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Pr imit ive Man - Caust ic
A r eview
by Kenneth Fury
Caustic by Pr im it ive M an is an albu m yan k ed ou t of t h e u n der w or ld. Th is albu m f eels lik e bein g en cased in con cr et e. Th r ou gh t h e h ou r an d seven t een m in u t e r u n t im e, Pr im it ive M an pu sh slu dge m et al t o it s ext r em e. Th e m ast er f u l pr odu ct ion r eally allow s f or t h e br u t al at m osph er e t o t ak e h old an d k eep it s gr ip. Each in st r u m en t con t r ibu t es t o t h e cr u sh in g, loom in g over all sou n d. Th e dr u m s an d vocals ar e per h aps m y f avou r it e. Th e cover ar t set s t h e t on e per f ect ly, lik e t h e ar t if act s of a f or got t en gr ave. Lyr ically, t h is albu m r eveals in n er t h ou gh t s t h at per h aps w e dism iss as t oo dar k or h on est , on es t h at h it t oo close t o h om e. Th r ou gh Caustic, t h e ideas of loss of t im e an d lif e, m isan t h r opy in cit ed by on es pr oblem s an d t h e gen er al f eelin g of in dign at ion t h at leads t o h at e ar e f or ced on t o you . Caustic is a scr eam in t o t h e void, on e of t h e m ost an gu ish ed I?ve h ear d. Pr im it ive M an don?t em ploy r egr et in t o spar se acou st ic gu it ar s, opt in g in st ead t o con vey t h eir ideas t h r ou gh dem an din g in st r u m en t als. Wh ile t h e albu m em ploys dif f er en t paces, t h e slu dgey w alk becom es f am iliar bu t n ever , even f or a secon d, com f or t able. If you ?r e look in g f or a ch allen gin g list en t h at gives n o qu ar t er , t h is is it . List en at you r ow n r isk . Favou r it e t r ack : Sugar Hole. Favou r it e lyr ic: ?I pissed m y you t h aw ay An d t h e adu lt w or ld h as sw ept m e in t o t h e gu t t er ?
