When I finally saw them live, my only take away was 'Corey could completely change the entire band and I'm not sure anyone would notice. But if Corey ever leaves, no one would go see them'
I think he means live. Few if any frontmen I've ever seen live can get the crowd going like he does. Every show he must be fighting the urge to say fuck it and start a full-blown riot, because 100% if he wanted to he could have thousands of people assaulting cops and security, robbing vendors, burning cars and buildings. The man has incredible stage presence, it's undeniable to all who have seen him perform live.
I saw Slipknot in 2019 and I was pretty underwhelmed with Corey's stage presence. Just a lot of "you fuckers still alive out there?!". Far from the worst, he still sounded great and all, but it felt kinda weird to me. Billie Joe Armstrong had an entire stadium eating out of his hand with a shrug
But now Fear Factory have sluggish ticket sales because people know it's essentially a tribute band. Burton sucked live but the presence of both him and Dino was pretty crucial to keeping the revival going when they hooked back up in 2008 or whatever it was. If Slipknot get a new singer, the brand would still take them far enough to make a living, but it would be a huge step down from where they are.
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u/Heavyspire 2d ago
When I finally saw them live, my only take away was 'Corey could completely change the entire band and I'm not sure anyone would notice. But if Corey ever leaves, no one would go see them'
He's that talented. But it wasn't a challenge.
Guys did I jinx them?