Bloody Kisses (1993)
If they have one, this is the definitive, good Type O album. Sure they went a little commercial, but you can’t call them sellouts when they include a little ditty called “Kill All The White People” on their album.
(“Christian Woman”, “Black No. 1”)
Inspirational Quote: “Lovin’ you was like lovin’ the dead.”
Grade: B+
2012: Proof that “goth” can be intelligent, snide, and funny without being mean. Rarely. It’s a huge bundle of riffs, harmony, fake-vampire growls and jokes.
It’s also the best “gothic”-ish album I’ve ever heard. And I’ve heard a lot of them. P. Steele was laughing the whole time.
Grade: A-
October Rust (1996)
A huge dropoff after ‘Bloody Kisses’, this pretty much destroys any pop credibility that this band had gained from their previous effort. Not that they really care at all, necessarily. ‘Bloody Kisses’ made them comfortably well off, and they can tour all the time and put out the occasional album with the occasional good song and keep chugging for many years to come.
Grade: C-
World Coming Down (1999)
I guess this is what non-fans (I’m on the fence) hear when they listen to Type-O…murky, overblown, overly dramatic, poor in the lyrics department and without a single noteworthy musical idea. I’m not even going to acknowledge the Beatles cover. This album should be avoided at all costs.
Grade: F
Life Is Killing Me (2003)
Full of filler and a couple of decent songs, this is Type O Negative at their true talent level: mediocre, if that, with one brief shining moment of very-goodness (‘Bloody Kisses’).
Grade: D+