There are a few lackluster moments, but overall the outpouring of support and the sentiment of some of the lyrics are moving. Strait Up also features a remixed version of "Absent," the Strangelands soundtrack song that proved to be Strait's final recording with the band.
๐--500TH RATING!--๐
This is my 500th rating on this site, thank you so much for sticking with me for these past 500 ratings. This review is going to be a long one, so be prepared for this.
Strait Up is not your typical album, it's a celebration of Lynn Straits life. His crew got his friends and favorite singers to all collaborate in one big album. From Serj Tankian, Corey Taylor, and even Ozzy Osbourne. This album is a great tribute to a great singer.
The First Song "Starlit ... read more
I did really listen to every Snot release in one sitting. It really didn't take that long.
This is a really sweet tribute of nu metal / alt rock legends towards Lynn Strait. I like some songs other than the others because of personal preferences of the bands I like.
Of course I'm gonna love the songs that Serj Tankian, Jonathan Davis, Brandon Boyd, Corey Taylor and Mark McGrath of System Of A Down, Korn, Incubus, Slipknot / Stone Sour and Sugar Ray respectively.
It even features the ... read more
RIP Lynn Strait
Strait Up is a tribute album dedicated to the lead singer of Snot who passed away in a car accident only a year after the band’s debut album in 1997. Seriously Snot was an act cut way too short and I wanted to see what they could have done if they had remained active. Strait Up features nu metal giants like Serj Tankian, Fred Durst and Jonathan Davis and offers a lot of variety to show all of what the genre had to offer. Annoyingly the quality was really bad on spotify ... read more
| 1 | Starlit Eyes 2:55 feat. Serj of System of a Down | 90 |
| 2 | Take It Back 3:01 feat. Jonathan of Korn | 86 |
| 3 | I Know Where You're At 4:43 feat. M.C.U.D. of (hed) p.e. | 76 |
| 4 | Catch a Spirit 3:43 feat. Max of Soulfly | 83 |
| 5 | Until Next Time 3:09 feat. Jason of R.K.L. | 79 |
| 6 | Divided (An Argument for the Soul) 3:44 feat. Brandon of Incubus | 88 |
| 7 | Ozzy - Ozzy Speaks 0:13 | 92 |
| 8 | Angel's Son 3:48 feat. Lajon of Sevendust | 91 |
| 9 | Forever 2:51 feat. Fred of Limp Bizkit | 74 |
| 10 | Funeral Flights 2:57 feat. Dez of Coal Chamber | 83 |
| 11 | Requiem 3:35 feat. Corey of Slipknot | 88 |
| 12 | Reaching Out 4:39 feat. Mark of Sugar Ray | 80 |
| 13 | Absent 5:33 | 96 |
| 14 | Lynn Strait - Sad Air (Spoken Word) 2:06 | 71 |
| 15 | [untitled] 5:59 | 77 |