Dope Album: “Felons And Revolutionaries (Explicit)”

these guys aren't original at all. They sound EXACTLY like Marilyn Manson "Antichrist Superstar"-era and the more I hear them the less I like them. Just a stereotypical metal band that old people talk about ("You can't understand what he's saying", "He's just shouting "F**k you, f**k you"), which is true, in the first track, the only part that comes to mind is a blatantly dull chant of "F**K YOU! F**K YOU!" Oooooh that's very big and clever ain't it? There's no intelligence in the lyrics or music and it all seems like its been done LOTS of times before. Only a couple of songs worth listening to: "F**k Tha Police" and "Sh*t World"... is all the swearing needed? Maybe its to cover up the fact that they are talentless.

Probably a good live band, a very dire band on disc.

I love the beginning of the songs they start so intense but they get a little old at the end. Either way it is a god like c.d. Tracks 1-4 are amazing but track 8 is the ultimate. I definentely recommend this c.d. if you like hard core music. They sound like old manson stuff but better. There are better bands out there like Slipknot and Soulfly and Godsmack but this band is pretty good. Also the voice synthesizers dont take away from the music like everyone says! Overall 7 great tracks, 6 good tracks.

Dope is an up-and-coming new metal band from NYC, with a sound that's comparable to Marilyn Manson before he made his "pop-rock" crossover. I saw Dope perform live at The Palace in Hollywood in September, 1999 and they put on a very energetic show. It was really a great performance! The drums are awesome, and the guitar riffs are excellent. They have a very industrial sound mixing in a lot of synthesizer tracks with other grooves. Once you listen to the songs 3 or 4 times, you'll start to understand the words and will be truly amazed at the talent exemplified by the great beats in these songs. Most, if not all of the songs have explicit lyrics, though...so watch out if you're easily offended. This fresh, young band is comparable to Rob Zombie, Korn, Nine Inch Nails, Kid Rock, Marilyn Manson, Fear Factory, Static-X, and Orgy, to name a few. Catch them on the Family Values Tour during the Fall, 1999, and they'll be touring with Limp Bizkit too!

That opened for both Orgy and Kid Rock (where I heard about them) has come out with a smash album that is real rock. I enjoy Kid Rock, KoRn, and Limp Bizkit, but its just nice for a change that it doesn't have turntables. This stuff is the work that I could say, Pantera would be pleased. These guys are real metal. Almost the whole album is good. You've probably heard "Debonaire" and "Everything Sux", but those aren't the only good songs. "Sick", "Onefix", "America the Pitiful", "Wake Up", and their best song, "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)" are all really tyt songs. None of them are afraid to do stuff to the extream. And get this, this may be the first late 90s new hard rock band where all of the members have long hair. So if you want a band that is some of the newest metal, Dope is for you.

Dope's " felons and revolutionaries" rocks. It's on of the hardest and rawest CDs out there. Get some money and get this CD.