Track Listing

1. It's On
2. Freak On A Leash
3. Got The Life
4. Dead Bodies Everywhere
5. Children Of The Korn
6. BBK
7. Pretty
8. All In The Family
9. Reclaim My Place
10. Justin
11. Seed
12. Cameltosis
13. My Gift To You
14. Earache My Eye

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5075 in Music
• Released on: 2001-06-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.co.uk Review
Love 'em or despise 'em, you've got to give Korn props for kick-starting a new metal movement that blends aggressive hip-hop rhythms with roaring hate-metal riffs. In the wake of the band's 1994 debut, many like-minded groups cropped up, including Deftones, Snot, and Limp Bizkit. But with the release of Korn's disappointing 1996 sophomore effort, Life Is Peachy, the imitators seemed likely to usurp the innovators. Maybe that's why Follow the Leader is so crafty and inspired. Instead of continuing on cruise control, Korn have diversified their formula, experimenting with mood and dynamics while intensifying their melody and noise thresholds. "Got the Life" blends a seductive disco beat and vocals reminiscent of Epic-era Faith No More with oppressive guitar chimes and squawks. "Children of the Korn" features a propulsive rap beat, throbbing bass lines, and angry guest vocals by Ice Cube. But just when Korn's groovin' psychedelic fury starts to make listeners see red, the band lashes out with "All in the Family", a hilarious rap-metal diss-fest duet with Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, that proves Korn are much more than the sum of their rage. --Jon Wiederhorn

CD Description
Like Fear Factory and a host of others, Korn combines streamlined metal with ominous industrial touches and an undercurrent of hip-hop rhythm. FOLLOW THE LEADER is an urban nightmare, as unrelentingly dark as Onyx, Tool or Nine Inch Nails,and stylistically indebted to all three. The twin guitars of Munky and Head provide the requisite rock quotient, but throughout the album the band ventures beyond heavy rock cliches. The churning, jackhammer rhythms are leavened by subtle synthesizer work and occasionally the band falls into a bracing hip-hop beat, allowing them to show off the hard-edged syncopation that's at the core of their very visceral sound. Fostering the rap influence, Ice Cube makes a guest appearance on "Children of the Korn", and his hellbound, apocalypticworldview sounds perfectly at home on FOLLOW THE LEADER.

Customer Reviews

The Way Forward
Korn's second album, Life is Peachy dismayed many by coming nowhere near the standard of the bands eponymous debut. This album caused the unbelievers to troop back into the church of the Korn for a jolly good spanking. Opening with It's On, Freak on a Leash and their best song, Got the Life is an excellent idea, it draws the listener to their new harder edged sound perfectly and sets them up for the worryingly titled Dead Bodies Everywhere and the all new rap rock of Children of the Korn. Featuring ex-NWA rapper Ice Cube. This is a brilliant track that stands out of an already excellent album. Things go on well enough until All in the Family, when things get better, another rap-rock track. Most people I have spoken to count this as one of their favourite tracks on the album. It is guested on by the ubiquitous Fred Durst of Multi-Platinum nu-metal superstars Limp Bizkit. Then on, through standard Korn fodder to Cameltosis, amusingly titled and slickly carried out, it is one of the lighter tracks on the album, but doesn't ruin the flow. Final track, My Gift to You starts with Johnathon Davis' fabled bagpipes and builds up into a devastating piece of metal. Special mention must go to hidden track, Earache my Eye, hilarious.

I'm Surprised To Say...I Like It
This is one of those moments where your ears are telling you something, and your mind and your friends are telling you something completely different. Thankfully I didn't give into the latter and have always enjoyed music for what it is and not who it's by. As no doubt everyone knows, KoRn are a nu-metal band, more than likely, the very first, as my knowledge on them isn't exactly wide-spread. All I know about them 15 days ago, was that they performed vicious nu-metal, turgid riffs and delicate but raging vocals. The other side you hear is that they're...constantly depressed...boring...samesy...and that they're just not as people as their music portrays. Thankfully, I can, on my own behalf, eradicate 2 of the 4. While they do stick to a similar style throughout, KoRn are still pretty varied, and it certainly isn't a boring style, as KoRn's own brand of metallic groove based metal is actually quite thrilling...

And despite many people's opinion that Johnathan Davies is just a whiner, he does have a terrific voice. Or should I say voices.

There are two primary elements to KoRn's music. The metallic grooving of the guitars and the weapon in Davies' throat. The crunch of the guitars in the likes of 'opener', 'It's On!' and 'Got The Life', build up slowly and when they do start pacing at full pelt, they pull you in and don't let go, and while being hauled in, that weapon in Davies' throat is just getting ready to blow...his wide array of vocal styles adds a unique sound to KoRn without even starting on the guitars and fine drumming. On 'Follow The Leader', KoRn are almost 3D and could be standing right there in front of you, such is the visual abilites that the music lends itself out to.

It's also pure rage throughout, which I suppose is to be expected. Don't look for acoustic songs or low key moments on 'Follow The Leader' this is all about vile expression. It's also amazingly accessible, while being very harsh and obliterating. 'Got The Life' could have been a dance floor hit in rock clubs, and is very funky and still acceptable to those who just prefer downright turgid. 'B.B.K.', while being the album highlight, seems to borrow from Alice In Chains fairly well, although I have never heard a band borrow from AIC without failing, but KoRn do have those layered vocal styles that made Layne Staley's voice so appealing.

The only problem with 'Follow The Leader' is that there are tracks that just don't need to be there. 'All In The Family' with Fred Durst, might be hilarious to some, but it's like nails on a blackboard to others, especially those who don't like Durst anyway...'Children Of The Korn' features rapper Ice Cube, and is just...well, to keep it short not good. Whoever thought some of the collaberations on 'Follow...' were a good idea needs to think again. But if it was the same guy who wrote or produced the other immaculate, rather unshiney grinders, they also need a pat on the back. It does wear a little thin towards the end, but it doesn't seem to matter, as it does leave the listener satisfied.

But it's just a matter of whether you think you could stand it. If you KNOW you don't like KoRn, then why bother even looking? With 'Follow The Leader' it seems to me that if you like any of the singles, then you might just like the rest of the album. If you don't, then it's not worth it. What have I learned?

Never judge a book by its cover, and never judge a band on other ears opinions.

4 Stars.

Korn Best Album!
This is definately Korn's best album I have had it for quite some time. It is slightly softer than Korn and Issues but that does not make it a bad album. The best songs are 'Freak On A Leash' which is Jon's song about hating the music business, 'Got The Life', 'B.B.K', 'All In the Family' which includes Fred Durst, 'Children Of The Korn'. Also 'Pretty', 'Dead Bodies Everywhere' and 'It's On' are good songs as well. Jonathon Davis does a lot less screaming in this than in his first studio album and this unlike Issues dosn't have any short filler songs so it is just pure music all the way through and I strongly recommend you buy this even if your new to Korn and if you are new to Korn then this would be the album I would buy to see if you like them.
The drumming is a lot better on this record than Korn and Life is Peachey. The guitaring is also more melodic rather than just chords.