Reviewer Lana Cooper of PopMatters compares "Ride the Tempest" to A Flock of Seagulls, and describes the instrumentation as incorporating elements of synthesizers and calliope. Clark's production incorporates elements of rock and heavy metal, as well as live instrumentation. The lyrics of "Growing Again", which describe Violent J growing into a giant, were inspired by Bruce's weight gain Bruce also says that the song reflects the feeling of being able to "rap about anything we want I feel we have the right for some songs to be softer and not about killing or Dark Carnival." "The Tower" describes a war veteran and expert marksman climbing a college tower and shooting people with an arsenal of weapons, a reference to Charles Whitman's 1966 murder spree. Bruce and Joseph Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope)'s rapping on this album is described by AllMusic reviewer David Jeffries as being delivered in "a carnival barker fashion that fits with their circus motif", and contrasted Bruce and Utsler themselves as being like " Alice Cooper with a mallrat attitude". Unlike previous albums, this album does not contain any disses aimed at other rappers or music industry figures. The Tempest maintains much of the horrorcore lyrical content ICP is known for, as well as their humorous perspective. Well, The Tempest is a storm in the form of a roller coaster." As a result of this concept, the album focuses on a variety of different moods. You get jerked to the left, jerked to the right, sucked way up into the sky, and then you go shooting down to the floor, and then you jerk up to the left and then you whip around to the right. According to Bruce, "That's a lot like riding on a violent roller coaster, I'd assume. Bruce describes the album's concept as relating to both a violent storm which turns into a tornado and pulls people into a hurricane as well as a roller coaster. Joseph Bruce (Violent J) said that The Tempest is a concept album in its own right. Unlike previous Insane Clown Posse albums, The Tempest is not connected to the Dark Carnival mythology, which formed the basis for ICP's "Joker's Cards" series, which began in 1992 with Carnival of Carnage and concluded with the albums The Wraith: Shangri-La and Hell's Pit however, it references themes, concepts and songs from previous albums. Clark would not work directly work with Psychopathic Records until 2009's Bang! Pow! Boom! Music and lyrics Because of this, ICP felt that The Tempest was missing the collaborative element that they felt made their earlier albums enjoyable. The following year, Clark produced The Tempest however, in both instances, he did not work with Psychopathic Records directly. Phone conversations between Clark and Insane Clown Posse led to Clark producing Shaggy 2 Dope's 2006 solo album F.T.F.O.
As the result of his near-death experience, Clark decided to reconcile with Bruce and Utsler.
Īfter becoming a full-time producer for Kid Rock, Clark contracted pneumonia, but ignored the illness, and began coughing severely as he awoke, leading to a three-month stay in Mount Clemens General Hospital, during which one of his lungs collapsed three times. Clark produced much of Insane Clown Posse's discography, as well as working with other groups on Psychopathic Records, until having a falling-out with ICP in 2000, after completing ICP's album's Bizaar and Bizzar, and beginning production on the Dark Lotus debut album Tales from the Lotus Pod. Clark's production was praised by critics, and the album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200. The album's concept compares a violent storm to a roller coaster its lyrical themes vary from horrorcore-based character deconstructions and songs about the supernatural to humorous and lighter subject matter. However, he did not collaborate directly with ICP, and would not do so until their 2009 album Bang! Pow! Boom! Clark, who had a falling-out with the duo in 2000. Released in 2007, the album marks the return of producer Mike E. The Tempest is the tenth studio album by American hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse.
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