Corey Taylor is best-known as the raging frontman of nu-metal maniacs Slipknot, but of course, the singer-songwriter is a man of many musical moods and styles. In both his other band Stone Sour and his eponymous solo project, Taylor has dabbled with much lighter, non-metal fare, and as a listener, his taste is all over the place — from Depeche Mode and Beck to the Les Miserables soundtrack.
For an upcoming Revolver print feature, we collected fans' questions and posed them to Taylor, and die-hard Greg Linney asked the Slipknot singer to select three great non-metal albums that his generally metalheaded followers might enjoy. As we guessed, his picks were incredibly eclectic, ranging from dark industrial to bucolic folk.
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Confessions of a Knife
Let's start with Confessions of a Knife by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. Their later stuff was a little edgier, kinda like KMFDM, but that album has got these great kind of industrial-techno vibes to it, while also being super dark.
"The Days of Swine and Roses" is one of the greatest songs from that era, and I can't tell you how many nights I would get high as fuck and go dance at the goth clubs to that song.
Prince - Purple Rain
That's one of the most perfect albums ever written, and the fact that it's outlived the movie tells you all you need to know.
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble
Just for shits and giggles, let's go with Trouble by Ray LaMontagne. That album made me fall in love with playing acoustic again when I first heard it — it drove me right back to the wood and strings, man.
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