A cult record in many instances, but who would've thought that such a band would go on to become one of the most original rock bands of all time.'Introduce Yourself' is one half punkoid hardcore, the next unpredictable rock stomper made all the more original by the peculiarly named Roddy Bottom's sweeping keyboards and Chuck Mosley's nasal whine, add this to Jim Martin's Metallica-isnpired riffs and you have almost a heavy metal record yet one which slips between funk rock, hip-hop swagger and colourful yet spasticated groove which never seems happy whatever style it takes on.
This record shouldn't really be rated alongside the band's later efforts, because the introduction of the immaculate Mike Patton on vocals after Mosley left turned the band into a global phenomenon. However, 'Introduce...' has much to offer, an almost casual, nonsensical plod, mainly in cult classics 'Annes Song', anthem for the deranged, 'We Care Alot' and thrash freakout 'Introduce Yourself'.
In the bubbling bass and song structures there's a deep promise, in the crunchy guitars an appeal that would enable the band to slip quite easily into the metal genre. And boy did the band do that.
7/10
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