David's amazing voice.
"Stricken": Probably my favorite and the best song on the album, with a huge, chunky guitar riff, a beautiful chorus and a stunning, beautiful, energetic guitar solo. Just a straight-up masterpiece of a metal anthem!
"Overburdened": A six-minute epic, featuring a slower, heavier pace and more electronic keyboard work. A great thrill of a song and a nice addition to the other songs, which are somewhat shorter in comparison.
"Forgiven": This song features a nice guitar solo at the end that'll keep you listening over and over.
"Land of Confusion": A remake of a Genesis song, and a passionate and well-done one at that, too.
"Sacred Lie": A shorter, three-minute blast of crushing riffs and more great vocals.
"Avarice": The shortest song on the album, which is heavy and uptempo, this is an interesting way to end the album.
So as you can see, most of the songs are listed as highlights, which tells a very good thing. Although "Ten Thousand Fists" lacks the guitar solos of "Indestructible", it contains the energy and spirit that "Believe" seemed to lack in some areas. There's more passion in this album, and you can tell that the band was way more fired up with this one. Overall, "Ten Thousand Fists" is a great album and a great one-two punch with "Indestructible". Be sure to get both first, before "Believe", although all three albums are great. Thanks for the time, and peace. |
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Almost as good as the first...almost!
Submitted on: 2009-01-27 |
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| Disturbed never stops impressing me. I recently did reviews on the first and fourth album, now working on the second. The third album has just about everything you would expect from the metal genre, fantastic guitar riffs, awesome vocals and lyrics(minus the rapping), and it definately keeps you on the edge of your toes. For those that either never heard the first two albums or never liked metal should definately go and buy this, you would probably get hooked. Guarded, overburdened, sons of plunder, deify, and stricken are my personal favorites. |
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Phenomenal
Submitted on: 2009-01-10 |
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| I think this album shows just how much Disturbed have matured as a band since they came into the scene with "The Sickness". The album starts off strong with the title track that gets you pumped up right away. "Just Stop" is another hit with a heart pumping verse and catchy chorus. "Stricken" is arguably Disturbed's best song. It features a very memorable solo from Dan Donegan and the verse and chorus are so perfect for each other. "Sons of Plunder" is a song that talks about all these bands that come into the metal scene expecting to make a name for themselves when they sound like every other band out there. Very racy song that is bound to get you pumped as well and sends a message to all the wannabe rock bands as well. "Overburdened" kind of stops you getting pumped and makes you sit there and think. It is written from the perspective of a soldier who was killed in battle and went to hell for his actions. Very slow song (not a ballad like "Darkness" off the "Believe" record) and another memorable uprising chorus. Overall, this album is full of hits and "should be" hits. There's a reason why this album debuted at number 1. |
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