Line #20 Music/TheSickness


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2	[[caption-width-right:301:''"I'm gonna talk about some freaky shit now..."'']]
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4	''The Sickness'' is the debut album of American heavy metal band Music/{{Disturbed}} and was first released on March 7, 2000 by Giant and Reprise Records.
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6	Unlike much of their later discography, ''The Sickness'' is mainly known for its raw, savage, and almost primal ruthlessness in both lyrical and sound content, with many of the tracks focused on being as brutal and disturbing as possible.
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8	''The Sickness'' spawned several hits when it came out, including "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVcY--XzeIc Stupify]]," "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlGoCz4KBo0 Down With The Sickness]]," "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0DwpEdoB1Q Voices]]", and " [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bck2nBIGAS4 The Game]]"[[note]]which wasn't a proper single, just a fan-favorite[[/note]] that brought Disturbed into the mainstream and helped them make a name for themselves.
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10	Succeeded by ''Music/{{Believe\|Album}}''.
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12	!!Tracklist:
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14	# "Voices" (3:11)
15	# "The Game" (3:47)
16	# "Stupify" (4:33)
17	# "Down with the Sickness" (4:38)
18	# "Violence Fetish" (3:23)
19	# "Fear" (3:46)
20	# "Numb" (3:44)
21	# "Want" (3:52)
22	# "Conflict" (4:35)
23	# "Shout 2000" (Music/TearsForFears cover) (4:18)
24	# "Droppin' Plates" (3:48)
25	# "Meaning of Life" (4:01)
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27	!!Get up, come on, get down with the trope-ness:
28	* AbusiveParents: The child abuse segment in "Down with the Sickness", which is a metaphor for "mother society" beating down the [[LonersAreFreaks freaks]].
29	* {{Angrish}}: Draiman's wordless vocalizations combined with [[HotBlooded the delivery]] and [[SanitySlippageSong the topics]] of many songs come off as this.
30	** "The Game":
31	--->If you even try to look the other way,\
32	I think that I could kill this time.\
33	Rah! Rah!
34	** "Stupify": "Look in my face, stare in my soul, I begin to stupify! RAH!!"
35	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: "The Game":
36	-->You always wanted people to remember you\
37	To leave your little mark on society\
38	Don’t you know your wish is coming true today\
39	[[MurderBallad Another victim dies tonight]]
40	* BilingualBonus: Draiman sometimes slips Hebrew phrases into some of his works. "Tefached" in the bridge of "Stupify" translates to "Be afraid."
41	* BlatantLies:
42	** "[[MurderBallad The Game]]":
43	--->[[TermsOfEndangerment Darlin']], you can trust me [[CarefulWithThatAxe COMPLETELY!]]
44	** When asked about the meaning behind Meaning of Life, Draiman said "To encourage existential thought". [[IntercourseWithYou Yeah]], [[SexIsViolence right]].
45	* BloodKnight: "Violence Fetish" is definitely this, it's right there in the title!
46	-->Bring the violence
47	-->It's significant
48	-->To the life
49	-->If you've ever known anyone
50	-->Bring the violence
51	-->It's significant
52	-->To the life
53	-->Can you feel it?
54	* CallingTheOldWomanOut: "Down with the Sickness," metaphorically. Like an AbusiveParent, "mother society" beats down the freaks.
55	%% * ClusterFBomb: "Down With the Sickness."
56	* ConceptAlbum: Draiman has said he thinks the RockOpera and the concept album is either dead or isn't possible in the age of the single (digital downloading takes convenience in the place of thematics). That being said, most of the albums can be interpreted as having an overarching theme. The concept behind The Sickness was of course "Sickness": the sickness of your thoughts and psychology (Voices, Meaning of Life), your loved ones (Stupify, The Game, Numb), your environment (A Welcome Burden, Conflict, Violence Fetish) and the sickness of the beasts that inhabit society along with the sick society that created them (Down with the Sickness). The album says "No matter how you try to bring me down (Fear, God of the Mind) I am what I am (Droppin' Plates, Want) and you'll never change that (Down with the Sickness again)".
57	* CoverVersion: The album has "Shout 2000," a cover of "Shout" by Music/TearsForFears.
58	* CrapsackWorld: In "Down with the Sickness," like an AbusiveParent, "mother society" beats down those who are different until they submit... or [[SanitySlippage snap]].
59	* CreepyMonotone: The bridge of "Voices," the verses of "Down with the Sickness," and the parts of "The Game" which David is not [[CarefulWithThatAxe yelling]] are sung with little inflection.
60	* DroneOfDread: Drone is used during the verses of "Down with the Sickness" and as the LastNoteNightmare in "Stupify."
61	* FetusTerrible: The creature being born on the album cover. The band calls it "a monster".
62	* HearingVoices: "Voices" is mainly from the perspective of the personality giving the insane and violent suggestions.
63	-->Do you listen to me?\
64	I'm gonna make you do some freaky shit now\
65	Insane, you're gonna die\
66	When you listen to me\
67	Let the living die, let the living die
68	* HeartbeatSoundtrack: "Meaning of Life" starts with a rhythmic double bass drum closely in line with a heartbeat that slowly loudens into a think, distorted power chord.
69	* IntercourseWithYou:
70	** The subject of "Want" is unwilling to give in to their desires:
71	--->Your mind won’t let you say that you want me\
72	Your mind won’t ever, never let you have what you want\
73	I feel your hunger to taste me\
74	Still your mind won’t ever let you say
75	** "Meaning of Life", though probably [[SexIsViolence one of the most twisted examples listed]].
76	* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: "Meaning of Life" is probably the best example but there are a few others as well, such as "Violence Fetish" that invoke this trope.
77	* LastNoteNightmare: "Stupify" rages itself out after the final "RAAAH!!" and when you think the song ended, comes the DroneOfDread.
78	* LonersAreFreaks: A recurring theme of their lyrics is expressing your individuality and refusing to adapt to societal standards. "Down with the Sickness" is a sad example: "mother society" beats down the freaks until they [[SanitySlippageSong snap]].
79	* MotorMouth: The vocal bridge of "Fear" and the shout segment "Meaning of Life" are sung very fast.
80	* MurderBallad: "The Game". "Another victim dies tonight."
81	* NonAppearingTitle: The words "Numb" and "Conflict" don't appear anywhere in the songs of the same names. Instead, "Conflict" repeats the word "enemy" dozens of times, so some casual listeners mistake that for the actual name of the song.
82	* OneWordTitle: "Voices," "Stupify," "Fear," "Numb," "Want," and "Conflict."
83	* ReluctantPsycho: [[HearingVoices "Voices"]]:
84	-->I can hear the voice but I don’t want to listen\
85	Strap me down and tell me I’ll be alright
86	* SanitySlippageSong:
87	** "Down with the Sickness" tells of child abuse as a metaphor for society punishing the "freaks," but the main point is that the narrator has just snapped.
88	** "Voices" is about HearingVoices.
89	** "Stupify":
90	--->Why do you like playing around with\
91	My narrow scope of reality?\
92	I can feel it all start slipping\
93	I think I'm breaking down\
94	Why do you like playing around with\
95	My narrow scope of reality?\
96	I can feel it all start slipping away
97	* SingerNameDrop: "Droppin' Plates".
98	-->Disturbed in the house, we're droppin' plates
99	* SuddenlyShouting: Partway through the bridge to Voices, where the eponymous voices get louder and louder in the person's head.
100	--> "I can hear the voice, but I don't want to listen\
101	Strap me down and tell me I'll be alright\
102	I can feel the subliminal need to be\
103	One with the voice and make everything all...\
104	I CAN HEAR THE VOICE, BUT I DON'T WANNA LISTEN\
105	STRAP ME DOWN AND TELL ME I'LL BE ALRIGHT!\
106	I CAN FEEL THE SUBLIMINAL NEED TO BE\
107	ONE WITH THE VOICE, AND MAKE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT!
108	* SwitchingPOV: Most of "Voices" is narrated by the internal [[HearingVoices voice]] driving a person to commit violent acts, and during the bridge, the sane part emerges [[ReluctantPsycho trying to fight it]].
109	* TakeThatCritics: "Droppin' Plates". "Plates" is an old studio term for hit records.
110	* TermsOfEndangerment:
111	** "Stupify":
112	--->And don't deny me\
113	No, baby now, don't deny me\
114	And darling, don't be afraid
115	** "[[MurderBallad The Game]]":
116	--->Darlin', [[BlatantLies you can trust me]] / [[CarefulWithThatAxe COMPLETELY!]]
117	* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: "Droppin' Plates": "I'm droppin' plates on your ass, bitch."
118	* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: ''The Sickness'' is likely one of the most simple but SugarWiki/{{awesome\|Music}} records you'll ever hear.
119	* TruckDriversGearChange: Down with the Sickness' final chorus moves two strings up in pitch.
120	* UpdatedRerelease: This album got an updated rerelease to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

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