Review of Greatest Hits Vol. 1 by Korn *

Music for Angry Children.

Occasionally, Korn puts out a good song, but in my opinion most of their hits are laughable.  I like track 1.  In fact, back when I first heard them in high school, I distinctly remember that line, “Knick knack patty whack!  Give a dog a bone,” and thinking that it was so hilarious that I had to get the album as a joke.  I never ended up getting the album, and already by the first Ozzfest, I thought Korn was overrated.  In fact, I remember hearing Korn’s hit being piped over the public address system and thinking that it was just mediocre compared to an act like Fear Factory.  Korn has no talent, and they take all their money to the bank just like many of the poser 80s metal bands.  My favorite bands at the time were Megadeth, Slayer, and Sepultura, (so it’s not l thought they were too heavy!), but my impression of Korn has been that they are some kind of weak rock band gone horribly wrong that got popular in the same way that the New Kids on the Block Did.