The Strength / The Sound / The Songs
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September 26, 2005 |
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| Label (s) | Rebel Monster Records | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
15th |
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running time |
55 min 9 s |
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Studio (s) |
Hansen Studios ( Ribe ) |
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The Strength / The Sound / The Songs is the debut album by the Danish metal band Volbeat . The album was released on September 26, 2005 via Rebel Monster Records . In Denmark, the album was awarded double platinum .
Emergence
The album was recorded between July 17th and 28th, 2004 in the Hansen Studios in the Danish city of Ribe . The songs "Pool of Booze, Booze, Booza", "Soulweeper", "Danny & Lucy (11pm)" and "Alienized" come from Beat the Meat - demo , which was recorded also in the Hansen Studio in October of 2003. The five songs were re-recorded for the album. The sixth song of the demo "Boa" was re-recorded for the second Volbeat album Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil .
The album was produced and mixed by Jacob Hansen . The album should actually be called Rebel Monster and appear on "New Aeon Media", a sub-label of Karmageddon Media. Ultimately, the band signed with Rebel Monster Records, a sub-label of Mascot Records . Rebel Monster Records was named after the Volbeat song of the same name, "Rebel Monster".
background
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All texts were written by Michael Poulsen . The music was written by Michael Poulsen and Volbeat. "I Only Wanna Be with You" was written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde and is a cover version of a Dusty Springfield hit from 1963. Michael Poulsen and Jon Larsen started playing the song one day in the rehearsal room. After the other band members were enthusiastic about the result, the band began to play the song live.
The "Fire Song" and "Danny & Lucy (11pm)" are about a young couple. Danny is 28 years old and a drug addict , his girlfriend Lucy is 16 years old. In the first song both flee from Lucy's parents. In the second song, the two have an accident with their car. The story is continued on the following album Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil with the song "Mr & Mrs Ness", Lucy's parents. The lyrics of "Caroline # 1" consist exclusively of Elvis Presley song titles and are based on the Presley song "Sweet Caroline". In this way, Michael Poulsen pays tribute to one of his idols. Poulsen wrote the song “Always, Wu” for a friend who almost died of cancer .
According to Poulsen, the album title has no deeper meaning. The strength ( Engl. : The strength ) stands for the hard work that has made the band. The sound (Engl .: The sound ) is that Volbeat have found their sound. The songs (Engl .: The songs ) is that the listener can sing along to the songs.
reception
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The German magazine Rock Hard gave the album a top grade of 10. According to Frank Albrecht, the band would manage to “sound breathtaking every second” and “send the listener on an emotional rollercoaster ride”. In addition there would be "tons of goosebumps and lyrics that will grab your heart, kidneys and eggs" as well as an "edgy production, a nicely designed booklet and a really cool cover version of" I Only Wanna Be With You "".
The Strength / The Sound / The Songs sold over 5,000 copies in Denmark and reached number 18 on the Danish album charts. It was the first album by a Danish hard rock / heavy metal band in over 20 years to make it into the top 20.
At the Danish Metal Awards the album received the prize for the best debut album of 2005. Three of the biggest Danish newspapers , Berlingske Tidende , Politiken and Jyllands-Posten , selected The Strength / The Sound / The Songs as one of the ten best releases of 2005 .
Gold and platinum
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 Denmark (IFPI)
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 2 × platinum
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80,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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100,000 |
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1 × gold 2 × platinum |
180,000 |
I Only Wanna Be with You single
- I Only Wanna Be with You - 2:44
- Soulweeper - 3:40
- I Only Wanna Be with You ( Music Video )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e David Gregori: Interview: Volbeat. Metal.de, accessed on January 6, 2013 .
- ^ Susan McFarland: I Only Wanna Be With You. BBC , accessed January 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Volbeat in the Danish charts. Danishcharts.com, accessed January 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Volbeat in the Austrian charts. Austriancharts.at, accessed on January 6, 2013 .
- ^ Frank Albrecht: Volbeat - The Strength / The Sound / The Songs. Rock Hard , accessed October 22, 2018 .
- ↑ VOLBEAT: 'Rock The Rebel / Metal The Devil' Tops Danish Album Chart. Blabbermouth.net , accessed May 18, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Volbeat biography. Mascot Records , accessed January 6, 2013 .