14 Shades of Grey

Staind

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Erschienen am 13.05.03 bei Elektra Records
Künstler: Staind
Genre: Rock

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Staind broke through the nu-metal murk in 2001 with Break the Cycle because the band landed upon a rather ingenious formula -- toning down the aggression and turning up the emotion, all the while returning to the Alice in Chains-styled grunge that began the whole alt-metal mania of the '90s. Evidently, American audiences were hungry for big sensitive guys with tattoos crooning ballads, since Break the Cycle and its single, "Been a While," were inescapable throughout 2001, and soon Staind had eclipsed even its mentor, Fred Durst's Limp Bizkit, in popularity, raising expectations for the group's third album, 2003's 14 Shades of Grey. What they've delivered is a record that follows through on the neo-grunge and soul-baring, sensitive journal entries of Break the Cycle. There are plenty of loud guitars here, but the overall sense of aggression has been tempered considerably as Aaron Lewis' thoughts and feelings take the forefront, with the music used as coloring for his emotion. That means there's not much visceral kick in the rhythms, nor are there head-snapping hooks in the riffs, or catchy melodies. Like a metallic variation on emo, where expression trumps any other consideration, Staind is all about how Lewis is feeling -- whether it's about the world, love, his daughter "Zoe Jane," or his idol, "Layne." The tempos, even when fast, let Lewis emote, and he does so with a full-bodied croon, something that sounds particularly jarring when he sings "f***," which he does a lot, often in choruses. The croon, the profanity, and his obsession with documenting his emotions in detail -- an obsession with his feelings on the level of second-wave sensitive '70s singer/songwriters who also reveled in the specificity of their situations -- are in full bloom on 14 Shades of Grey, and they have the net result of either making listeners empathize completely or turning them off completely. That specificity of situation might, in fact, make the audience that connects with this smaller than the legions who loved "It's Been a While" -- particularly because there are no songs with hooks, let alone hooks as undeniable as that -- but those who connect with Staind will likely find this more consistently satisfying than Break the Cycle.

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Fred Durst, A&R Manager, CoProducer - Aaron Lewis, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar - DJ Lethal, A&R Manager - Josh Freese, Drums - Mark Valentine, AssistantEngineer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Josh Abraham, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programmer, AdditionalEngineer - Ryan Williams, Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Josh Wilbur, Editing Engineer - Brandon Belsky, AssistantEngineer - TERRY DATE, Producer, MixingEngineer - ULRICH WILD, Engineer - Roger Lian, MasteringEngineer - ANTHONY "FU" VALCIC, Keyboards, Programmer, AdditionalEngineer - Steve Sisco, Assistant Mix Engineer - Jon Berkowitz, AdditionalEngineer - Jeff Philips, AssistantEngineer - Staind, MainArtist - Jordan Schur, ExecutiveProducer - Johnny April, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Jon Wysocki, Producer, Drums, Writer - Mike Mushok, Writer - John Burton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Joey Paradise, AssistantEngineer - DRT Mastering, MasteringEngineer - Jeff Gilmer, Producer, Engineer - Michael Mushok, Producer, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Scott Gutierrez , AssistantEngineer - Dane Venable, Manager Production - Tom Smurdon, AssistantEngineer - Jones G, AssistantEngineer - Darren Venditti, AssistantEngineer - David Khane, String Arranger

© 2003 Flip Records & Elektra Entertainment for the United States and Flip Records & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2003 Flip Records & Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and Flip Records & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

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