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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 7812
Released: June 11, 2002 |
| Our Price: $2.99 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Untouchables Track Listing:
1. Here To Stay
2. Make Believe
3. Blame
4. Hollow Life
5. Bottled Up Inside
6. Thoughtless
7. Hating
8. One More Time
9. Alone I Break
10. Embrace
11. Beat It Upright
12. Wake Up Hate
13. I'm Hiding
14. No One's There
Editorial Review:
The band that unwittingly begat the current, if waning, rap-metal frenzy, Korn has been semidormant since 1999's multiplatinum Issues, while bands they inspired, such as Linkin Park, have ruled the charts and minds of disenfranchised teens. The wait for Untouchables' 14 cutting cuts is more than worth it, however. The quintet's heavy sound and lyrical angst have not been dulled by success. Singer Jonathan Davis's often agonized, cathartic lyrics and slightly lispy, emotive delivery are as heavy and varied as on previous outings. On the first single, "Here to Stay," which boasts a spooky, Nine Inch Nails feel and Fieldy's aggro, down-tuned bass, Davis growls in pain, "This state is elevating / As the hurt turns into hating / Anticipating all the f---ed up feelings again."
Among and within songs, Korn move seamlessly and dynamically from gentle, spooky, and lushly melodic to a bass-heavy propulsive, explosive musicality. "Embrace" is almost grandiose and Cult-like in its rock drama, in contrast to the punky, straight-up "Wake Up Hate," on which Davis's vocals are especially creepy and Marilyn Manson-like as he rants: "I'm, I'm filthy/ Wasted piece of s--t/ I am disgusting/ Take me away." Untouchables, with its brutal introspection and hints of misogyny, is sure to earn its parental advisory sticker. But the album is still a must-have: 62 minutes of deeply felt, ultra-intense spewings, a tour de force that will strike a chord with fans and critics alike. --Katherine Turman
Untouchables Reviews:
rock amania 
2008-04-05 - yet another awsome album from korn this album was great but the front cover creep's me out a little it's like the children of the korn my favorite songs was hollow life and hating and here to stay and blame and alone i break the best songs on this album it's funny how all their albums had platnium and some song from the other albums was'nt that great i just wonder why they have to put this font cover on iam not a little bitch but it creep's me out a little.
Best Korn album, Head's last.
2008-01-13 - This cd is undoubtedly the best Korn album in existence. This was the last album the original Korn members made before Head left and they fell down to become one of the crappiest bands nowadays.
All of the songs on here are amazing. If you want to get into Korn, buy this cd.
Deserves all the praise it has got.
2007-06-02 - First, a confession: for the most part, this album was my first introduction to really listening to KoRn. I had heard a few of their songs in the past and had placed them in the dead nu-metal camp in my eyes. For some reason though, I thought I should give them a chance and since Untouchables is more recent than their earlier stuff, perhaps it would be different. I was very, very surprised.
This album is so creative and so different from the nu-metal genre, shedding away the hard-to-digest rapping in lieu for more melodic vocal melodies (which is something this album is exceedingly good for). The occasional programmed drum beats over the rest of the band are done to great effect and the subtle synths used behind many of the tracks are fantastically layered.
I was left with one clear impression after hearing this album; Untouchables is almost hauntingly vampy. Those in the vampire subculture would find much to be interested in with this album. I love it.
Back to heavier Korn, while keeping experimental edge 
2007-05-31 - I was happy that Korn was taking a step back into heavier territory with this album, and it is a much stronger cd then "Issues" was. "Here to Stay", "Thoughtless", "Alone I Break" are the singles, but there are lots of other songs on here that are great. There are still a couple of weaker songs here and there, but for the most part, I was happy with this cd and still listen to it regularly. Their earlier cds are heavier and have stronger, harder hitting songs.
This is my favorite honestly...
2007-03-27 - and I know a lot of you disagree with that statement but I stand by it. This album is the most diverse Korn has ever been and the most creative they have ever been. No two songs sound alike. To be honest with you, I found Follow the Leader and Issues to be decent but not great because a number of the songs ran into each other and sounded too much of the same. This is a dynamic work of art. Don't diss this just because it's a new sound, just go into it with an open mind and it will blow you away.
