Neidermeyer's Mind
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| Demo album by Korn | |||||
| Released | Never officially released | ||||
| Recorded | 1993 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative metal, nu metal | ||||
| Length | 17:50 | ||||
| Producer | Ross Robinson | ||||
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Neidermeyer's Mind is a 1993 demo tape recording by Bakersfield, California-based band Korn, leading up to the band's self-titled debut in 1994. It was produced by Ross Robinson who also went on to produce their debut album as well as their follow-up album Life Is Peachy. All of the songs on this demo appeared on Korn's debut album with the exception of "Alive" which was re-recorded 10 years later for their sixth studio album Take a Look in the Mirror. An original copy sold on eBay on January 31st 2008 for $786.79.
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The demo version of "Blind" sounds vastly different, with a noticeably shorter bridge and many other changes. It should also be noted on the song "Pradictable", the song is in a slightly higher key than the version found on Korn's debut album. In "Daddy", after the instrumental bridge, there is an extra part to the song with Jonathan Davis singing:" Mommy! Why did daddy touch me there?" which goes into the "I didn't touch you there." section of the song.
While the first three tracks of Neidermeyer's Mind were redone for Korn's self-titled debut album, the last track, "Alive", was re-worked and re-recorded by the band 10 years later on their album Take a Look in the Mirror. Parts of the demo version, such as the bridge, were used in another track, "Need To". The latter was included on their first studio album.
Similarly, another early Korn original (not included on Neidermeyer's Mind) is called "Layla". The beginning of this song is similar to the beginning of the song "Clown" from the band's debut album. The ending for "Layla" also bears similarities to the ending of the song entitled "Ass Itch" and the bridge of the song entitled "Lost" both from the 1996 album Life Is Peachy.
It is also noteworthy that the first track, "Pradictable", is spelled with an 'a' in place of the first 'e'. It is unknown if this was intentional or an error. However, the song was eventually retitled to its proper spelling on their debut album.
[edit] Versions
There are three different versions to the Demo tape. The demo is very difficult to acquire, with only two known copies selling on eBay for over $600 as of January of 2008.
There is the commonly known version featuring custom art on the cassette.
There is a version produced during a period when the band was rumored to not have enough money to produce a higher quality with custom art and decided on only using a "White Label" Cassette with the same music recording.
The third version of the tape is the rarest. It lacks the "Scarecrow" custom art, instead displaying a yellow card insert with text stating the track listing and band information. The tape is white and reads "Korn Demo". This is the version of the tape submitted to record companies for contract considerations. This version is the rarest demo.
[edit] About
- Claims have been made that the demo can be bought in music stores or purchased through online music stores. But since the demo was never officially released to the international market, it is most likely that fans who claim to "own" the demo got it through peer-to-peer file sharing networks and recorded it on a cassette tape to make it look as though the demo is officially from 1993.
- Other claims say that the band did the artwork for the cover, while others say it was Jonathan who did it, and yet some claim Ross Robinson did it. Another claim is that Neidermeyer is the last name of the artist and the "Raggedy Andy" is a caricature of Jonathan Davis.
- The character in the cover bears a resemblance to Raggedy Andy.
- "Neidermeyer" is the name of one of the villains in the 1978 comedy National Lampoon's Animal House.
[edit] References
- ^ Demo's, reported by Roger's Korn Memorabilia. Last accessed July 29, 2007. Page linked to prove that the first track, "Pradictable", is indeed spelt with the letter 'a' in the title. Please look in the upper right cover of the demo cover scan.
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