Life is peachy

Life is peachy
Studio album by
Publication (s)	October 15, 1996
admission	April-June 1996
Label (s)	Immortal Records , Epic Records
Genre (s)	Nu metal
Title (number)	14th
running time	48:14
occupation	Jonathan Davis - vocals Brian Welch - guitar James Shaffer - guitar Reginald Arvizu - bass David Silveria - drums
production	Ross Robinson
Studio (s)	Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu , California
chronology KoЯn (1994) Life is peachy Follow the Leader (1998)

Life Is Peachy (English for: " Life is great ", peachy = literally: " peach-like ") is the second studio album by the US Nu-Metal band Korn . It was released on October 15, 1996 by Immortal and Epic .

Emergence

After a few joint appearances with the Deftones , the band went into the studio with Ross Robinson in Malibu in April 1996 to record the follow-up to their highly regarded debut album. As usual with the band, the songs were worked out together, the lyrics mostly come from Jonathan Davis .

Music genre

Overall, the album was described a bit more “metallic” than its predecessor. There are influences of alternative metal , especially groove metal . Brute guitar riffs alternate with quieter, rhythmically complex passages dominated by a subdued bass like Swallow or Porno Creep .

With Wicked a cover by Ice Cube is included, on which Chino Moreno from the Deftones can be heard. The song ADIDAS - the title stands for " All Day I Dream About Sex " - was the second single after No Place to Hide and the only official video for the album. The abbreviation was also a tribute to the German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas, who were favored by the band in their early days . The album reached number three on the Billboard 200 , in Germany number 85, in Austria number 21.

Track list

1. Twist - 0:49
2. Chi - 3:54
3. Lost - 2:55
4. Swallow - 3:38
5. Porn Creep - 2:01
6. Good God - 3:20
7. Mr. Rogers - 5:10
8. K @ # Ø%! - 3:02
9. No Place to Hide - 3:31
10. Wicked (Original artist: Ice Cube , with Chino Moreno from the Deftones ) - 4:00
11. ADIDAS - 2:32
12. Low Rider (Original Artist : War ) - 0:58
13. Ass Itch - 3:39
14. Kill You - 8:38
15. Twist II ( Hidden Track )

reception

Jan Jaedike criticized the album in Rock Hard magazine . Korn played "mostly boring psycho-rumble rock", the entertainment value of which was kept within limits. He awarded four out of ten points. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic praised the improved songwriting compared to its predecessor, but criticized the fact that the pieces are sometimes not particularly catchy. The band lives from their angry, "fat" (" visceral ") sound. It awarded three out of five stars. Life Is Peachy was the first Korn album to make it into the German album charts (number 85). To date, the album has been sold more than 6 million times worldwide.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 3 × platinum	2,227,500

Web links

• Life Is Peachy at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} allmusic.com: Life Is Peachy review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
2. ↑ Jan Jaedike: Korn . Life is peachy. In: Rock Hard . No. 114 January 1997 ( online [accessed November 29, 2015]).
3. ↑ Award in Australia
4. ↑ Award in Canada
5. ↑ Award in New Zealand
6. ↑ Distinction in the United States
7. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom