what do you think of Prong?

I think they are brilliant and underrated they never got the success they deserved and countless nu metal bands ripped em off (uncluding KoRn) like everyone bangs on how Jon Davis has a unique voice but he sounds like a tommy victor clone. But back to the music I think their best albums would be cleansing and prove you wrong.

You pop in every now and then and say the most ridiculous things. Korn and Prong sound nothing alike, nor does Jonathon Davis sound like Tommy Victor.

That said, I love them. All gold up through Cleansing. "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" is one of the greatest riffs ever recorded. After Cleansing, though, they've been a little hit or miss. Though the latest album is better than the previous two, for sure.

And Pantera doing RHCP covers?

"Prove You Wrong" and "Beg To Differ" are fantastic slabs o' riffy goodness.

Eyesore wrote:

You pop in every now and then and say the most ridiculous things. Korn and Prong sound nothing alike, nor does Jonathon Davis sound like Tommy Victor.
And Pantera doing RHCP covers?

Yea they dont really sound alike at all. Prong is awesome. Back when headbangers ball was on they used to play the song unconditional all the time and I loved that song. Then they came out with the song Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck and I didnt really care for how they changed their sound so I kind of ditched them. Fast forward to a couple years later and back when I was a huge wrestling fan one of my favorite wrestlers used to come out to Snap Your Fingers and after not hearing it for so long I started to actually like the song and started to pick up their albums and been a fan ever since. Never realised they were from my area either til a couple weeks ago from a interview Tommy did. I guess I never payed much attention. Not that that makes me like them anymore because theres a lot of really crappy bands that come out of NY but Prong is definetly one of the good ones.

Love their early stuff! I saw em open for PANTERA and SEPULTURA.

I only have Cleansing and I like it alot. Snap Your Fingers,Snap Your Neck and Broken Peace are excellent songs.I don't think I've ever heard anything else by them,though.

I like the 1st 2 albums "Beg to Differ" and "Prove You Wrong". The 3rd on "Cleansing" was ok, but thats where I lost interest. As for them sounding like Pantera, not on the older stuff! I HATE Pantera.

Shiney wrote:

"Prove You Wrong" and "Beg To Differ" are fantastic slabs o' riffy goodness.

Yup, what he said

I saw Prong live once back in '91 or so (I believe it was the PROVE YOU WRONG tour) at a little dump on Staten Island and they blew the roof off the joint. The opener that night was the unknown-at-the-time Type O Negative.

One thing I will never forget is the sight of two doofuses who grabbed a couple of the little cafe tables from the back of the club into the pit with them and started slamming them on the floor in time with the music while Prong were on. Dumbest Mosh Pit Moment I ever saw.

As for the Korn and "Pantera doing RHCP covers" comments... um.. no.

Beg To Differ is actually one of my favorite albums! Enjoy pretty much everything they did up to Cleansing. I've got Rude Awakening, but only listen to a few tracks from it. They lost me after that one.

Eyesore wrote:

"Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" is one of the greatest riffs ever recorded.

Absolutely love that song...



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Shiney wrote:

"Prove You Wrong" and "Beg To Differ" are fantastic slabs o' riffy goodness.

Indeed, my two favorites

Eyesore wrote:

You pop in every now and then and say the most ridiculous things. Korn and Prong sound nothing alike, nor does Jonathon Davis sound like Tommy Victor.

Listen to Hell Have I on Prove You Wrong and Jon Davis sounds exactly like him and Jon Davis has admitted in interviews that he was influenced by Tommy Victor's voice. Also you misunderstood what I said about KoRn sounding similar to Prong I didn't say that they are exactly the same I just meant they had 1 or 2 similarities listen to Cleansing and first album by KoRn you'll see what I mean. But no KoRn when it comes to the music they were more influenced by RATM, Helmet, Faith No More and Pantera.

i don't hear any similarities between Prong & Korn, but nevertheless. i like Prong. Whose Fist is This Anyway is classic!

Beg To Differ is such a great album, it was very fresh sounding when it came out. Their approach to rhythm is unique, as is Viktor's clipped, staccato riffs. They sound post modern while still keeping the punk attitude. I think they were an influence on bands like Helmet which came out a couple years later.

I also like Prove You Wrong, but feel this is their best album.

I like them.

One of my fav bands. Especially, Cleansing and Force Fed.

Prong was and is a great band, 'Beg to Differ' and "Prove you Wrong' excellent metal platters and where definitley a huge if unsung influence on alot of bands that followed them such as Static X.

I used to love Prong (Beg To Differ, Prove You Wrong, and Cleansing) but lost interest after the broke up. I never listened to them after they re-united, I heard a song on one of PRD's comps but it didn't interest me much. The only classic Prong disc I need to recapture is Beg To Differ.

I own three Prong CDs and like them ok. I never thought they were anything spectacular though. Of the three albums that I own thus far, "Beg to Differ" is probably the best, based on the songs "For Dear Life" and "Lost & Found". The only other song I can remember by them is "Snap Your Fingers" which is on an album I don't even have.

fingers wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

You pop in every now and then and say the most ridiculous things. Korn and Prong sound nothing alike, nor does Jonathon Davis sound like Tommy Victor.

Listen to Hell Have I on Prove You Wrong and Jon Davis sounds exactly like him and Jon Davis has admitted in interviews that he was influenced by Tommy Victor's voice. Also you misunderstood what I said about KoRn sounding similar to Prong I didn't say that they are exactly the same I just meant they had 1 or 2 similarities listen to Cleansing and first album by KoRn you'll see what I mean. But no KoRn when it comes to the music they were more influenced by RATM, Helmet, Faith No More and Pantera.

Korn also sounds nothing like RATM, Helmet, FNM, or Pantera. All bands have similarities. I still don't think Jonathon Davis sounds like Victor. Not in the slightest.

I like 'em. A cool band not what I listen to all the time but I do own most of their music and haven't heard anything by them that I hated.

One of my favorites. Scorpio Rising is top notch.

This thread made me put some on. Cleansing now next up Scorpio Rising. Cool tunes

Shiney wrote:

"Prove You Wrong" and "Beg To Differ" are fantastic slabs o' riffy goodness.

Yes, they are. Cleansing is good,too.

Hamer12 wrote:

One of my favorites. Scorpio Rising is top notch.

Really? I think that album is largely a big turd. I thought everyone agreed, even the band. Haha.