Jerk: When Pure is Defiled
- September 26th, 2008
- Posted in Album Reviews . Opinion
- By Jye Smith
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I just can’t get into this album. Sydney-based industrial metal outfit Jerk is like a band that tried to be like every other band. The result, When Pure is Defiled, is about as meaningful as a brick wall. The overall impression I get from my first few listens is that I’m hearing the offcuts of Powerman 5000, NIN, Mazza Manson and occasionally RATM. Singer Johnathan Devoy screams a good scream and there are some interesting beats, but overall, it’s emotionless, the melodies are contrived and the whole sound is about as original as every Australian television drama series produced over the last ten years. Their lyrics aren’t redeeming anybody either – with groundbreaking lines such as, “I could be wrong, I could be right / I could be black, I could be white”, or (my personal favourite) “Take a bite of my heart, feel it eating inside”, Jerk can take a bite of my arse. This band sucked so hard they called it quits after releasing their first album.
I’m enjoying When Pure is Defiled about as much as
I like using public toilets.
Worst tracks: Wrong, Blow it All Away, pretty much all of them.
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your a toss mate this shit gets the boys amped,what do you call “good”
Just for disclosure purposes: Old author and post now under my name. I’m actually a fan of the album. Anywho – I’m loving Five Finger Death Punch at the moment, that shit gets me and the boys amped.
Dude, your review sux. I would like you to know that I LOVE this band, and I also love everything else. Metallica Slipknot even kesha once in a while, and i truly appreciate it. And they didn’t call it quits either. They had a disagreement so they broke up and the lead singer reformed with a new band wich are similar to jerk and are completely awesome. I want you to know you CAN SUCK MY BALLS. You seriously are a sad sack. Can you appreciate Britney Spears and Slipknot? No? then you shouldn’t be a critic. Go and get a job that better suits your talents. Like a sewage worker you fucking cunt, instead of dissing pure talent.