EXODUS - Force of Habit

Yeah, I have some Bad Brains and a White Zombie album on Caroline I think.

Force Of Habit was a pretty good album.

i'm just an exodus junkie, nothing by them is actually bad

SAXON1500 wrote:

I think that COC I got from you years ago, Ben, was on Caroline Records.

Yah, Caroline did release a few (that CoC I traded ya being one of them), but they were mostly into distribution. If I'm not mistaken, the Reverend - Reverend EP was also one of Caroline's few releases. My copy of Gross Misconduct from M.O.D. also has a Caroline catalogue number (liscensed from Megaforce if I'm reading it right).

I have a copy of Force of Habit for trade, if anyone is interested.

I would be

DeathCult wrote:

I would be

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Why does everyone, including Exodus themselves, hate this CD? It's not their best, but it's certainly not bad either. They probably could have chopped it down to 9-10 of the best songs and it would have been a superb CD. Songs like "Thorn in my Side" and "Me Myself & I" are quite good. Ok, the covers of "Bi tch" and "Pump it Up" suck, but most of the original songs aren't bad.

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It's the one the record company hand their hands in the most.

It just never "captured" me. "Force Of Habit" just doesn't have the memorable tunes that EXODUS were known for.

I decided to pull this one out for a listen, as I couldn't remember the last time I spun this. The two cover tunes do nothing for me. The album has too many tracks, but it's not as bad as people make it out to be. The standout tracks are "Thorn In My Side", "Me, Myself & I", "One Foot In the Grave" and "Architect of Pain". Then there are songs like "Fuel For the Fire", "When It Rains It Pours" and "Good Day To Die", which are strange songs that don't even sound recognizable. "Count Your Blessings" is a song that I didn't remember all that much, but I'm digging that tune.

It's been awhile since I've spun that album in it's entirety, but I recall enjoying it pretty well. If anything, it probably overstays it's welcome. The covers were unnecessary. Whittled down to 8 or 9 tracks probably would've helped.

It's a good album. Not their best but still not bad at all.

Having avoided this album for years, due to bad reviews in general, i finally picked up a japanese reissue on cd.

Haven't spinned it yet. Will do so later today.

Don't know what to expect!

Fat Freddy wrote:

Never heard it... I jumped off the Exodus ship after the mostly-generic IMPACT IS IMMINENT... which should've been titled "End of Band is Imminent"

Still feel the same way 14 years later? 

I never got into this album. I liked it less than Impact is Imminent, and didn't care much for that one either. They have some good stuff, just overall kinda meh.

The only song from it that ends up on my playlists is Feeding Time at the Zoo

They were having drug issues at the time and it sorta shows. A little too groovy for me, The coach doesn't care too much for groove in my metal.

Wrecked Neck wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Never heard it... I jumped off the Exodus ship after the mostly-generic IMPACT IS IMMINENT... which should've been titled "End of Band is Imminent"

Still feel the same way 14 years later? 

Hah! I still have never heard Force of Habit... tho I did re-acquire Impact Is Imminent a couple of years ago. After a couple of listens I thought "Oh yeah, now I remember why I got rid of this album in the first place" and traded it off again.

For whatever that's worth.

Force of Habit has a few good songs. The guitar solos are better than average too.