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The Sickness (Parental Advisory),Disturbed

- The Sickness (Parental Advisory)
- - 10,504,535 plays
  - 10,909 favs
  - 1,929 shares
Disturbed
Released 2000

The Game
03:47
968,342 plays

Voices
03:11
872,705 plays

Meaning Of Life
04:02
663,656 plays

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songs

- 1
- Voices
- 03:11
- 872,705 plays

- 2
- The Game
- 03:47
- 968,342 plays

- 3
- Stupify
- 04:34
- 1,440,805 plays

- 4
- Down With The Sickness
- 04:38
- 2,948,712 plays

- 5
- Violence Fetish
- 03:23
- 526,765 plays

- 6
- Fear
- 03:46
- 564,181 plays

- 7
- Numb
- 03:44
- 438,974 plays

- 8
- Want
- 03:52
- 424,497 plays

- 9
- Conflict
- 04:35
- 512,693 plays

- 10
- Shout 2000
- 04:17
- 617,763 plays

- 11
- Droppin' Plates
- 03:49
- 525,498 plays

- 12
- Meaning Of Life
- 04:02
- 663,656 plays

album review

Alternative metal exploded during the late '90s thanks to groundwork laid by groups like Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, and Rage Against the Machine, and as record companies scrambled to find the next Korn or Limp Bizkit, the genre became clogged with legions of similar-sounding bands, all trying to find just the right blend of low, heavy guitar riffs, rap-metal, industrial, and intense aggression. Often, those attempts could result in sounds that seemed too calculated and self-consciously cobbled together to feel natural; plus, inventive production was frequently employed to disguise many songs' lack of memorable hooks. The Sickness, the first entry by Chicago's Disturbed in the alt-metal sweepstakes, thankfully avoids those common pitfalls, turning in a mixture of raw, gut-level metal and industrial/electronic backing that feels logical and integrated. Although the music has its fair share of pummeling aggression and accompanying shouted vocals, Disturbed also isn't afraid to employ melody, and they're actually quite good at it when they choose that direction. Occasional forays into rap-metal aren't really the group's strong suit and can feel a bit awkward, although they do have a certain rhythmic acuity missing from some similar bands' attempts. But even if it has a few less-than-compelling moments, The Sickness overall comes off as the work of a band who really doesn't have far to go to achieve total control of its sound and compositional skills, and that makes it a terrific debut album. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

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listener reviews

- - one of the best
  - - By rose Fishy
    - 5/2/2009 18:06:59
  - the sickness is one of disturbeds best albums in my opinion. meaning of life and the game are great songs, and so are stupify, down with the sickness and droppin plates. the sickness is a punk metal/nu metal classic. its a must have for any disturbed fan!!!
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- - disturbed
  - - By booboobear423
    - 3/10/2009 00:16:12
  - omg!!! i have all the albums
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- - This Band
  - - By Timmy Ownz j00
    - 2/16/2009 03:35:08
  - Is AMAZING, i have all there CDS, 10/10
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- - Stupify and Sickness
  - - By MidDriftDragon
    - 12/26/2008 22:53:43
  - something needs to be clear out of the dust
    DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS DID NOT bring Disturbed to it's fame
    it was Stupify Disturbed's first single
    it's right before Sickness on the album
    and then Sickness came along and then shot up Disturbed's popularity to greater heights
    Stupify came to power, then Sickness brought about a greater power
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- - thumbs up
  - - By glangtoo
    - 12/19/2008 06:25:08
  - i like The Game and Meaning of Life
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- - Very good album
  - - By FOS yay
    - 10/18/2008 15:19:25
  - I highly recommend this to anyone who likes metal music, but look elsewhere if you want to find some screaming. BTW its much more diverse than "Down With The Sickness" if that's not your favorite song.
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