Around the Fur
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October 28, 1997 |
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April-June 1997 |
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10 + 2 hidden tracks |
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73 min 55 s |
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Terry Date , Deftones |
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Studio (s) |
Studio Litho, Seattle (USA) |
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Around the Fur is the second studio album by the American music group Deftones . It was released on October 28, 1997 and brought the band through the singles My Own Summer (Shove It) and Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) the commercial breakthrough.
background
“So we made Around the Fur and we wrote and recorded that record in four months. That was the fastest record we ever did […]. I really feel like we captured the essence of that time in our lives. The songwriting and everything I felt like we could just try whatever and it worked. I'm really proud of that record - I love that record probably more than any of our other records. I mean that's my favorite Deftones record. "
“So we did Around the Fur and we wrote and recorded the album in four months. That was the fastest album we ever recorded [...]. I really think we captured the essence of that time in our lives. The songwriting and everything else, it was like we could try anything we wanted and it worked. I'm really proud of this album - I probably love it more than any of our other albums. I mean, this is my favorite Deftones album. "
The album title Around the Fur (Engl. For Around the Fur ) refers, according to singer Chino Moreno on the idea that fur außenrum beautiful, the skin underneath, however, is ugly, what could be understood as a metaphor for superficial people, but also as a reverse Metaphor for his own music, which he basically finds gentle.
Music genre
Compared to the previous album , Around the Fur is a little less raw and punky, but structurally more demanding and more elaborately produced. The loud / quiet dynamic is also characteristic. The lyrics have a personal touch and are often about depression and guilt. The guitar is tuned to Drop D ♭ throughout the album. Terry Date was again responsible for the production .
Around the Fur is considered to be one of the most important Nu Metal albums , although it is sometimes classified as Alternative Metal or Alternative Rock.
The title Headup is a collaboration with Max Cavalera ( Sepultura , Soulfly ).
Cover design
The album cover shows a young woman in a whirlpool from a steep angle. The photo was taken during a nighttime party. According to Moreno, the picture originally also showed Frank Delgado, but they removed him using Photoshop because they were all married at the time. In retrospect, Moreno described the cover as "terrible".
Track list
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| 1. | My Own Summer (Shove It) | 3:35 | First single (December 22, 1997) |
| 2. | Lhabia | 4:11 | |
| 3. | Mascara | 3:45 | |
| 4th | Around the Fur | 3:31 | |
| 5. | Rickets | 2:42 | |
| 6th | Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) | 5:08 | Second single (March 9, 1998) |
| 7th | lotion | 3:57 | |
| 8th. | Dai the Flu | 4:36 | |
| 9. | Headup | 5:12 | feat. Max Cavalera |
| 10. | MX | 37:18 | Hidden tracks : Bong Hit from 19:32, Damone from 32:36 |
success
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Around the Fur debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200 on November 15, 1997 with 43,000 copies sold, and remained in the charts for 17 weeks. The album reached number 56 in the UK Albums Chart. Chart positions were also achieved in France , Finland and the Netherlands .
In the United States, Around the Fur was awarded the gold record on July 24, 1999 , and in 2011 the album even achieved platinum status. The gold record was also awarded in Great Britain and Australia.
Singles
My Own Summer (Shove It) was released as a single on December 22, 1997, followed by Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) on March 9, 1998 . The singles reached number 29 and 50 respectively on the British single charts . A decisive factor for the resounding success was the airplay on the radio and on music television.
Dean Karr directed the music video for My Own Summer (Shove It) . It features great white sharks and blood soaked water as the band plays on floating shark cages. The music video for Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) , directed by Frank Ockenfels, shows the band under a bridge. In an alternative version for the acoustic version of the song, only Moreno can be seen.
Moreno was dissatisfied with the music video for Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) , as he felt the record company had pressured him to make a video that MTV would enjoy and the result gave the wrong impression of the band. So he intended to record a music video for the song Around the Fur , which would be "just crazy" and would never be shown on television. The video, which includes drug and nude scenes, was shot but never released.
reception
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Around the Fur was consistently rated positively. In general, the musical development compared to the debut album , the authenticity and the production were praised.
“Every single instrument holds the bomb, and yet the Terry Date production never runs in half-baked opulence. Every hi-hat hit, every battered string and every hidden sigh from Chino Moreno is present, audible and ultimately makes the overall package a real pleasure for engineer fetishists. [...] Whether with spherical and stirring tones ("Mascara"), with tricky crazyness ("Rickets", "Lotion") or hand in hand with Max Cavalera ("Headup"): The Californian quartet does not close itself off on their second work the emotional world. Rather, those responsible wallow in deep sound cosms that often only become apparent after the second or third run. "
"The musical discharge [...] is shown here in such grandiose compositions as" My Own Summer (Shove It) ", which is now really familiar to every disco fan, the deeply sad and out of context" Mascara "and the melancholy" Be Quiet " And Drive (Far Away) ". [...] Where others value the image and the show, make-up and the coolest poses possible, the Deftones simply let their emotions come into their own and build things that others only dream of. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Around the Fur (Single) at Discogs discogs.com
- ↑ a b c Artist Biography by Greg Prato allmusic.com
- ↑ UG Special: Exclusive Interview With Deftones ( Memento from September 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) In: Ultimate Guitar , 2012
- ↑ a b 18 Years Ago: Deftones Leave Nu Metal in the Dust with "Around the Fur" diffuser.fm
- ↑ a b Deftones - Around the Fur punknews.org
- ↑ 10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need to Own revolvermag.com
- ↑ Top 10 Influential Nu Metal Bands watchmojo.com
- ↑ Metalised's Top Nu-Metal Albums! ( Memento from May 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) metalised.net
- ↑ The top 10 nü-metal bands of all time, ranked altpress.com
- ↑ Five Alt-Rock Classics to Soundtrack Your Summer ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. alternativeation.net
- ↑ Deftones - Triumph. Tragedy. The Amazing New Album. The Full Untold Story! In: Kerrang , March 22, 2016
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US
- ^ RIAA awards archive , accessed on April 26, 2016
- ^ Award archive of the BPI , accessed on April 27, 2016
- ↑ Awards of the ARIA (2006) , accessed on April 27, 2016
- ↑ Watch a Never-Before-Seen Video for Deftones' "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" antiquiet.com
- ↑ Deftones: Bringing Back the Evil yobeat.com
- ↑ Around the Fur Video deftonesworld.com
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Deftones - Around the Fur (accessed April 26, 2016)
- ↑ a b Kai Butterweck: Everest in the Nu Metal Himalaya. (accessed on April 26, 2016)
- ↑ CD review: Deftones - Around the Fur metal1.info (accessed April 26, 2016)
- ↑ James P. Wisdom: Deftones - Around the Fur ( Memento June 18, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed April 26, 2016)
- ^ Christian Kruse: Deftones - Around the Fur (records of the nineties) (accessed April 26, 2016)
