Mentally Vexed

Mentally Vexed

Track Listings

1. Icepick

2. God or Government

3. Love Sick

4. Juggernaut

5. No Remorse

6. Falafel

7. Unemployed

8. Mentally Vexed

9. Shattered Dreams

10. Crown of Thornz

Tracks:

icepick
god or government
love sick
juggernaut
no remorse
falafel
unemployed
mentally vexed
shattered dreams
crown of thornz

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!.......2006-09-23

This CD is just great. It's very mellow. The pure combination of Lord Ezec and Mike Dijan made all 10 tracks highly phenemenal and astonishing. All songs are well-structured and have strong melodies. As much as I like fast tracks like "Ice Pick" and "No Remorse," my credits are definitely devoted to the mellow composite of songs like "Mentally Vexed" and "Crown Of Thornz." The last track "Crown Of Thornz" is beautiful! Crown Of Thornz sounds a bit different from another Ezec's band Skarhead and Icepick. Although I am a fan of all his materials, I particularly love the way he sings in 1996 for this recording. I guess, this CD is either out of print or hard to get, given that the price goes up to 30 dollars. I wish this CD will be remastered/re-released in the near future so that a new generation of punk/hardcore kids start to appreciate the beauty of Crown Of Thornz. At the same time, I have been hoping for the 2nd full-length release from them if possible! New York Hardcore!!

One of my all time favorite albums. NYHC!!!!.......2003-10-15

Crown of Thornz, in their short time together on this Earth, recorded one of the finest Hardcore albums of the 1990s, right up there with Madball's "Set It Off" and Sick of it All's "Scratch The Surface." Lord Ezec, aka Danny Diablo, who went on to be the front man for Thugcore legends SKARFACE, has his lyrical style perfectly matched with this band, even more so then he was with the Skarface lineup. The songs are mutch catchier, and although the sound isn't quite as sharp, it almost helps the overall vibe of this album as a true recording from New York City street thugs. The range of the lyrics are much more than the "Let's do drugs and kick some ass" attitude that Skarhead had. Although that was appealing for what Skarhead was delivering, COT's appeal is a littlemore universal because of the difference. Important politically and socially motivated songs appear, as well as many more songs that are definately personal projects for the band. Muscially, the band is more superior in this one album than virtually any Hardcore band I've ever heard from any state or any stylye on any album. They stray far from the basic, and very reduntant stule of most hardcore bands. The breakdowns are less predictable than someone like Shutdown (who I think little of) or even Blood for Blood (who I am a huge fan of). The beats and riffs are as catchy, if not more so, than any Sick of it All song, and the vocal range of Ezec on "Mentally Vexed" is even more superior to even Freddy Madball, who I consider to be the finest Hardcore vocalist I've yet to hear. Its a damn shame COT didn't stick around longer, and an even worse shame that their other releases are so hard to find. I consider myself lucky to have found this one stiting in a used CD store in Denver, otherwise who knows if I'd ever get to hear them by now. Mentally Vexed sits atop my list, constantly battling "Scratch the Surface" as my favorite Hardcore album. If you love Hardcore, especially the New York Thug sound, you NEED to add this to your collection as soon as you can find it.