Monday, October 4, 2010

Prong - Cleansing (1994)

The fifth Prong record is there most commercial and probably ultimately there most memorable one. A average metal fan should know of the heavy driven massive sound from Cleansing either if it's there most popular single "Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck" or "Whose Fist is This Anyway?". This was Paul Raven and John Bechdel's first Prong album after they had just left Killing Joke. It's easily there best produced album, the riffs are thick and just as lethal as you'll hear. I always say there one of the most underrated bands along with Faith No More, I don't feel they get the credit they deserve. Tommy Victor did great work wherever he went whether it was his time being frontman in Prong, playing guitar in Danzig and Ministry as well. This is probably close to as good as Beg to Differ, there in the same ballpark. I have fond memories of listening to Prong on my iPod for instance on the way to my first Metallica concert back in 2005, all I listened to on the three hour trip was Prong. Songs to check out other than the video hits "Cut Rate", "Another Worldly Device" and "Whose Fist is This Anyway?".


1. "Another Worldly Device" – 3:23
2. "Whose Fist is this Anyway?" – 4:42
3. "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" – 4:11
4. "Cut-Rate" – 4:52
5. "Broken Peace" – 6:11
6. "One Outnumbered" – 4:58
7. "Out of this Misery" – 4:25
8. "No Question" – 4:17
9. "Not of this Earth" – 6:25
10. "Home Rule" – 3:57
11. "Sublime" – 3:53
12. "Test" – 6:40

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