Cortizone - Selling Out For The Sucker
May 15, 2008 by caareteam
Artist: Cortizone
Album: Selling Out For The Sucker
Label: Intonation Recordings
Rating: 9
Reviewer: David Houssein
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Band Contact: http://www.myspace.com/cortizonerock
Track listing:
- Stay Home
- Cold
- Uniform My Way
- Get Up
- Feed Your Pistol
- Spineless
- Jesus Come Up
- Smell The Scene
- Deeper Creature
- White Trash
- Isolated
- Heavy
I like to pride myself for having vast musical knowledge based on my monster CD collection, seven years writing experience and being a musician [albeit a very bad one], but I have no idea how Cortizone managed to slip by so quietly. The magazines loved their debut ‘Selling Out For The Sucker’ and they toured with the likes of Paradise Lost, Limp Bizkit and Earthtone9, and supported the legendary Tool on their ‘Lateralus’ tour, so it’s a mystery as to why they never had the popularity and success of many of the Nu-Metal [I use this term loosely] bands of the same era.
Formed by Paul Stroud [Guitar/ Vocals], Nick Emery [Bass] and Andy Prestidge [Drums], the now defunct Cortizone played a unique brew of Industrial-tinged Metal with big helpings of killer Rock hooks punctuated by a solid and simplistic backbone. Right from the word go, ‘Selling Out For The Sucker’ hits you right between the eyes as ‘Stay Home’ is full of massive, jumping riffs that’ll have you bouncing around the place. Standout song ‘Feed Your Pistol’ is fast, furious, aggressive and comes complete with catchy scream-a-long while the downbeat, yet seriously heavy ‘Spineless’ pays homage to their Industrial influences. Cortizone are unpredictable, innovative and have such a vide variety of talents and deserve your attention. As the album draws to a close with the drowsy and aptly titled ‘Heavy’ you’ll be left feeling very satisfied.
You’re probably wondering why in 2008 I’m writing about an album released 7 years ago, by a band which imploded 5 years ago, and it’s because ‘Selling Out For The Sucker’ isn’t talked about enough or regarded as a classic and is well worthy of a place in any collection. Cortizone broke down the musical barriers of their time and after checking on Amazon, you can pick it up for less than £1. What’s your excuse for not owning it?
