Obsolete

Artist: Fear Factory
Label: Roadrunner Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 016861875220
EAN: 0016861875220
ASIN: B000009CEM

Release Date: 1998-07-28

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Tracks:

Shock
Edgecrusher
Smasher/Devourer
Securitron (Police State 2000)
Descent
Hi-Tech Hate
Freedom Or Fire
Obsolete
Resurrection
Timelessness

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Customer Reviews:

It's Good, But I Can't Say It's Perfect.......2006-05-25

Fear Factory. "Obsolete"

I have 2 of Fear Factory's CDs, "Demanufacture" and this. I'm working on getting "Archetype". "Obsolete" is somewhat of a concept album, about Edgecrusher, killing two people thingies Smasher/Devourer and Securitron. At least I think it is.

This isn't really hard, at times it is, but it's mostly either soft or just kinda hard. This doesn't apply to "Shock", however, which starts the album off with a bang, and is also the loudest song on the disc.

I would have preferred getting the new "Special Edition" of Obsolete, which contains 5 new tracks, but I got this off of eBay for 3 bucks, so I'm okay with it. Let's take a rundown of the tracks.

1) Shock: As I said before, it starts off loud. A little 10-second opener thingy, then the guitars and drums kick in and at around 30 seconds, Burton Bell screams out "SHOCK!" Starts off fast and good.
10/10
2) Edgecrusher: Not as hard as "Shock", but it's still kind of fast. Continues on as really good.
10/10
3) Smasher/Devourer: I don't think this is as good as "Shock" or "Edgecrusher", but it's still kind of hard. Sort of memorable.
9/10
4) Securitron (Police State 2000): Starts off with policemen and women talking. It then goes into guitars and drums, which are good. It wasn't all that great however.
6/10
5) Descent: After disappointment from "Securitron", Fear Factory bounce right back up with the highlight of the disc, Descent. It isn't horribly fast or loud, but it's still great, and as I said is the best on the CD.
10/10
6) Hi-Tech Hate: This track was just okay, maybe it was just it was after "Descent", but it didn't stand out and it just wasn't really good.
6/10
7) Freedom Or Fire: Better than "Hi-Tech Hate" but still not all that great. But still a lot better than some of the songs on here.
8/10
8) Obsolete: After 2 kind of disappointing tracks, Obsolete's self titled song hits hard and suddenly, all the disappointment disappeared.
10/10
9) Resurrection: One of the 2 slowest songs on here, and it works out fine. Not a huge standout or anything, but still a good track.
9/10
10) Timelessness: Wow, the last track. Okay, but it still never really goes anywhere. This is the slowest song on the disc, which is acheived by a long shot, with not 1 fast part on the entire song. It's still okay. Nothing special.
7/10

This got an 85%, receiving 85 pts. out of 100. That would be about a 4, and that's what I would give it without rating the tracks one by one also. So that's what I'll give it.

I RECOMMEND BUYING THIS CD. NOT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED OR ANYTHING BUT IT IS STILL A GOOD CD. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL LIKE BUYING IT, FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING SONGS:
"Shock", "Edgecrusher", "Descent", "Obsolete"

i GIVE FEAR FACTORY'S "OBSOLETE" A:
8 out of 10: A very good addition to your metal collection, but not perfect in every way either.

not their best...or perfect...but darn good........2006-03-16

Not much to say about obsolete. demanufacture is smarter, heavier, and catchier. soul of a new machine/concrete (i prefer to lump them together) is MUCH heavier with a death metal edge. archetype has the best grooves and shows just how big an influence this incredibly underrated band is on modern 'metalcore' or whatever genre label they like to put on bands like lamb of god, shadows fall, and between the buried and me nowadays.

unfortunetly, obsolete is not a must-have. if anything, i'd rate it my 3rd favorite FF album (i am yet to hear digimortal...but i dont exactly have high hopes for it).

however, it is still worth buying if youre a fan, and is a decent place to start if you're looking into this band.

shock is an amazing opener with amazing drum work (the norm for FF), edgecrusher...well its definetly commercial and all, but really...what's the big problem? it'll get caught in your head, and they didn't sell out BECAUSE of this song. smasher/devourer has a good melodic/scream ratio, and a killer outro. securitron passes by sort of fast, but has a great chorus.

descent is easily my favorite track on the cd. why, you ask? its the best handled melodic rocker fear factory ever did. the chorus is, to put it lightly, beautiful, and the rest of the song is excellent. high-tech hate is the heaviest on the cd, with a near-blastbeat in portions (FF's blastbeats are like machine guns...but better). freedom or fire is rather techno-ey...drum-wise, at least, and it shouldn't be frowned upon for any reason. obsolete is my second favorite-very heavy, moves fast, "MAN IS OBSOLETE" replete with thrash pattern easily makes this song worth it.

resurection is easily the biggest departure FF had done up to this time. melodic, ballady...oh wait. then it gets heavy. it retains its emotional impact, however. timelessness is the big departure here-strings and all, its a BIG departure. (once you listen to transgression, however, you'll think FF is departing from their beaten path just to say they've done it)

should you buy it? if you're a fan, there's no reason not to. if you're new to fear factory, try demanufacture, or if you can't find it, archetype. new to metal? eh...either or of demanufacture/archetype (but DEFINETLY not soul or concrete...the brutality of those two frightens even me sometimes).

peace

quite good!.......2005-09-07

i like the lyrics very much! this may be their greatest album ever! they have only two classic albums...others are not so good! i like the vocals very very much! they play instruments very good. the bass guitar and drums are especially good!

The best from one of the best!.......2005-02-12

This is the best Fear Factory album to date!

Takes me back!.......2005-02-03

I remember when my friend in job corps used to play this album and so i asked to listen to it. I loved the song DESCENT and would play it every morning. I bought this cd in a pawn shop and listened to it non-stop. I especially love the melodic voice parts in the songs. The story reminds me of The Matrix! very weird. I think this is the best ROCK album I have ever owned. So if you like to headbang or just wanna chill then pick this disc up. You won't regret it.

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