NEIDERMEYER'S MIND

'''Neidermeyer's Mind''' is a 1993 demo tape recording by Bakersfield, California-based band Korn, leading up to the band's self-titled debut in 1994. It was produced by Ross Robinson who also went on to produce their debut album as well as their follow-up album ''Life Is Peachy''. All of the songs on this demo appeared on Korn's debut album with the exception of "Alive" which was re-recorded 10 years later for their sixth studio album ''Take a Look in the Mirror''. Although the demo version of "Blind" sounds vastly different, the remainder of the tracks are closely similar to their final album counterparts despite having been re-worked and re-recorded.

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While the first three tracks of ''Neidermeyer's Mind'' were redone for Korn's self-titled debut album, the last track, "Alive", was re-worked and re-recorded by the band 10 years later on their album ''Take a Look in the Mirror''. Parts of the demo version, such as the bridge, was used in another track, "Need To". The latter was included on their first studio album. Similarly, another Korn demo (that wasn't included on ''Neidermeyer's Mind'') called "Layla" is similar to "Clown" on the self-titled debut album. Most noticeably it's the opening of the song (not the skit at the beginning). The ending for "Layla" also bears similarities to the ending of the song entitled "Ass Itch" from the 1996 album "Life Is Peachy". It is also noteworthy that the first track, "Pradictable", is spelled with an 'a' in place of the first 'e'. It is unknown if this was intentional or an error. However, the song was eventually retitled to its proper spelling on their debut album.

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Track listing

# "Pradictable"^[1] – 4:27
# "Blind" – 4:52
# "Daddy" – 4:27
# "Alive" – 4:07
==Korn

While the first three tracks of ''Neidermeyer's Mind'' were redone for Korn's self-titled debut album, the last track, "Alive", was re-worked and re-recorded by the band 10 years later on their album ''Take a Look in the Mirror''. Parts of the demo version, such as the bridge, was used in another track, "Need To". The latter was included on their first studio album.
Similarly, another Korn demo (that wasn't included on ''Neidermeyer's Mind'') called "Layla" is similar to "Clown" on the self-titled debut album. Most noticeably it's the opening of the song (not the skit at the beginning). The ending for "Layla" also bears similarities to the ending of the song entitled "Ass Itch" from the 1996 album "Life Is Peachy".
It is also noteworthy that the first track, "Pradictable", is spelled with an 'a' in place of the first 'e'. It is unknown if this was intentional or an error. However, the song was eventually retitled to its proper spelling on their debut album.

About==

★ Claims have been made that the demo can be bought in music stores or purchased through online music stores. But since the demo was never officially released to the international market, it is most likely that fans who claim to "own" the demo got it through peer-to-peer file sharing networks and recorded it on a cassette tape to make it look like the demo is officially from 1993.

★ Other claims say that the band did the artwork for the cover, while others say it was Jonathan who did it, and yet some claim Ross Robinson did it.

References

1. ''Demo's'', reported by Roger's Korn Memorabilia. Last accessed July 29, 2007. Page linked to prove that the first track, "Pradictable", is indeed spelt with the letter 'a' in the title. Please look in the upper right cover of the demo cover scan.