Name: Notes From The Underground by Hollywood Undead
Brand: Hollywood Undead
SKU: 060253726013
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2 (77 reviews)

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Working again with American Tragedy producer/co-writer Griffin Boice, masked alt-metal/rap outfit Hollywood Undead returned with their testosterone-fueled signature sound for their 2012 album Notes from the Underground. The record boosts the knowing arena rock posturing with titanic contemporary production. Going for a grand scale enhances the power of their rap-metal attack, which can get tedious, but as they did on the previous year's outing, Johnny 3 Tears, Charlie Scene, Da Kurlzz, Funny Man, J-Dog, and Danny divide their songs up into club pop, rap-rock, and power ballads to break up the sameness of Hollywood suburbia. There are two lyrical themes, too, almost as if they are partying recklessly when the masks are on, and inner angst is revealed when the masks are removed. For every song that revolves around juvenile humor -- for instance, the thinly veiled sports gag "Pigskin," where Charlie Scene raps about his weenie and Danny sings "Hike up your skirt girl, let's get naughty" -- there's a seemingly heartfelt song about dejection. The party rhymes are pretty played out at this point, and knowingly so, as evidenced by a line like "Girls look at me like that guy must make pornos/Yeah, I'm pushing 30 but I still drink Mickey's four O's," but otherwise, the group shows no signs of slowing and will probably still be going strong if and when rap-rock makes a resurgence.

1. Dead Bite

by Hollywood Undead

Producer: Griffin Boice; Production
Primary Artist: Hollywood Undead; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Danny
J-dog
Johnny 3 Tears
Charlie Scene
Griffin Boice; Other

2. From The Ground

by Hollywood Undead

Producer: Griffin Boice; Production
Primary Artist: Hollywood Undead; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Danny
J-dog
Griffin Boice
Da Kurlzz; Other

3. Another Way Out

by Hollywood Undead

Producer: Griffin Boice; Production
Primary Artist: Hollywood Undead; Main Performer
Composer: Charlie Scene
Danny
Funny Man
Griffin Boice; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Danny
Charlie Scene
Griffin Boice
Funny Man; Other

4. Lion

by Hollywood Undead

Producer: Griffin Boice; Production
Primary Artist: Hollywood Undead; Main Performer
Composer: Charlie Scene
Danny
Griffin Boice
J-dog
Johnny 3 Tears; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Danny
J-dog
Johnny 3 Tears
Charlie Scene
Griffin Boice; Other

5. We Are

by Hollywood Undead

Producer: Danny Lohner; Production
Primary Artist: Hollywood Undead; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Danny
Danny Lohner
J-dog
Johnny 3 Tears; Other

6. Pigskin

by Hollywood Undead

Producer: S*a*m & Sluggo
Steve Shebby; Production
Primary Artist: Hollywood Undead; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Sam Hollander
Dave Katz
Danny
Charlie Scene
Da Kurlzz
Funny Man
Steve Shebby; Other