Polski opis

Gatunek :	Hardcore
Rok Wydania :	1994
Jakość :	MPC Q8 Stereo
Ripper :	guirlache

Opis:
Najlepiej sprzedająca się płyta BIOHAZARDU i według mnie najciekawsza. To co ci ludzie wyprawiają na tej płycie jest nie do opisania : dojrzałe gitary, dopracowane solówki, fantastyczne wokale i krzyki, czuć energię włożoną w nagrania - po prostu uczta dla ucha. Najlepsze kawałki z tej płyty to tytuowy State Of The World Address, Down For Life, What Makes Us Tick, Each Day, Failed Territory, Human Animal i Love Denied. Na płycie pojaił się też gościnnie Sen Dog z Cypress Hill i wykonał wraz z biohazardem kawałek promujący tą płytę - HOW IT IS. (www.biohazard.prv.pl)

 English description

Genre :	Hardcore
Year :	1994
Quality :	MPC Q8 Stereo
Ripper :	guirlache

Description:
State of the World Address is Biohazard’s 2nd big label album, and third release overall. At one time, Biohazard brought the relatively underground thrash/hardcore brand of hip hop flavored metal to the mainstream, at a time when hip-hop was dominating the pop culture scene, in the early 90’s. They weren’t the first band to do this of course, but they received a large amount of street cred early on because of their strong following, and become a powerhouse and pioneer early, enjoying great success and popularity in the early 90’s.

Unfortunately, once the lid was off of the style, and the copycats came out, Biohazard would lose some of their luster. State of the World Address largely falls into the standard sophomore slump pitfalls. The songs never ride above mediocrity, and none of the tracks really stand out to make this a must have release – and it never rises to the level if ingenuity of 1992’s Urban Discipline.

The band does incorporate a larger quantity of sound bytes and other song introducing techniques, which was become increasingly popular about this time. Musically however, most of the songs stick to a similar formula, hard pulsing drums, thrashing guitars, and the essayish, preachy lyrics talking about the strife of urban life and the sad state of affairs the world is in. (Also popular at about this time)

There are a few moments where the album tries to break apart from its own style, which make for the more interesting moments. “Failed Territory” starts off with a pretty cool acoustic introduction and “Lack There Of” sheds for a song the hardcore influence and ends up as a solid metal track. “Love Denied” also starts off with a power ballad sound, which is a nice change of pace. Unfortunately, even the better cuts, like “Each Day” and “Human Animal” sound more repetitious than anything else.

The lyrical style I find annoying. It’s tough to make out many of the lines, and the words seem to be forced into the phrasing which makes it sound clumsy, and without flow. I think it is this clumsiness that takes away from the album, overall. The music is actually pretty solid, but it becomes tough to really get IN to any of the songs in particular.

State of the World Address is probably most known for being the last album for founding member and guitarist Bobby Hambel.