State of the World Address

Artist: Biohazard
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 093624559542
EAN: 0093624559542
ASIN: B000002MQM

Release Date: 1994-05-24

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Tracks:

State of the World Address
Down for Life
What Makes Us Tick
Tales from the Hard Side
How It Is
Remember
Five Blocks to the Subway
Each Day
Failed Territory
Lack There Of
Pride
Human Animal
Cornered
Love Denied

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Urban Discipline
New World Disorder
Mata Leao
Uncivilization
Kill or Be Killed

Customer Reviews:

The Best Representation of Biohazard.......2005-07-31

I was a huge Biohazard fan from 6th grade all the way to senior year of high school. Obviously, as I've grown older my tastes have drifted since my days of nonstop Biohazard listening. But here and there I go back and listen to them, and a lot of the stuff is still good. I think that 'State of the World Address' is the best representation of Biohazard. This is the first album I bought from them. No band around this era of time ('94) was combining metal and rap together (well, maybe some bands were but they weren't very good at it.) Biohazard are pioneers at what they created. The songs were truthful, sometimes positive, aware and politically conscious. This is and will always be their best album.

Over time, I don't know what happened to Biohazard. Their last decent album was New World Disorder. After that, they went downhill. They began changing their sound a lot and they're lyrics turned to crap. It's all negativity now. What a waste!

Here's a little review of the albums:

Biohazard (1990) - Kind of cheesy. Bad production. Not really worth buying.

Urban Discipline (1992) - Excellent. Biohazard found their sound on this one.

State of the World Address (1994) - Very good. Musically, a ten. Very well thought out album

Mata Leao (1996) - A more hardcore album. They tried something different on this one. Songs are very short and to the point. Very excellent lyrics though. I'm a fan of this fan.

No Holds Barred (1997) - Live album. Not a big fan of live album but this one is worth checking out.

New World Disorder (1999) - Some really good songs on this one like 'Switchback' and 'Skin.' Good production.

Uncivilization (2001) - Really, really weak album. One good song. This is when they went downhill. The lyrics are atrocious. At one point they say, "I'm gonna f***ing kill you!" C'mon.

Kill or be Killed (2003) - I didn't even buy this one because I knew it was gonna suck. Again, like the last album, the lyrics are violent and pathetic. Don't buy it.

"you live like that & die like this".......2005-05-28

i'll have to agree w/ "big evil" on this one (the reviews title anyway)next to "urban.."this is my favorite. i never got into anthraxs' dabblings in rap too much,sure "i'm the man" was hillarious & "bring the noise" has improved w/ age .i just could'nt ever bring myself to buy them. biohazard on the other hand was impossible for me to ignore.no B.S. here !everyone's a serious musician! no vannilla ice gangsta day dreams either. these guys have lived their lyrics. make room for "state of the world adress" & "urban discipline" in your collection .right where you kept your p.o.d. & your linkin park .these will make nice frizbees or shiney coasters for your coffee table.

The Biohazard classic..........2005-04-26

"State of the World Address" is one of those records that defined an undeniable moment in time. Many have accused Biohazard of being "fakes" or mocked them for being a "one trick horse", but this record stands alone. The band managed to unleash a sonic fury on that few have ever captured though many have made pale attempts at imitation. The production is warm and captures the NYHC/hip-hop mix perfectly, and the band themselves sound as pissed off as possible. Biohazard came to this party to tell a story, and while that story may be a little too "out there" for some people...it's an exciting ride nonetheless.

Catchy numbers such as "What Makes Us Tick" and "Down For Life" bridge the NYHC/hip-hop feel brilliantly with "How it Is" bringing in the slightly archaic rappers Cypress Hill to add to the vocalization. Other, heavier tracks such as "Love Denied" and "Five Blocks From the Subway" also paint horrific landscapes of urban decay and inner city stressfests. The songcraft here defined an entire career, and possibly defeated many later records by perfecting the formula to a point in which we may have never needed another record of this type.

"State of the World Address" may be the one perfect record Biohazard will unleash. While some will love it and some will hate it...Biohazard remain the lone kings at what Biohazard do. Respect must be given...

Next to "Urban Discipline", this is the best from Biohazard.......2005-04-18

The Brooklyn bombers hit a grand slam with their follow up to their previous landmark effort, "Urban Discipline". "State of the World Address" follows the same formula that most of Biohazard's albums have: tough guy, full throttle vocals, heavy guitar work with hip-hop elements, and a fierce attitude to match. The title track, "Down For Life", "Tales From the Hardside", "Pride", and the closing "Love Denied" are classic Biohazard songs that remain fan and concert favorites to this day, and next to "Urban Discipline", this is the best piece of material to come from the band. Sadly, besides devoted fans to Biohazard, not many listeners know this. Just like Helmet, Corrosion of Conformity, Eyehategod, Crowbar, and countless other acts, Biohazard never got all the attention they rightly deserved. Make no mistake, this is hardcore thought provoking metal that even over ten years after it's initial release still sounds timeless.

State of perfection ..........2004-07-20

With 'State of the World Address', Biohazard members reached perfection in their unique hard-core/metal style. To my own opinion, they have never issued such a good album again. It's hard to tell what I felt listening these (ALL) terrific songs when they got released ten years ago... Then, Biohazard was the band I used to revere the most at this time and, 'State of...' remained in my top of the list for a very long time...

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