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Hard to Swallow
Rock · 1998 · 13 tracks

Hard to Swallow

Vanilla Ice

A jarring pivot into aggressive nu-metal. Ross Robinson's raw production replaces pop-rap polish with downtuned guitars, live drums, and visceral screaming.

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It is Vanilla Ice fronting a nu-metal band, and it is way heavier than you think.

Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness.

Hard to Swallow · vs · Vanilla Ice
Basement Show+1.7σ

Basement Show saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Living
3:45
02
Scars
4:57
03
Ecstacy
0:09
04
Fuck Me
4:32
05
Valley of Tears
0:13
06
Zig Zag Stories
5:27
07
Too Cold
3:24
08
Prozac
4:28
09
S.N.A.F.U.
4:47
10
A.D.D.
5:15
11
Stompin' Through the Bayou
3:24
12
The Horny Song
4:34
13
Freestyle
4:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the familiar Ice Ice Baby hook into a wall of distorted guitars on Too Cold.
The raw, unhinged vocal delivery on Prozac that abandons pop polish for visceral screaming.
The heavy, sludge-influenced bass line that anchors the opening of Scars.
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