Save Me From Myself Review

Released: Sep 9, 2008
Genre: Alternative Metal, Nu Metal
Label: Driven, Warner, Rykodisc
Number Of Tracks: 11
Save Me from Myself is the debut studio album by American rock musician Brian "Head" Welch.

Sound:	9.5
Lyrics:	8
Impression:	9
Overall rating:	9.3
Reviewer rating:	8.8
Users rating:	9.8
Votes:	14

overall: 7.7

Reviewed by: sir_ddig, on march 23, 2009

Sound: This album is the first of Brian "Head" Welch's solo project since leaving Korn. Musically this album is great. Songs like "L.O.V.E.", "Money", "Die Religion Die", and "Washed By Blood" are carried by some instense, catchy, and staright up heavy guitar riffs. The album is also filled with some very Korn-like lead riffs, and for the most part are very satisfying. The one thing lacking musically on this album is the intricate and bouncy rhythms that Korn was known for. So fans of Korn will appreciate the heaviness, but will be left wanting the heavy grooves.

Head also uses (or maybe even oversuses) a lot of synth sounds on this album, and for the most part it really adds to the sound ("Shake", "Save Me From Myself") but at times the over-layered synth sounds get a little annoying ("Home", "Loyalty", "Adonai").

There are a few songs that are just too long and although they start off well, just the fact that they are lengthy cause them to grow stale. If some of the songs on this album were a minute or two shorter (most of them are over 6 minutes long), they would have packed a much more impressive punch. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: That's probably as nice I can be when describing the lyrics. In all fairness, you can really feel his intense emotions when he describes his former life, and honestly, the lyrics are easier to take that Jon Davis' incessant bitching and moaning (note: I've been a Korn fan for years and still love their music, and I could really relate to their lyrics. When I was 15. But you'd think that a 40 year old would over his pubescant angst by now). Luckily, there isn't any Simple-Plan-on-a-drunken-rampage style lyrics on this album.

What is incredibly frustrating is the simple writing style of the lyrics. Brian Welch tries to cram an entire sunday morning sermon into each one of his songs, and it gets a little tiresome. He's got a lot of good things to say, but doesn't seem like he really knows how to say it. The phrasing and lyrical structure also make you think it was written by a teenager fresh home from Youth Church.

Vocally, Brian does a pretty good job. His screaming is incredible! His unique singing style really works in songs like Shake, Money, and Washed By Blood (he seems to take some vocal inspiration from Metallica in the chorus of this one), but on many spots in the album his vocals sound rather lack-lustre and sound like a tired man trying to growl.

The lyrical style leaves much to be desired, the sing style is hit and miss. // 6

Impression: Okay, so for a first album, it's pretty good. It matches up to Korn as far as heaviness and intensity, but falls short in the singing department. Hopefully Brian develops his sound a little more and learns from his mistakes. I am very much anticipating his next album, whenever that may be. The album sometimes feels over produced, and some songs drag on a bit too long, but other tracks are raw, heavy and are plentiful in the "awww yeeeeah" factor.

The album is worth the money, but if I ended up losing this one, I don't know how fast I would go out to get it replaced. I would probably just hop on iTunes and get the better tracks. It's not ground breaking, but it's enjoyable, and you can definitely connect with some of the high emotions.

Highlights: Shake (by far the best song, I would call this one ground-breaking), Money, Die Religion Die, LOVE, Flush, Re-Bel, Washed By Blood. Lowlights: Adonai, Loyalty, Home // 8

overall: 10

Reviewed by: JohanH, on february 09, 2009

Sound: Head is the former guitarist of Korn, and that can be heard. Most of the songs are pretty heavy and dark, and Head's voice is a mix of very dark singing and screaming. The musical part of the album is very awesome I think. The guitar, bas and drums are very good, and there's also a lot of different elektronic sounds all over the album, which gives the album an unique sound. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are very dark, and has a lot to do with his earlier life in Korn. The song "Flush" is about flushing all our bad stuff in our lives out, like he did(he flushed a lot of drugs out, when he turned to christ). The song Money is about how many people loves money. // 10

Impression: It sounds a lot like Korn, just better. My favorits on the album is L.O.V.E., Flush and Money. When I first heard this album, I thought like: "Wow, this is awesome!". At the moment, it's my favorite album. If it got stolen, I would definetly buy a new one, and hope that the one who stole my old album would read the lyrics and flush his shit in the toilet. // 10

Comments

[Rocker396]

Dude learn how to write reviews..Seriously.
But anyway this cd is amazing and I have listened to it like 30 times.

[U B the band]

I agree, you need to work on your reviews a little bit. Spell check would also be nice. All in all the album is really good.

[Volkerball06]

not a good review
But a good album

[cvaughan86]

This album is worth the money you would spend on it. It DOES have the Korn sound that everyone had been looking for since he left Korn. I liked the album so much I bought the autographed copy. Got it a day before it came out and I can tell he signed it himself cause you can still smell the Sharpie on the cover. But this album is just downright heavy and great. Mine cd did get stolen but I bought it and copied it and tucked away the actual copy. Its that precious to me. Get this album. You will not regret it.

[iwillrockyou22]

the album, in my opinion, is not that great. its way too repetitive for one and i dont think it sounds anything like korn. i respect head in everything he has done but this album is just a letdown. i was looking forward to it for a VERY long time and by the time i listened to it, it just sucked. best song is Adonai.
i still listen to a couple tracks every now and then, but korn is still better
these reviews suck too...

[Draconey]

Yeah, the reviews aren't to hot.
But this music is incredible compared to what they mostly have in the Christian world of music.

[Mainer]

Incredible album. I agree with Draconey. best Christian music I've ever heard. And no! not almost every song is over 6 minutes, 3 songs out of 11 are. "Home", "LOVE", and "Washed in Blood". other than that 3-5 minutes.