Awake (Godsmack album)
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2000 |
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45 min 36s |
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Sully Erna & Andrew Murdock |
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River's Edge Productions Inc. |
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Awake is the second studio album by the American rock band Godsmack . It was released on October 31, 2000 in the US and on May 28, 2001 in Europe . Awake reached number five on the US album charts . In the USA alone, over 2.5 million copies of the album were sold, for which the album was awarded double platinum . The song "Vampires" was nominated for a Grammy Award .
Emergence
After the release of their self-titled debut album in August 1998, the band toured practically without a break, according to singer Sully Erna . This is how the majority of the songs for their second album were created on tour while the band commuted between North America and Europe . For the recordings, the band converted an old warehouse into a makeshift studio instead of renting a studio. The band continues to work where they came from and what the band stands for. According to Erna, the new songs were rough and don't sound very polished. In addition to new songs, the band continued to work on older ideas. The songs Goin 'Down , Bad Magick and Vampires are originally from the time the debut album was recorded.
“Goin 'Down” was supposed to be used on the debut album, but was held back in favor of the song Whatever . Vampires is an instrumental title that Sully Erna later referred to as an accident. The song contains spoken excerpts from the documentary Mysterious Forces Beyond . The title The Journey is also an instrumental. The album was recorded in the Studio River's Edge Productions Inc. in Haverhill . In contrast to the debut album, the drums were recorded by Tommy Stewart. Stewart was a founding member of the band, but left Godsmack after a short time. When the first concerts began after the release of the debut album, he returned. Was produced Awake Sully Erna and Andrew Murdock. Katrina Chester can be heard as a gesture singer on the song Spiral . For the songs Awake , Greed and bad magic were music videos rotated. The album was released on Halloween .
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With the theme song, Sully Erna processes the end of a relationship. He told MTV that he was only awake and could deal with all things. He used to always have the feeling that he could lose control without his former partner. Greed refers to a friend of the band who once loaned them $ 2,600 to allow Godsmack to record their first album. The band paid him back $ 10,000 in gratitude before his friend tried to sue the band. Spiral deals with the Wiccan movement's belief in reincarnation . Wicca believers could see things from past lives.
The songs Sick of Life and the theme song Awake were from the United States Navy as background music for the Accelerate Your Life - commercials used. According to Sully Erna, a Navy representative came up to the band and asked if the Navy could use these songs. The band was heavily criticized for this. The band's young fans could be influenced by the commercials to join the military. Sully Erna rejected this criticism and showed support for the army. However, he also pointed out that his band never endorsed any war . According to Sully Erna, Godsmack support “the women and men who fight for their country and their lives and protect freedom”.
The Japanese version of the album includes a bonus songs Why and Black Sabbath - cover Sweet Leaf .
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Awake received good reviews from the trade press. Breda Maßmann from the German magazine Rock Hard compared the album to a "sweaty, grippy and emotionally charged cocktail (...) that oils the throat perfectly and makes a lot of fire under your bones". She gave 8.5 out of ten points. Thorsten Zahn from the German Metal Hammer described the album as "an almost perfect example of the correct dosage instructions for a rock album: metallic hardness, alternative melodic structures and a lot of charisma from a real front man" and awarded six out of seven points. Greg Kot from Rolling Stone magazine commented negatively , who described the music on Awake as carefully calculated and the lyrics as clichéd inexorably dejected.
Awake rose to number five on the US album charts. The album reached further chart placements in Canada (ninth), Austria (26th), New Zealand (38th) and Germany (59th). To date, Awake has sold over 2.5 million copies in the United States . The album went double platinum in the US and platinum in Canada. The song Vampires was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Rock Instrumental Performance". However, the award went to Jeff Beck . The US online magazine Loudwire published a list of the ten best songs by Godsmack in April 2015. On this list, the song Awake reached number three and Greed number eight.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Chad Childers: 16 Years Ago: Godsmack Issue Sophomore Set 'Awake'. Loudwire , accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Awake by Godsmack. Songfacts, accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Greed by Godsmack. Songfacts, accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ The Spiral by Godsmack. Songfacts, accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE / AT / US
- ↑ Breda Maßmann: Godsmack - Awake. Rock Hard , accessed February 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Thorsten Zahn: Godsmack - Awake . In: Metal Hammer , Jun 2001, 91
- ^ Greg Kot: Godsmack - Awake. Rolling Stone , archived from the original ; accessed on February 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Ted Drozdowski: Redemption Rock. Boston Phoenix, accessed February 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. RIAA , accessed February 10, 2017 .
- ↑ Gold / Platinum. Music Canada , accessed February 15, 2017 .
- ↑ About Godsmack. MTV , accessed on February 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Jeff Cornell: 10 Best Godsmack Songs. Loudwire, accessed February 15, 2017 .