LIVING SACRIFICE V THE CRUCIFIED Debut Album Poll

Dustofyears wrote:LS self titled- overrated- it's a good debut and second rate clone and very straight forward thrash album. It's "good"

So have to go with The Crucified on this one.

Black Rider wrote:You guys thinking the Crucified's S/t is their best scares me. 

Machine Fish wrote:The Crucified. 
I'm definitely in the minority on this forum, but I much prefer Living Sacrifice albums post Reborn.

Machine Fish wrote:The Crucified. 
I'm definitely in the minority on this forum, but I much prefer Living Sacrifice albums post Reborn.

TZ75 wrote:

Black Rider wrote:You guys thinking the Crucified's S/t is their best scares me. 

Well I actually have always loved both the s/t and Pillars equally for many years. I bought the s/t first and that has nostalgic value to me. 

I know the production is a lot better on Pillars too… but I also think the vocals are better on the s/t. Mark’s voice had more grit and aggression. I gotta be honest… when I would listen to Pillars, my focus was mostly on Greg’s guitar playing and riffs. Intro/Hateworld is awesome! I love the big crunchy guitar sound and the mosh groove. It’s better than March of the S.O.D.

What scares me is when we think others should like things exactly the same as we do. We all have different opinions. Some people like Kill ‘Em All better than Ride the Lightning. It’s all a matter of taste.

TZ75 wrote:

Black Rider wrote:You guys thinking the Crucified's S/t is their best scares me. 

Well I actually have always loved both the s/t and Pillars equally for many years. I bought the s/t first and that has nostalgic value to me. 

I know the production is a lot better on Pillars too… but I also think the vocals are better on the s/t. Mark’s voice had more grit and aggression. I gotta be honest… when I would listen to Pillars, my focus was mostly on Greg’s guitar playing and riffs. Intro/Hateworld is awesome! I love the big crunchy guitar sound and the mosh groove. It’s better than March of the S.O.D.

What scares me is when we think others should like things exactly the same as we do. We all have different opinions. Some people like Kill ‘Em All better than Ride the Lightning. It’s all a matter of taste.

TZ75 wrote:The Crucified! 

I was a Crucified fanatic all of high school and many years after! To me, it’s one of the greatest crossover albums ever! I love the energy, the rawness and the lyrics. They definitely broke the mold from the generic and formulaic style of Christian metal. It’s no surprise I was drawn to this album, since I was also a big Suicidal Tendencies fan!  

I also love the Living Sacrifice album. But I didn’t even own it until Tooth & Nail reissued it on Solid State records. The Slayer comparison is awesome, but the vocals have no personality compared to Mark Salomon’s. Mark’s voice had attitude and conviction. Whereas, DJ sounds like he’s on autopilot with no particular style. Although I would still prefer that over his (cat choking on a hairball) death growls. 

I think both of these albums are their best releases. I do appreciate LS’s death metal “experiments”, but it didn’t impress me as much. I think they should have further developed their thrash style. They could’ve been a death/thrash combination. Like Sepultura, Devastation and Demolition Hammer.

This is what I imagine they could’ve done.