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====== The Darkness ====== | ====== The Darkness ====== |
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**The Darkness** is the fifth album released by KingCobraJFS in September of 2012. it is **nearly five hours long** and consists of 28 tracks. | **The Darkness** is the fourth album released by KingCobraJFS in September of 2012. it is **nearly five hours long** and consists of 28 tracks - The longest album to ever be made by Josh Saunders. |
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===== Background and Production ===== | ===== Background and Production ===== |
Much like every other album, The Darkness is a cornucopia of ava-grande incoherency recorded in a dark room on a poor iMac microphone. However, this album can be noted by it's darker tones (hence the name) and it's longest album length to date. As far as mental illness goes, this album is a pretty odyssean venture and I think that's largely the point. | Much like every other album, The Darkness is a cornucopia of avant-garde incoherency recorded in a dark room on a poor iMac microphone. However, this album can be noted by it's darker tones (hence the name) and its longest album length to date. As far as mental illness goes, this album is a pretty odyssean venture and it's believed that it may largely be the point. |
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===== Music and Lyrics ===== | ===== Music and Lyrics ===== |
This album features topics such as STDs, Josh's obsession with Cradle of Filth, Josh's dislike of relationships with women, his persistent anger issues, his frequent need to want to fuck everything that walks and his poor relationship with his father. On the track "Daddy Dearest" you can hear a recording of Clint actually crying and speaking to Josh about how violent he is with women in Grand Theft Auto. While it's a sad thing to hear, it's actually a pretty poignant use of something real and emotional which is something celebrated music artists have used for a number of decades to illicit tears or anger. | This album features topics such as STDs, Josh's obsession with Cradle of Filth, Josh's dislike of relationships with women, his persistent anger issues, his frequent need to want to fuck everything that walks and his poor relationship with his father. On the track "Daddy Dearest" listeners can hear a recording of Clint actually crying and speaking to Josh about how violent he is with women in Grand Theft Auto. While it's a sad thing to hear, it's actually a pretty poignant use of something real and emotional, something celebrated music artists have used for a number of decades to illicit tears or anger. |
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===== Track Listing ===== | ===== Track List ===== |
All music written by Joshua "KingCobraJFS" Saunders. | All music written by Joshua "KingCobraJFS" Saunders. |
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|28|Black|12:54| | |28|Black|12:54| |
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===== Reception and Criticism===== | ===== Reception and Criticism===== |
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Cobra's tracks are traditionally not very audibly appealing, it is quadrupled when they are sometimes 20 fucking minutes long and contain nothing but his half coherent drunken rambling about whatever dark shit can think of and his love of weed. This whole album is a juvenile slog and probably the worst of them all. I'd give it a 9/10. | Cobra's tracks are traditionally not very audibly appealing, it is quadrupled when they are sometimes 20 minutes long and contain nothing but his half coherent drunken rambling about whatever dark topics Josh can think of and his love of weed. The whole album is a juvenile slog and probably the worst of them all. |
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The Darkness currently sits at a 3.98/5.00 on RateYourMusic. | The Darkness currently sits at a 3.98/5.00 on RateYourMusic. |
| A copy of the album has since been uploaded to Rumble, where it can be listened to for free, [[https://rumble.com/v5fsded-kingcobrajfs-the-darkness-released-2012-part-1.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp|divided]] [[https://rumble.com/v5fsdot-kingcobrajfs-the-darkness-released-2012-part-2.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp|into]] [[https://rumble.com/v5fsep7-kingcobrajfs-the-darkness-released-2012-part-3.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp|five]] [[https://rumble.com/v5fsfmx-kingcobrajfs-the-darkness-released-2012-part-4.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp|separate]] [[https://rumble.com/v5fsge4-kingcobrajfs-the-darkness-released-2012-part-5.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp|parts]]. |
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| ===== Live Performance ===== |
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| While Josh was at [[places:Boxelder Job Corps|Job Corps]], he claimed to have performed //Dark Side of Love// and //Blue Diamonds in the Mist// at their talent show nights to an allegedly warm reception. He would, however, be disqualified on of the nights due to the dark nature of the lyrics of //Dark Side of Love//. |
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The album has since been uploaded to YouTube where it can be listened to for free. All parts can be located [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEopeQyTfaqtUJUMv2eThRoBBB2acRXy4|in this playlist.]] | {{page>:blurbs#Albums}} |