Freek Show

Freek Show is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Twiztid. Released on October 31, 2000, the album peaked at #51 on the Billboard 200.[3]

Freek Show
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)
Recorded2000
Genre
Length68:26
LabelPsychopathic Records
Twiztid chronology
Mostasteless
(1998)
Freek Show
(2000)
Mirror Mirror
(2002)

Music

Freek Show is a horrorcore[1][2] and rap metal[1] album which incorporates elements of other genres into its sound, including techno and pop.[2] "People Are Strange" is a cover of the 1967 single by the Doors from its Strange Days album.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!(favorable)[1]

In his review of the album, AllMusic's Brad Mills wrote that "this kind of music appeals to a small sector of hip-hop listeners and will probably do well within [its] niche market, but the average hip-hop listener will just have to understand that this is a different kind of album."[2] Exclaim! reviewer Thomas Quinlan wrote, "Freek Show is not as good as Twiztid's Mostatesteless [sic] debut, but their second outing is a good attempt to match it".[1] In 2014, Rolling Stone writer Nick Murray described "We Don't Die" as "one of turn-of-the-millenium [sic] rap-metal’s best tunes".[4]

Release

The album was released on October 31, 2000, which coincided with Insane Clown Posse's Bizaar/Bizzar albums. The album charted at 51 on the Billboard 200, making it their first to crack the Billboard top 100. On July 6, 2015, it was announced that Twiztid will be performing the entire album at a spot show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On July 16, 2015, it was announced that the 15 Year Freek Show Anniversary Show will be held on October 21, 2015.

Twiztid also announced two more releases of Freek Show, the first being Freek Show: The 15th Anniversary Edition. This version is a Tour Exclusive sold at shows with a very limited pressing. The other announced release was a 12-inch colored double vinyl (also a limited pressing with only 1,000 to be pressed), which was released on March 18, 2016.

2021 Twiztid released a limited edition (limited to 1,000 copies) 20 Year Anniversary CD for Freek Show called Freek Show: Disturbed & Unheard, released under Magic Ninja Entertainment

Tracklist

1. FS-20

2. Track 8 (Feat. Legz Diamond)

3. All 2gether

4. Leave Me Alone (Toilet $ Mix)

5. Bad Luck Magnet (Feat. Blaze Ya Dead Homie)

6. Bagz (Vampirate Mix)

Music videos

The first music video was "We Don't Die", which was also released as a single.

Track listing

# Title Time Producer(s) Performer(s)
1 "Intro" 1:28
2 "Mutant X" 3:03 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
3 "We Don't Die" 3:09 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
4 "Fall Apart" 4:59 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
5 "Fuck on the 1st Date" 3:40 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
6 "Do You Really Know?" 3:25 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
7 "Leave Me Alone" 3:38 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
8 "People Are Strange" The Doors Cover 3:13 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
9 "All I Ever Wanted" (feat. Insane Clown Posse) 4:18 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
Insane Clown Posse
10 "I Wanna Be..." 1:13 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
11 "Bagz" 3:00 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
12 "Wut tha Dead Like" (feat. Insane Clown Posse) 3:59 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
Insane Clown Posse
13 "Empty" 4:35 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
14 "Where Itz Goin' Down" (feat. Three 6 Mafia, Anybody Killa, Blaze Ya Dead Homie 4:28 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
Drive-By
Three 6 Mafia
15 "Broken Wingz" 4:30 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
16 "Maniac Killa" 5:16 Shaggy 2 Dope
Systasyrosis Soundsquad
Dark Lotus
17 "Different" 3:33 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
18 "I'm Alright" 6:59 Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid

Charts

Chart (2000[5]) Peak position
Billboard 200 51

References

  1. Quinlan, Thomas (December 1, 2000). "Freek Show". Exclaim. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. Mills, Brad. "Review of Freek Show". Allmusic. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
  3. "Charts & Awards for Freek Show". Allmusic. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
  4. Murray, Nick (December 9, 2014). "Hear Twiztid's Searing First Post-Psychopathic Single 'Back to Hell'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  5. "Twiztid". Billboard.
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