Over cumbersome with unimaginative music, lyrics that defy even Robâ€™s usual dumb-factor themes, and a run-time thatâ€™ll make you think it was twice its length. If weâ€™re comparing this to its first installment then Hellbilly Deluxe 2 fails on almost every conceivable level, but even if we assess this on its own merits it still falls as Robâ€™s weakest offering to date.

The final product, nevertheless, was far from what I had envisioned. This â€“ minus my skepticism for the album name at the time â€“ sounded like a really interesting line-up of musicians, and with the rulebook being thrown out on his third record, meant the sequel to his debut could well have had some compelling results. However, many didnâ€™t share my sentiment, and by 2010 Rob was down a drummer, hiring Slipknotâ€™s â€“ at the time â€“ Joey Jordison to lay down the grooves for what would inevitably be titled: Hellbilly Deluxe 2, along with Piggy D on the bass (who joined shortly after Educated Horses release). Although I myself found it to be a valiant effort: it was the first record to showcase John 5â€™s intimidating chops, with a real emphasis on experimentation a no fear attitude attached to what he was creating with the album.

But with 2006â€™s Educated Horses, fans were starting to see a stagnation festering beneath the music he was making. If it is the last theory, you can only hope itâ€™s a transitional period where they â€“ hopefully â€“ get the fatigue out of the system and move on with their mojo intact for the next album cycle.įor Rob Zombie, itâ€™s quite rare you see him dropping the ball. Maybe they feel theyâ€™ve gone off the tracks a little and need to rein it in maybe they just want to get fuzzy nostalgia feelings from a place they were at 10-20 years ago or maybe â€“ the way I tend to look at it â€“ theyâ€™ve become an artist running dangerously low on fresh ideas. A way of laying down a cheeky wink and saying â€œLook guys, weâ€™re bringing you more of what made me big in the first place.â€ The truth is, when â€“ or if â€“ a band/artist gets to this unfortunate stage of their career, it reflects as if theyâ€™re consciously aware of themselves: going back to the drawing board, intentionally attempting to get back to basics because they know something is amiss. There are so many reasons why you shouldnâ€™t do it, the most obvious is that it looks like a cash-grab record trying to draw people in who might not have enjoyed the albums that proceed the one album youâ€™re known for. I really believe the worst thing any artist can do â€“ unless it is intentionally planned in the larger scheme of things â€“ is name a project after the same album everyone recognizes you for. Review Summary: Like Hellbilly Deluxe, just worse.

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