Stone Sour (album)
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| Studio album by Stone Sour | |||||
| Released | August 27, 2002 | ||||
| Recorded | Catamount Studios, Cedar Falls, IA | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock Alternative metal |
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| Length | Standard Edition - 51:01 Special Edition - 70:23 | ||||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | ||||
| Producer | Tom Tatman Stone Sour James "Jimbo" Barton |
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Special edition album cover.
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Stone Sour is the eponymous debut album by the band Stone Sour. It was released on 27 August 2002, ten years after the band's formation.
It contains three singles, two of which gained a fair amount of rotation on MTV. The singles, in order of popularity are: "Bother," "Inhale," and "Get Inside."
The Special Edition of the album contains 5 b-sides by Stone Sour: "Rules of Evidence", "The Wicked", "Inside the Cynic", "Kill Everybody", and "Road Hogs." The DVD also features the music videos for each of the 3 singles.
The second single, "Bother", was originally billed as a solo song by frontman Corey Taylor. It later became credited under the band's name.
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[edit] Reception
The album earned two Grammy Award nominations ("Get Inside" & "Inhale") and has been certified Gold by the RIAA for album sales of 500,000.
[edit] Playing Style
The band played a traditional Hard Rock style of music. However at times, the album is extremely aggressive, but also very melodic.
[edit] Track listing
- "Get Inside" – 3:13
- "Orchids" – 4:24
- "Cold Reader" – 3:41
- "Blotter" – 4:02
- "Choose" – 4:17
- "Monolith" – 3:45
- "Inhale" – 4:25
- "Bother" – 4:00
- "Blue Study" – 4:37
- "Take a Number" – 3:42
- "Idle Hands" – 3:56
- "Tumult" – 4:03
- "Omega" – 2:56
[edit] Digi-pak bonus tracks
- "Rules of Evidence" – 3:44
- "The Wicked" – 4:55
- "Inside the Cynic" – 3:24
- "Kill Everybody" – 3:26
- "Road Hogs" – 3:53
[edit] DVD track listing
- "Bother" (Video)
- "Get Inside" (Video)
- "Inhale" (Video)
[edit] Personnel
- James "Jimbo" Barton - Producer ("Bother"), Engineering ("Bother"), Mixing ("Bother"), String Arrangements ("Bother")
- Elliott Blakey - Assistant Mixer
- Jon Chamberlain - Assistant Engineer
- Shawn Economaki - Bass
- Joel Ekman - Drums
- J.J. Farriss - String Arrangements ("Bother")
- Denny Gibbs - Hammond Organ ("Inhale")
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- Josh Rand - Guitar
- James Root - Guitar, Back Vocals (On Get Inside)
- Yen-Hue Tan - Assistant Mixer
- Tom Tatman - Producer, Engineering
- Corey Taylor - Vocals, Producer ("Bother")
- Patrick Thrasher - Engineering ("Bother"), String Arrangements ("Bother")
- Ryan Weeder - Writer ("Tumult")
- Sid Wilson - Turntables ("Orchids", "Cold Reader", "Monolith")
- Toby Wright - Mixing
[edit] Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | The Billboard 200 | 46 |
| 2002 | UK Album Charts | 41 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | "Bother" | Adult Top 40 | 27 |
| 2002 | "Bother" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 2002 | "Bother" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 |
| 2002 | "Bother" | Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 2002 | "Bother" | Modern Rock Tracks | 7 |
| 2002 | "Bother" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 56 |
| 2002 | "Bother" | UK Singles Chart | 28 |
| 2003 | "Inhale" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
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