Neidermeyer's Mind

Neidermeyer's Mind
Demo album by Korn
Released	1993
Recorded	Fall 1993
Genre	Nu metal
Length	17:13
Producer	Ross Robinson
Korn chronology
Neidermeyer's Mind (1993) Korn (1994)

Neidermeyer's Mind is a demo album^[1] by the American nu metal band Korn. It was was produced by Ross Robinson and released in 1993. The demo is very difficult to find.^[2] Finished versions of all of the songs later appear on other Korn albums.^[3]

Background

Before Korn had even developed a name, they moved into a small house together in Huntington Beach, California, south of Los Angeles, where they began working on songs.^[4] Later, they rented a studio from Jeff Creath, the same person that let lead singer Jonathan Davis live in his garage. The studio was called "Underground Chicken Sound." While they were recording at Underground Chicken Sound, a group of people had been loitering around outside the studio.^[4] The band began playing a prelude to a later song, "Clown" (a song appearing on their 1994 debut album.^[5]) When they began playing the song's riffs, a larger crowd gathered around, finding Korn to sound good. The band's bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, said it was because it sounded so "different."^[6]

While trying to find a name for the band, Jonathan Davis suggested the name "Korn" after one of their performances, in reference to an incident with a homosexual couple he knew according to Brian Welch in his autobiography. The rest of the band liked the name because it reminded them of the movie Children of the Corn. Later, a song called "Children of the Korn" would appear on Korn's third studio album, Follow The Leader.

Music and structure

The demo version of "Daddy", is shorter than the album version. While the later version is 9:35 in length, the demo version is 4:29 in length. The demo does not feature the a cappella intro; it starts immediately with Fieldy's bass riff. It also has a different chorus. After the instrumental bridge, there is an extra part to the song with Jonathan Davis singing: "Mommy! Why did Daddy touch me there?" which leads into "I didn't touch you there." The demo version of "Blind" has a noticeably shorter bridge and many other changes. "Predictable" has a slightly higher key than the version featured on their debut album.^[7] "Alive" was scrapped with several of its sections reworked into the song "Need To" from the band's first album. A proper reworking of "Alive" eventually showed up on Korn's sixth album Take a Look in the Mirror, over a decade after its demo.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Korn. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Predictable"	4:27
2.	"Blind"	4:52
3.	"Daddy"	4:29
4.	"Alive"	4:07[8]
Total length:		17:13

Legacy

In April that year, the band began a working relationship with producer Ross Robinson, which led to the demo in 1993. The original production was limited to less than 1,000 copies. The demo is only available as a cassette.

Credits

Korn Jonathan Davis - vocals, bagpipes Brian "Head" Welch - guitar, vocals J. "Munky" Shaffer - guitar Fieldy - bass David Silveria - drums

Production Ross Robinson - producer, mixing, A&R Jeff Creath - mastering, co-producer Larry Weintraub - management

See also

References

• Arvizu, Reginald (2009), Got The Life, William Marrow, ISBN 0061662496 

Notes

1. ^ Katzforum Korn - Neidermeyer's Mind Demo Tape Retrieved 22 November 2009
2. ^ Discogs Retrieved 22 November 2009
3. ^ Neidermeyer's Mind Ranker. Retrieved 2010-03-28
4. ^ ^{a b} Arvizu 2009, p. 63
5. ^ Korn - Korn at Discogs Discogs Retrieved 2010-03-16
6. ^ Arvizu 2009, p. 64
7. ^ Spirit-of-Metal Retrieved 8-01-10
8. ^ Torrentz Retrieved 22 November 2009