My First Time Listening to Life Is Peachy by Korn | My Reaction

[@chicholino4454]

The drumming on Porno Creep is no joke. David Silveria was at his peak with the band.

[@williamsantiago9284]

he’s my neighbor now in huntington beach lol

[@chicholino4454]

@@williamsantiago9284 Wow! That's awesome! Small world, as they say. XD

[@williamsantiago9284]

@@chicholino4454 yup he’s cool really chill never talked to him about korn cause i feel like that’s kind of weird i only really met him cause his new band bias the manager of their band is actually best friends with my friend. small world but i still try and support david their new band is great

[@chicholino4454]

@@williamsantiago9284 Great! I'll check them out. Ray is a great drummer, but I sometimes miss David's funky style.

[@williamsantiago9284]

@@chicholino4454 yup! it’s pretty awesome it’s called Bias

[@aaronstudley1753]

That microphone Molly will be in the KZbin hall of fame you'll see!!!

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha! :D

[@bradleypence5715]

Lowrider is a cover and was sung by the guitarist! Such a fun song!

[@PoetryAndTofu]

Head? I never knew that!

[@alexperez3367]

exodus make that cover too

[@Anonymous-s3q4m]

I think it was Head who did the vocals from memory

[@Hattifnattens]

@@Anonymous-s3q4m Yes, Head.

[@dhannysvallejocevallos6059]

So Bryan headwelch sang the song if I understand or the other guy I don’t remember the name

[@Krampus676]

“JD has it’s own language”, love it, well said. Good reaction again Molly, you have a great ear and ability to express

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks! Yeah, I do love all of the crazy vocals that they throw on this album. Makes for a fun listen.

[@deckofcards87]

The next album Follow The Leader is where everything changes up and becomes more polished. The track 'Freak On A Leash' was a huge hit for Korn and earned them Grammys. The music video was kind of revolutionary for its time too, really worth checking out if you haven't seen it.

[@jacobf7409]

It’s funny to me that Freak On A Leash won them a Grammy because it’s probably my least favorite song off the record. Not that it’s a bad song but I think the record has so many bangers that it kind of falls to the bottom for me.

[@PoetryAndTofu]

Gotta say this song is a banger and I totally second the sentiment of watching the vid after running through the album. 👌🏻

[@dub7122]

@@jacobf7409 B.B.K is just insane, sucks that it's overlooked

[@darthcheeseburger]

Yes sir. Definitely a huge shift toward a more "mainstream" sound and appeal on FTL. They crossed over on that album. I remember pre-ordering the CD when I was like 15 and being pretty disappointed on first listen mostly because it wasn't as raw and brutal. For me personally, nothing they do can ever match the one-two punch of the first two albums.

[@mollyesanborn]

Cannot WAIT to hear Follow The Leader!

[@fadedidentity]

this is my favorite era of Korn. their first 2 albums just can’t be beat, the mood and the atmosphere they created is so dark and unique. Life Is Peachy is probably my favorite album of theirs. by far their best production in my opinion, it’s raw with a bit of polish. immaculate guitar, bass, and drum tones. powerful vocal performances by Jonathan. the album is super heavy and aggressive with the right amount of groove and funk. one of my favorite metal albums period!

[@waynegoodman135]

Agreed!

[@sit1815]

Good call. ✌️🖤🤘

[@mollyesanborn]

You described this album perfectly! Raw with a bit of polish. Just a fantastic blend of fun and funky but intense and emotional too. And the production is great, I agree!

[@Octantls]

Everything went to 🫠afterwards. I mean, follow the leader was successful but it’s pretty much when I disconnected and it was the period of their release.

[@HILAL19564]

First 3 imo the best and are masterpieces imo.. It's nice how they do almost every sound with the guitars like the screeching for example. I figured that out when I saw them live.. On TV

[@PoetryAndTofu]

"I feel like you can never really get comfortable listening to a Korn song." 😂 Mate, yes! You've given me a way to express my exact thoughts on these guys. Thank you!

[@johncarolina4950]

There's a reason Korn has stood the test of time and almost none of their peers did. They were seriously creative and good song writers at the core of it

[@KHETTIUS]

Life is Peachy is Korns heaviest/darkest album and by far their most technical/progressive and unique work to date, all the strange sounds are done on guitar. I was obsessed with this album when it came out and it's by far my favourite and i wish they had countinued in this direction.

[@condomgraveyard666]

Agreed this is my fav album too, only one song is skippable. Super dark and heavy, was on a constant rotation on the ol' walkman.

[@マシュードーラン]

You’d love Dir en grey’s album Vulgar. A Japanese visual kei metal band. Toured with Korn. Such an absolute powerhouse!

[@jackr8039]

ME TOO.

[@eduardodanielmartinezdiaz660]

A very underrated album, my favorite by KoRn

[@hansjavis5854]

Life is Peachy was actually my favorite of their albums. They had all the time in the world to work on the self titled album, but facing a dead line for their sophomore release made them really focus. Consequently the album does seem some what rushed, but having a deadline seemed to do much to clean up some of the slop present in the first album. It’s way more raw and Incorporates more from every member of the band as Fieldy’s bass is super present and David’s drums really set the tone for certain tracks. Head and Munky weren’t really left to do the heavy lifting. Jon’s vocals were extremely raw and at times nonsensical adding a manic quality that probably comes from being forced to create. Follow the Leader is where you are going to see the more melodic side of the band. That was the period of time they dominated TRL on MTV! It was a good time for being into Metal and wanting to meet girls. 🥳🥳🥳

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah, I think what really made Life Is Peachy shine while listening to it is how it does incorporate every band member so extremely well, they all shine on this album! I'm looking forward to hearing that melodic side on Follow The Leader...

[@S-99]

It is also my favorite record, too!

[@SlyFoxFo]

Perfect. You've gone through the coming up age of Korn. The next 3-4 albums are probably considered to envelop the golden age of Korn where all their top hit singles were born. Can't wait to see you react to those. Please don't make us wait too long this time 🙏

[@mollyesanborn]

Can't wait to continue my Korn journey! I'll try and get the next reaction filmed soon, although there are a bunch of other albums I wanna hear too. I promise I'll continue the Korn reactions though, I'm loving their music so far.

[@SpielkindFR]

@@mollyesanborn Korn changed their sound a lot over time. The discography is definitely going to stay interesting.

[@triforcecarrier]

Oh boy, cant wait until she gets to the next three albums, just keeps getting better!!

[@mollyesanborn]

Ooh, that makes me even more excited to hear them!

[@Samuelon552]

Nah Korns 2 first albums are their best by far. So raw and heavy

[@korndog81]

@@Samuelon552 nah, korn just keeps getting better like fine wine.

[@wichitadisciple9874]

@@korndog81The first 2 were their best. After that they went mainstream and turned into pussies!

[@frence]

Life Is Peachy is one of the obscuriest Korn albums, they almost never play songs of this albums in shows, not even the Big success A.D.I.D.A.S (that stands for A.ll D.ay I. D.ream A.bout S.ex) It's a very dark album, it brings more of the dark themes, and the instrumentation in it is so strange and fun, making it one of the most experimental Korn albums Check the songs Proud and Sean Olsen, two songs recorded at the same LIP era but not released in this album The song Lowrider is old on korn setlist, because since 94 Jon Davis play the bagpipes of this song together with Shoots And Ladders, like a extended intro The song Kill You is like Daddy, if I not mistake, it's about his Abusive stepmon And Twist is just random noises, the Scats, you gonna see it more in Follow The Leader I can't wait to see your reaction to the rest of Korn Discog.

[@ashwitmoro]

Sean Olsen is from their debut album's era. They would play it instead of Daddy on their earliest headlining tours.

[@stellarzoneproductions]

Idk about that. They played a lot of Life Is Peachy tracks live throughout the 2010's like Twist, Good God, Lowrider... and even No Place To Hide (did they even play that one during the 2000's?)

[@Errcyco]

The first two albums were raw. And I love them soooo much. I fucking hate everything they made after. They don’t realize how important they were to some of us kids growing up.. wish they could cause it would make them all feel good.

[@ScarysReviews]

twist, chi are generally played

[@seanwhitford1537]

@@ScarysReviews I used to love when they started every show with Twist on auto drive. That track deserves its dues!!! =)

[@TheChrisPutnam]

Now you definitely have to do the first Limp Bizkit album, "Three Dolla Bill Yall"

[@beastmerc84]

That's their only good Album

[@guts9160]

@@beastmerc84 The unquestionable truth is freaking good.

[@BATTIS94]

​@@guts9160 Man, It will always bother me that they never went back to that concept.

[@Csnich96]

I second this

[@Johnnybomb1]

​@@beastmerc84 They never made a good album.

[@ss3bardok]

Keep it up Molly! As a due who grew up with this music as a teen its really neat to watch younger generations experience and react the same way I did all those years ago. My top three metal bands will forever be Korn, Deftones , and SOAD and I cant wait till you finish my trifecta's discography!

[@mollyesanborn]

Glad you're enjoying my journey into the world of nu metal! You're lucky you got the experience of growing up with this music, I'm so glad that I'm finally getting around to hearing these awesome bands.

[@TASCmedia]

I've actually been waiting for you to finally listen to this. You hit the nail on the head. The first album opened up a whole new world in music for me. However this record absolutely changed my life. At first, I wasn't sure if I liked it as much as their debut album, but as time went on it grew on me to the point where it is one of my favorite albums of all time. On an emotional level, listening to this record in its entirety has the exact same reactions as it did since its release. To me, this is one of those albums I am comfortable with calling perfect. I also kinda prefer the Korn logo they used on this one rather than the one they have been using for decades.

[@restlessyouthproductions]

It’s an insane work. I’ve never heard anything like this before or since it came out.

[@dombiggy]

I love your reactions. I never comment on videos but you're so articulate and great at describing your thoughts on these heavy tracks. If it was the 1990's I would hope you get hired as a music journalist at Rolling Stone, you're amazing

[@mollyesanborn]

Oh wow, thank you! I'll be honest I kinda wish it was the 90's. So much fantastic music came out in that decade.

[@amjreptx1]

I love Life is Peach because of the raw tone of the guitars and the strange sounds they make mostly during the verses. You could tell they had a fun making this album.

[@thisistactical]

I haven't listened to this album in years, this brings back memories. I got this album when I was 16 and my life changed. Still love KoRn, I'm 42 now.

[@trshd]

Oh myyyyyy... A seminal album for me. Opened my 15 y/o eyes to heavy music! Happy listening!

[@Coffeecups135]

Upon a first listen, conventional wisdom suggests a half step back from their debut. With a few more spins though, this album just grows on you. It's a slightly crisper production and if you're listening with a good speaker system with an actual subwoofer, the album just slams. My cat digs Twist too lol

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah, you put it perfectly. There is a crisper sound to this record comparing it to their debut. I like both sounds. Just depends on what I'm in the mood for I guess. Also I love that your cat loves Twist, that's hilarious!

[@VaughnEsper]

Mr. Rogers always hits me hard. Mr. Rogers neighborhood was a kids show that Jonathan Davis loved as a child, the theme song was "Be my neighbor". It made him too trusting of adults which led to his abuse. The song is so sad.

[@im.weasel]

I love this record. Best music Korn has ever made. Every single song back to back are all bangers. 0 skips here.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes! I use spotify to listen to these albums during my reactions, and every track on Life Is Peachy I've liked. Great album from start to finish!

[@shawnhorror2522]

Hed pe!! Came out in 94 from Huntington Beach & still putting out music today. They're metal, punk music infused with hip hop, they opened for Korn on Korn's 1st major tour. Albums by Hed pe I suggest are their self titled album, Broke( best one imo), or Insomnia to get started with. Thx & keep the great reactions coming👊🤘

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll make sure Hed PE is on my list! And glad that you're enjoying the videos :)

[@hawke024]

I 2nd broke

[@ponyone1]

Chi supposed to be dedicated to Chi, ex bass player from Deftones (Rest in Power! 💥) and Chino is on Wicked... Deftones always present in someways in great albums haha ! You should listen to Soulfly !

[@beastmerc84]

Soulfly and Sepultura

[@ponyone1]

@@beastmerc84 yeah! I prefer Sepultura with Max

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes, I love when Deftones pops up as features on other albums! I'll have to check out Soulfly now.

[@beastmerc84]

@@mollyesanborn Anything Chino,s on is gold.

[@brendonmckay4671]

Absolutely love how you made reference to Ball Tongue Molly 👌 You are a True Korn Fan straight Up!!! Love that you noticed that 👊 Thanks for hitting us up with these awesome Videos! Keep Kicking the Rad Vibes 🤘🤘🤘

[@mollyesanborn]

Yep, quickly falling down the Korn rabbit hole, haha! Glad you're enjoying the videos :)

[@daffanurfauzan1220]

This album introduced me to Korn and entirely change my life forever. I got into this album for first time when I was 5 y/o (kindergarten), I usually liked to play in my neighbor's house, a mechanic. He always played rock and metal music casettes with his tape radio player while he was working with his mechanic stuffs. When I first time saw this album, I was freaked out because how creepy the artwork cover album is (because the shadow person in the mirror). My neighbor laughed at me and then said "You wanna play this? Aight you got it" and so be it. I was creeped out because its tone but got moves at the same time because of the rhythm (with song Twist, track opener). Now I'm an adult when I revisited this album sometimes, I always remember about my first time ever encounter Korn through this album. Also, great content, Molly. Actually I always loved your voice is. I wonder if you have ever worked at voice acting or something like that. Anyway, here more suggestion of interesting alternative albums that might you want to listen and review through for your content : 1. CKY - Volume 1 I already commented about this album once, but I would like see you to react and speak about this one. This album's riff of melody and heaviness will blow your mind, especially "96 Quite Bitter Beings", "Disengage the Simulator" and "Sara's Mask". This album will always be one of skater's favs. 2. Filter - Short Bus I discovered this band through a The X-Files episode used "Hey Man, Nice Shot" track from this album. Industrial and alternative riff sound are top notch. Made by an ex-Nine Inch Niles member, Richard Patrick.

[@mollyesanborn]

That's cool that you got into Korn that young and had the chance to grow up with their music! I also love how this album blends the dark creepiness with so much grooviness too, it's a strange combination of sounds but it works. Thanks for the album suggestions, those are both on my list for possible videos in the future! Glad you're enjoying the channel :)

[@weedo3]

I would love to see you do a reaction to Snot - Get Some. It's kind of got a nu-core, funk metal vibe. A shame they only were able to make 1 album.

[@mollyesanborn]

I know that one's been recommended a lot, I'll check it out!

[@stef1651]

I remember my father blasting this album when I was a little kid, Twist always scared the shit out of me ahahahah but now I just love this record, it's definitely one of their best along with the debut ^^ You were right about the vocals on Lowrider, that's actually the guitarist Head singing ^^ and in case you didn't now, that's a cover! There are actually two covers on this album, the other one being Wicked: it was originally a rap song by Ice Cube, that's why it sounds a little bit different from the rest of the album. The band decided to record it while they were probably just goofing around with Chino: Korn and Deftones were super close back then, they played a lot of shows together and all of them were friends with each other ^^ the second track, Chi, is dedicated to Chi Cheng, who at the time was Deftones bassist: he really liked the song, so Korn decided to name it after him ^^ I can't wait to see your next Korn reaction, it will be reeeeeeally interesting: while Life Is Peachy is basically a darker twist (no pun intended lol) on their debut sound, Follow The Leader takes a completely different direction. It's waaaaay more radio friendly and rap/hiphop oriented, and it contains Korn's biggest hit ever: Freak On A Leash. I'm super curious to see what you'll think about that one ^^

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for all of the insightful info! And yeah, I'm really intrigued by how people have been describing Follow The Leader. Can't wait to hear it!

[@donnytunner3484]

My mom gave me life, but Korn the desire to live it

[@No20six]

That's actually Brian (Head) Welch doing the vocals on Lowrider. It was a Birthday gift to him to sing this song on the album. XD

[@bobjeezorham7658]

I'm not a mega KoRn fan, but I do like every album that I heard from the beginning to end (KoRn, Life is Peachy, Issues, The Serenity of Suffering, and The Nothing). Life is Peachy is probably my favorite KoRn album, great album with a good amount of songs that are angsty and some that are amusing. Glad you like them too, Molly.

[@seanogrady7613]

it’s been fun watching you falling in love with KoRn! Brings me back to the 90s doing the same thing in my room. Just jamming out. 🤘🤘rock on

[@mollyesanborn]

Nice, glad you're enjoying the Korn videos :)

[@rosebudding235]

I could just listen to those first two albums over and over again and never get tired of it. This one's a little darker and goofier I love it

[@joshschwarzbauer8155]

Life is Peachy is so brutal and amazing. I loved your reaction. But prepare yourself. Follow the Leader is such an evolvement from this. And it is the literal pinnacle of this genre. I cannot wait to see your reaction!

[@mollyesanborn]

Ahh, I can't wait to hear it!

[@simonk337]

I'm thankful I experienced this 25 years ago. Korn were my gateway into metal. I remember listing to this album on tape on my walkman on the way to school each day. I wish I could remember if it was this album or the first that I heard first.

[@SecretLevel]

I love your videos. KoRn is my favorite band of all time and it's fun to watch reaction of someone who didn't know a lot about them before

[@mollyesanborn]

I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying the videos! I know I'm pretty late to getting into Korn's music but I'm glad I've finally discovered their amazingness.

[@jameswatson4096]

one of all-time favorite albums...you have earned my subscription today :)

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed the reaction. Yeah, Life Is Peachy is pretty amazing :)

[@YONATOOTH]

This album is soooo grooovay 🤘 Can’t wait to hear your take on the next one 😊

[@Eyesofwrathvox]

So glad you checked this one out! I love this album! You may see in the comments that a lot of people consider this one of their best, I mean yeah it's up there, but I think there are a few albums that surpass it. I personally like their next 3 albums more. Follow the leader, issues and untouchables. I even like The Nothing and Serenity of Suffering (recent albums) more than life is peachy. Not that I think it's a bad album, it's amazing! I just don't rank it as high as other fans. Self titled (debut) is my favorite, but a second would probably be follow the leader. Another thing I want to mention about Life is peachy. The song Kunt (yes that's what it's actually called lol) was meant to be more or less a middle finger to their label and radio/tv. The label was like "you guys need a radio hit. Write us a hit, but make sure it's clean!". So they wrote that one as a joke and sent it to radio stations as their first single, which was of course rejected. Oddly enough Adidas became the single and was a big hit lol

[@mollyesanborn]

I am so excited to hear their upcoming albums following Life Is Peachy! And that's hilarious how Korn sent K@#*%! to radio stations as their lead single, I would have loved to see the reaction they had to hearing it for the first time, haha!

[@stolenhal0]

OMG, this album was so revolutionary at the time, especially before they broke thru with Follow The Leader. Still one of my all time favorite albums.

[@allosanthrwpos542]

Heaviest Korn album !!!! My favourite !! They never topped this one, sounds so real , dark and intense !

[@sit1815]

My favorite KORN album easily. Probably their best. Saw them tour on this album waaaay back in ‘97… AMAZING!!! ✌️🖤🤘

[@xBaphometHx]

Life is peachy is my favourite album. I could not stop listening to it with my Walkman.

[@andrewmueller7226]

Same here! I'm surprised to see so many saying all albums AFTER this were better. Me and my friends always said the first 2 albums rocked and then they went downhill...

[@wichitadisciple9874]

@@andrewmueller7226I completely agree… after the 90’s musics went downhill.

[@madazza]

Korn's first two albums are so unique! I still haven't heard nothing like them

[@BackRoadStoneRevival]

I think life his peachy encompasses the Korn sound. They drank a lot while recording, wrote the songs quickly, it was thrown together quickly. Wild times

[@ptbempire]

This album is their best period!

[@mlofs24]

Their best album. God you do the best reactions!!

[@mollyesanborn]

Aw thanks! I appreciate that. And yeah, Life Is peachy is an amazing record. Loved every minute of it.

[@Nu-Metaler]

This album is a masterpiece

[@solanodis]

Hi Molly, great comments. I like the words you use. Greetings from Guadalajara, Mexico. A mega korn fan. And I think life is peachy is unique in his discography. My korn ranking: 1. Korn 2. The Nothing 3. Issues 4. The Serenity of suffering 5. Life is Peachy 6. Follow the Leader 7. Untouchables 8. The Paradigm Shift 9. Take a look in the mirror 10. Untitled 11. See you on the other side 12. The Path of Totality 13. Korn III Remember who you are

[@JL10196]

Life is peachy is my favorite album of all time by KoRn. Thank you for reacting to it. Can’t wait for follow the leader!

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah this album is pretty amazing, I loved every track! I'm looking forward to Follow The Leader :)

[@xxjestertheclownxx]

this is my favorite korn album !! good god and chi are my favs :)

[@LITTLEXALIENS]

forgot to comment on this. been a fan since 98 and life is peachy is my favorite Korn album. it’s not their “best” but I love the creepy energy & the chaotic nature of some of the album. they were forced to record this one very quickly to get back on tour to capitalize off the success of the first album. I think the results were very genuine. you are in for a treat with Follow the Leader. their new album is sooo great, but I hope you continue down this path in order because I love your videos.

[@mollyesanborn]

Creepy and chaotic energy sums up the sound of this album so well! I loved Life Is Peachy and am looking forward to hearing what's coming next on Follow The Leader :)

[@jland2090]

The first time I heard this album, I didn't know what to expect, but now, its one of my favorite albums of all time. I fell in love with Life Is Peachy, its such an awesome album

[@matthewsparks1370]

I love Mr Rogers.I love the screaming,Makes me cry.

[@Hedrocks]

Love this album and your reaction can't wait for follow the leader

[@MrPopsfreshnmyer]

This album is super funky. Love it! It's a lot of fun to watch someone hear these influential albums for the first time. Keep it up Molly! To un-censor, the title for track 8, add u-n-t after the k.

[@seanwhitford1537]

Such a beautiful album. And underappreciated. I know for certain that when this came out, most folks were not ready for it. I was. =) Thanks for reacting!!!!

[@gregorydennington4459]

I've been binging on your reaction videos

[@mollyesanborn]

Oh that's awesome! Glad you're enjoying the channel :)

[@ChaseThePinballWizard]

It's my favorite album. I love the strange riffs and dark atmosphere. Fav songs are Lost and No Place To Hide.

[@xaviergutierrez4382]

I see you, I see korn, I click....... good God is one of my favorite tracks on here, use to mosh to that in the late 90s, great reaction, 🤘🤘🤘👏👏👏

[@mollyesanborn]

Glad you liked the video! Good God is a favorite of mine as well.

[@Malum09]

Jonathan weird Scatting/Beatboxing are always welcome

[@chromegnats]

Hi, Molly! I really enjoyed this. You have a great channel here. Easy follow! I love this album very much and have most of my life! Crazy to think about how young I was initially taking it in the first time.

[@mollyesanborn]

So glad that you're enjoying the channel! Yeah Life Is Peachy is fantastic, Korn certainly brings a uniqueness to their music that no others bands can replicate.

[@trustmeineedu]

48 minutes of my teenage years packed in one album. My second favorite korn release after debut.

[@babylonkid]

For those who are new to Korn and are interested, Id recommend going backwards actually. Start with the third album Follow The Leader. Its very listener friendly. Actually, the fourth album Issues is a good starting point to. Go with those two. And then work back to the first album. Theyre a fantastic band with a great sound.

[@damianwilliams6240]

Love your channel homey, keep em coming

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks! :)

[@williamsummerson1204]

I'm a massive korn fan since 1994. I love all there albums but the first two are my absolute favorites. The way they can mix heavy and emotional is so effortless and done to perfection. Keep up the great work. 🤘😎

[@mollyesanborn]

Absolutely, they blend the two elements so well! Blows my mind when I listen to their music, how it can bring all of this anger and the next second you can hear the vulnerability coming out in his voice.

[@Octantls]

I used to fall asleep to “Twist” and “Chi”😅when I was a teen which was when this album came out.

[@srmitch9260]

Life Is Peachy is a masterpiece. So glad you reviewed this album.

[@shellywoo]

Aaah Wicked! Chino is just toooo coooool on that track 😎 can feel the energy in the room when they recorded it, I bet it was crazy fun! I remember this Korn album being really popular when I was in my teens, the next album is def the first 'big hit' though. Enjoy, Molly! 😊

[@mollyesanborn]

I know, that energy is awesome! I can just imagine the recording studio being a blast when they were laying down those vocals.

[@lobachevscki]

Of all the 90's Korn albums, let say that first run of Korn, the one that aged the best was Issues. It was an album a bit frowned upon back in 1999, specially after the massive success of Follow The Leader, but listening to it today, after more than 20 years, it shows it strengths, even more so than the previous 3. Not to say that is necessarily better than those three (in many ways for me it is), it is only that from that era is the one that aged the better. Issues was a very introspect, personal and intimate work, a complete departure from the previous albums but specially from Follow The Leader to the point it alienated a lot of people, specially those that jumped to the Korn wagon after Follow the Leader. Also, it was released just 1 year after it and people thought it was rushed. In that regard is actually a more mature album and I think that's the reason it is stronger now than then. I know a lot of people are speaking highly of Follow The Leader, and not without reason, but that album started to be less and less important for me throughout the years to the point I don't think I have listened to a single song from it on purpose the last... decade. Maybe I'm exaggerating but it is not that far away from that. Follow The Leader was definitely a massive shift to mainstream in a good way: more polish, more collaborations, more appealing to things that worked but also more experimentation in some areas, massive budget for both the record itself and promotion, but I think the product is not that strong in retrospect. Issues is probably the album that I come back the most, even tho there are 10 Korn's albums since Issues was released. Korn after Untouchables in 2002 have been massively inconsistent, which is kind of natural in a long career I guess. I'm actually looking forward for you reaction to Issues to be honest. That's an album that will probably shock your expectations of what Korn has been for you so far.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for the comment! I'm really looking forward to hearing both Follow The Leader and Issues, I'm curious to hear how their sound is going to evolve across the rest of their albums.

[@danielgarridohernandez4744]

Korn was a popular band here in Mexico, I didn't live in their time of maximum popularity (I was born in 2001), but I discovered them because of the cds that my older brothers had, today I don't listen to them often anymore but I remember them fondly for being one of the first bands I listened to in my childhood as well as other artists or groups like the strokes, the libertines, eminem, kings of leon, the killers... Great reaction.

[@Errcyco]

Life is Peachy shaped me into who I am lol. Alll middle school this and self titled album on my papas bud ass stereo with wayyy to big headphones on. Dave’s drumming is world class this album.. the music is so driving. I got goosebumps and you only play like five second snippets lol. Seriously fun watching someone discover my favorite shit and not look at me like you need help dude lol, you dig it! Super cool Kooooorn 🤘🙄🤘

[@mollyesanborn]

That's awesome, glad you're digging the Korn videos! I'm loving them so far, they blend strong emotions with funk and groove so extremely well. I don't know how they do it but they always manage to pull it off.

[@godvandamme9921]

I love korn. This album was a big childhood banger. The first 2 albums are my favorites.

[@hektik2200]

I still remember the day I picked this album up in the record store and pre listened to it. Twist immediately hooked me. Self title and Life is Peach is where Korn was best.

[@hedonisticmisanthrope]

4:24 your face at FUCK YES is amazing LOL

[@cloudstarr]

Since I'm the only Korn fan I know, I was never sure how people felt about this album. I image that to a normal person, this album would just sound like a bunch of noise lol. But like some have said, the album grows on you. My favorite songs are Good God and Mr. Rogers. I can't believe you haven't heard ADIDAS before, it was a huge hit back in my day but I maybe I'm just old haha. Your Korn reviews have been fantastic so far! I never thought I'd see someone from a different generation (I assume) hear these for the first time and like them as much as we did! If you're rolling through these albums, I look forward to your Issues review. I think that album is really good but it's definitely not like the first 2.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah I don't know anyone in real life either that's into this type of music. Seems like we all live online, haha. Korn is an amazing band, I can't believe I'm only just now getting around to hearing their stuff. Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@static05]

absolutely love this album, great reaction

[@obenohnebohne]

It is interesting to listen to this so much later. Korn is a band that almost totally flew by with out even touching me. There is one album that I listened to during my musical awakening but it will be a while to get there. (Looking forward to it.) I definitely can see why people love Korn: They have a unique sound and are far way from any mainstream music. It is raw, rebellious and dark. On this album my favorites are: Good god + Kill you.

[@countbang1305]

Greatest Korn record of all time.

[@blackheartrevolution9964]

This entire album is fantastic. Their self titled debut "KORN" and life is peachy both touched on some darker issues and really paved the way for the progression into what the world today knows. I remember jamming to this album back in 1996 when it first came out. Great tunes on this album

[@briteskin]

'Life is Peachy' always felt to me was Korn's answer to all the critics labeling them as simply rap metal with the Ice Cube cover and the way the songs were mixed. Was likely their producers mindset too since Ross Robinson' major work between the debut and this album had been working with Phunk Junkeez and Manhole (Los Angeles) who were heavy on the rap side of things.

[@ricardoarreola8256]

Jonathan's vocalizations are known as scat singing. This is there best album, Grammy winner as well.

[@gamemusicgems8721]

Found out about your channel through reccommended youtube video for your reaction of Korn's self titled reaction and i instantly subscribed. love your reactions and reviews. I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but Follow the Leader is a companion piece to their self titled album( a continuation if you will) as they both have the little girl on the covers. And follow the leader actually starts on track 13 as the first 12 tracks on the physical cd of Follow the Leader were 5 to 10 seconds of silence to represent the 12 tracks on their self titled album which was cool. If you loved their first album, you will love Follow the Leader as it shows the growth of the band while still keeping that signature heavy Korn sound.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for subscribing, so glad you're enjoying the channel! I'm so excited to hear their evolution on Follow The Leader. That's interesting about the 12 silent tracks, I listen on Spotify so I'm not sure if they'll be on the version I'll react to.

[@gamemusicgems8721]

@@mollyesanborn Your welcome for the subscribe Molly. The 12 silent tracks may not be represented on spotify, but none the less i hope you enjoy the album. Looking forward to your reaction and future video's:)

[@Mexictron84]

My all time favourite KoRn album!!! Wicked is an Ice Cube cover song. 🤘😈🤘. Love your reaction to this album BTW.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah this album is so fantastic! Glad you enjoyed the reaction :)

[@iandawson6461]

I think all those spots that were "industrial" were the guitarists experimenting with tones, effects, scratches, etc. Like how Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine would make his guitar sound like a record scratching.

[@mollyesanborn]

That's interesting! It's amazing how many different sounds they can make with one instrument. I'll definitely have to give Rage Against The Machine a listen soon ;)

[@metalfury5153]

LOVE this album. Not my #1 favorite of theirs but definitely top 3 for me. Btw the brand new album Requiem is a banger.

[@mollyesanborn]

I can't wait until I can finally give Requiem a listen!

[@_graznan_4648]

"Lost in the Grandeur" is my fav song from that album tbh how about you?

[@bafumat]

I own all of Korn's albums. This is the one I play least. Pretty solid from here on out. They really did a lot of polishing and refining of their sound after this one. They are the best at what they do.

[@odraude03]

These two early albums ara my favorites, helped me in very difficult and dark moments in my life.

[@holtrobert112177]

Just started diving into korn... My friend you are in for a treat!!! I've been listening to them since the 90s

[@mollyesanborn]

That's awesome, yeah I wish I had gotten into them sooner in life. Oh well, I'm glad I finally took the plunge into their music!

[@holtrobert112177]

@@mollyesanborn You should check out rage against the machine

[@mollyesanborn]

Absolutely, they're on my list!

[@TheWretchedMammoth]

There was a massive groundswell between self titled and Life is Peachy. I remember Korn going from a band no one I knew had heard of to everyone in my 7th grade class wanting Life is Peachy and it didn't disappoint. No Place to Hide and Wicked are my favorite tracks but Twist is legendary. I don't know what was in the air or water in 1996 but I refer to that year as the great blue year. Everything was moody and atmospheric especially in music. From Weezer's Pinkerton, Bush's Razorblade Suitcase, R.E.M.'s New Adventures in Hi-Fi and this album there was a lot of exorcising of emotional demons going on. So happy to see your journey through Korn's music. I know you don't really do soundtracks, but I'd highly recommend The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack. The movie wasn't great but it serves as an amazing sonic time capsule for the mid 90's. As always, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! Thank you so much for being a Tuesday highlight for me, it's awesome to see you get so engaged with the music during your reactions too.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for the awesome comment! The 90's certainly delivered on the moodiness, that's for sure. So many amazing albums were released around the same time period as Life Is Peachy, you're absolutely right about something being in the air. And I totally am open to soundtracks, I love film too! Someone else mentioned The Crow soundtrack as it features Korn and Deftones. I'll definitely have to give it a listen. So glad you're enjoying these videos, I'm loving the journey! :)

[@bishojitpotshangbam6460]

My fav..fav... favourite.... scream ever@Good God 😎✊

[@ZachRChannel]

Extremely interested to see your thoughts on Follow The Leader. There is only 1 song I really don't like in the album *and for good reason because Korn hate the song themselves*

[@waifu_6399]

Lol I bet it’s All in the family right?

[@ZachRChannel]

@@waifu_6399 well yeah it's extremely obvious it is that song. But in my opinion Follow The Leader would be Korns best album if a few songs weren't on the album including all in the family

[@mollyesanborn]

Definitely looking forward to hearing it! I'll have to see what I think of All In The Family.

[@ZachRChannel]

@@mollyesanborn I won't say too much but yeah it definitely didn't age well

[@ZachRChannel]

@Dale Macarena they were constantly drunk and high during follow the leaders making and they had Fred Durst in the recording studio so they decided to do it

I love watching your faces when K@#%! and A.D.I.D.A.S. are playing 😂 Greetings from Slovakia 🇸🇰⚡

[@Norg1]

all the korn albums are amazing imo and cant wait for the new one requiem

[@seevanhawkins4591]

I think the first KoRn song I heard was No Place to Hide when it was played on the radio on our local alternative station. I was like 14-15 and an introduction into metal was opened up to me. Lost, Swallow, and Good God are favorites. My friends and I used to try to sing Twist, it was very amusing!

[@shahabuddin5513]

I was curious about your reaction to Life is Peachy. So, let me continue reacting to your reactions ;) Life is Peachy 1. Twist The song is designed to make listeners think „WTF“, right from the git-go, it is telling the listener: "if you thought the first album was crazy and freaky, now we will go only wilder.". 2. Chi I understand why it reminds you of ball-tongue, the pace combined with the the structure of the song are almost the same, and yet the song as a whole sounds so different. I really like that song. Love what Silvera and Fieldy are doing on one front and how Munky and Head add weird sounds on the other front, while Davis is going back and forth with very soft, slow clean vocals and aggressive, fast paced, aggressive screams, and when you think that they cannot sound more heavy than on the first album, a very soft and slow bridge suddenly turns into this slow, but extremely heavy part where he screams even more aggressively than on any track of the legendary debut album. 3. Lost While this is not a track where I say, wow, great classic, but only an „Okay“-song, I love the atmosphere sound-wise, especially the guitrs, and it perfectly fits to the dark cover of the album. I like how you notice the moments where he sounds so much more vulnerable with his voice. 4. Swallow The bass line is great here, but all in all it is one of my least favorite songs on the album. Especially the chorus I find pretty weak. A fun ending of the song though, as you have noticed, too. 5. Porno Creep You are absolutely right, per definition Nu-Metal since its beginning has always had hip-hop influence, you even hear it in the first album of Korn when listening to the drum and bass, albeit not as clearly as on Follow the Leader. A nice little interlude to come down, and this interlude shows, while they stay faithful to their style, on this album they are also trying to do some things differently as well. 6. Good God Here we have the next classic and one of my favorites on this album. You say you love these build-up-bridges, that’s really typical for Korn and one of the things that got me so hooked when I started listening to them. And especially the bridge in this song, one of the greatest screaming moments of Korn. You used the word intensity, a very appropriate word to use for this song ;) 7. Mr Rogers Your intuition with the connection of this song might have to Daddy is right. I think this is a song too often overlooked. I really like the screams and again the dark atmosphere here, and just those nuances that are so different from anything they tried before, such as the snapping with the fingers. 8. Cunt This song is just very uncreative, and the meaning of the song is also about how he has an uncreative moment and doesn’t know or care about what to sing. It is designed to sound controversial and to make listeners laugh. I just feel it doesn’t fit to the atmosphere of the album story-wise, but okay, I understand, the guys are on drugs most of the time producing this album and have their funny, silly moments that they feel confident enough to put on an album know, whereas in the debut album they kept things serious from beginning till end. It made me laugh what you said about „washing out his mouth“-sound after this song, never thought about it, fun thought. 9. No Place to Hide Much better than the previous song, but not as great as Chi or Good God. 10. Wicked Since I was into Hip-Hop before listening to bands such as Korn and I had only started listening to Deftones, it was a cool Party-Track for me, again not fitting the atmosphere of the album, I believe, but the track for itself was fun. Decent, but not great. The Falling-Down-feel you get is actually because he is chromatically going lower and lower with the guitar tones. 11. A.D.I.D.A.S The abbreviation was intentionally chosen, because ADIDAS was the brand of Davis’ brand at that time, because he loved to wear those jogging suits. A song I liked when first listening to it, but it doesn’t age well, it seems to me. Still a decent song, but as typical for many of those more poppy singles, it just gets boring fast, if you listen to it too often. „I feel you can never get comfortable when listening to Korn, because they keep you on your toes“ - That comment made me smile. :) I think you have a feel that the vocals are more polished because ADIDAS is actually the only song on this album (not counting the interludes Lowrider and Pornocreep) where you have no screams, only clean vocals. 12. Lowrider You were not sure if it is Davis always singing in the previous album and this time you are not sure again, but this time it is actually Head, who, as a birthday gift, was granted to record vocals for a track of the album. Nothing special to me, but cool to hear bagpipes again! 13. Ass Itch Much like track 8, this song is about having a creative blockade, and while the lyrics are nothing special, I actually like the melodies and the way the song sounds as a whole. Good one, but it will get so much better with the final track, one of my favorites if not the favorite of mine on this album. 14. Kill you. The art cover, and the intro of this song, all of this for some reason reminds me of the movie Children of Korn. And the lyrics are so dark, the screaming so aggressively, the singing melodies get stuck in your head and stand in stark contrast with the screams, sometimes full of rage, sometimes sounding like possessed with sick lyrics as in the bridge. Kill you, another killer track, another classic, and much like on the first album, a fitting track for the ending of the album, a brutal and dark ending. Loved your Heath Ledger Comparison. The final screams of Davis on this track, one of my favorite Korn moments. At 16:55 : Love the look on your face, you just listened to the soft singing of Davis and now the next part starts, and you look like you are thinking: „Oh Wait, the name of the song was Kill you and this is Korn, I should have known that this beautiful clean singing will turn into something so dark and heavy“ ;D You say it goes in a darker direction, but I would even argue that compared to the first album, it does both, getting darker and brighter, if that makes any sense, darker the way you explained it, but also brighter with more positive or humorous vibes as in track 8 lyric-wise or from the sound or atmosphere as in track 5, 10, 11 and 12. But what I love about this album are the dark aspects in particular. Once again, one of your favorite tracks on this album is a song that is one of my least favorites ("Lost", "Porno Creep") :) All in all I love this album, it has similarities to the first album, but still it has its own atmosphere. As good as this album is, I find that the previous one (one of my big 3) was much better, and the upcoming album I find much better, too, and it sounds so different from the first two albums. I am so curious now about your reaction to "Follow the Leader".

[@turboslayerX]

Swallow is my favorite one... this breakdown is just crazy wish it was a bit longer though. Kill You has great breakdown too with kinda psychotic, horrorish vibes but it`s too heavy for me.

[@ashyslashy5349]

Yes definitely listen to each album in order this is awesome you will become a korn fan if you aren’t already