decade aggression decade aggression double live album slayer released october american records later renamed american recordings produced album recorded separate places separate dates working title decade registered album tracks included box set soundtrack apocalypse album reception generally positive entertainment_weekly robert_christgau giving album positive rating album reached number billboard charted charts conception touring clash tour promote studio album seasons abyss separate sections decade aggression album recorded october march july allmusic said production terms shaping live sound sound like gig working title decade released decade aggression greatest_hits album released american recordings october release intended time decide album style text book great rock discography said released band gained popularity saying slayer finally metal big league blood soaked chapter career group duly released live double set released commemorate 10th anniversary album feature guitars rough guide rock said intense studio favorites live brutal definitive manner tracks selection south heaven reign blood seasons abyss album total duration hour minutes seconds album tracks included box set soundtrack apocalypse album booklet includes photo gallery pictures dating majority photos come kevin said reception staff writer allmusic gave album rating stars gave notice album sound quality telling readers capture sheer intensity unit concert setting comes closer imagine gave note discs sound like recorded gig writing producer stays way production terms shaping live sound sound like gig entertainment_weekly david said accurate like crowd action stage miles away said perfect examples sad current state proud live rock album robert_christgau gave album star honorable mention worthy effort consumers aesthetic individual vision like saying praise lord hardly understand word singing hell author bloody reign slayer said regarded best live albums released heavy metal band album charted different charts november peaked number billboard january album entered media control charts peaked number maintained number chart february giving total weeks chart december entered album charts peaking number stayed chart weeks track listing standard edition disc songs recorded florida july disc tracks recorded orange pavilion san california march tracks recorded arena london england october limited edition disc track listing remains disc track listing remains credits album credits personnel obtained allmusic


ready die ready die debut studio album american rapper notorious released september bad boy records label release album features production bad boy founder sean easy bee thompson premier lord recording album took place hit factory studios new_york_city partly autobiographical album tells story experiences young criminal ready die studio album released lifetime murdered days prior release second album life death ready die released critical acclaim commercial success achieving gold certification release album certified double platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa album reached certified quadruple platinum sales significant east_coast hip hop scene amid west_coast hip hop commercial dominance album second single big nominated grammy award best rap solo performance grammy awards ready die regarded music critics greatest hip hop albums time ranked number rolling_stone_magazine list greatest albums time making highest hip hop album list takes nation millions hold raising hell time included list greatest albums time background recording album recorded new_york_city mainly hit factory recording studio stages going years old recorded album signed records label sean started recording debut album new_york making numerous guest appearances label mates singles previous year tracks recorded include album darker radio friendly content including ready die things changed sessions magazine describe inexperienced higher pitched sounding hungry paranoid executive producer sean fired career hung album partially completed brief period dealing drugs north_carolina returned studio following year new bad boy records label possessing confident vocal tone completed album stage commercial sounding tracks album recorded including album singles stages writes moved writing lyrics memory album released cover depicting infant resembling artist sporting album concept artist life birth death listed best album covers hip hop lawsuits sample removal march music westbound records won federal lawsuit bad boy records copyright infringement jury deciding bad boy illegally samples production songs ready die machine gun funk jury awarded million direct damages federal judge campbell enacted immediate sales ban album tracks question appeal sixth circuit found damages high violation process case point campbell reduced million verdict upheld versions album released lawsuit disputed samples fair use issue bad boy raised legal concept fair use doctrine defense decision questioned legal experts anthony fair use project stanford law school criticized bad boy defending legality sampling suggested refused raise defense feared later control music april lee impressions filed dollar copyright infringement suit bad boy records estate late notorious copyright infringement alleging song mom illegally sampled production song estate turn claiming sample short adapted supplemented subject fair use legal tactic pursued previously composition production production album mainly handled easy bee rolling_stone depicted beats heavy slick rhymes tracks enhance live bass driving menacing use guitar feedback production push rapper new heights production mainly sample based samples varying percussion funk tracks vocals hip hop songs steve presented criticism beats stating deliberate beats little hardly matters lyrical themes notorious lyrics album generally praised critics critics applauded story telling ability allmusic writer steve stated raps easy understand skills hardly lacking loose easy flow talent multiple rhymes quick succession went mention lyrics firmly rooted reality play like scene movie writing new_york_times referred notorious proclaiming stood rappers lyrics mix autobiographical details crime violence emotional honesty telling felt making living drug dealer album noted dark tone sinister sense depression original rolling_stone review declared maintains consistent level tension emotional highs lows things changed hip hop songs anthology african american literature lyrics ready die tend deal violence drug dealing women alcohol marijuana use elements notorious environment topics clear sparse terms allowing lyrics hit time hear album contains loose concept starting intro details birth early childhood life point album release songs album range homicide narratives warning battle raps unbelievable final song thoughts song notorious finally commits suicide singles singles released album big chance promotional track warning according commercial sound singles compared rest album result encouragement later recording sessions recorded released lead single august peaked number billboard hot number hot hip hop singles tracks reached number hot rap singles shipped copies united_states riaa certified gold november produced features prominent sample fruit performed james allmusic steve stated singles upbeat commercial moment calling chronicle andrew stated song greatest revealing songs went autobiography declaration success document star transition brooklyn magazine cover story producer pete rock commissioned remix track alleged stole idea original song beat hearing visit rock explained interview wax original version didn credit came house heard beat going drum machine story come hear music heard shit thing know comes remix tell people fight end original version mad anybody want correct credit big released second single february like previous single hit multiple charts reached number billboard hot number hot hip hop singles tracks number hot rap singles sold million units riaa certified platinum featuring production thompson samples sheets brothers song nominated grammy awards best rap solo performance lost paradise steve named overweight lover anthem chance released single june single remix album track produced featured sample stay peaked number billboard hot reached number hot hip hop singles tracks hot rap singles sold million copies riaa certified platinum july steve labeled graphic sex rap rolling_stone writer similar view song noting sex raps rap classic talk like sex continued stating proves hilarious simply commercial success album shipped units week release certified gold riaa months release november certified double platinum october year month release ready die certified triple platinum august later certified platinum riaa october critical reception ready die received critical acclaim music critics review rolling_stone stated ready die strongest solo rap debut ice cube wanted visual moments birth end thoughts proves listen difficult head sample offer robert_christgau village_voice commented sex raps erotic jokes funny music makes life sound scary laid considers suicide word actively hope finds way new_york_times wrote drug dealing carries tremendous heroic value young urban sacrifices figure romantic potential raps acknowledge excitement drug dealing stress caused threat dealers police parents presenting life ready die offers balanced honest portrait dealer life hip hop magazine gave ready die stars stated natural rapping clever use sound effects acted dialogue concept element baby born start fading end set apart average original review ready die source gave half stating big tales like cinematographer song like scene lifestyle overall package complete ridiculous beats ill sound effects criminal scenarios familiar hooks acclaimed singer songwriter newman best records strange album cut says old days everybody everybody let stop killing rest record people killing thing don know hell mind like public enemy record noticeably rap stuff time retrospect retrospect ready die highly acclaimed source included best rap albums time list rated maximum rolling_stone given acclaim ready die years ranked number greatest albums time list year later rated stars rolling_stone placed number best albums list described mapping sound cool murphy stylus magazine wrote favorably album retrospective review concluded sweet sensitive violent depressed words describe big points ready die steve allmusic gave stars stating album east_coast rap age ready die notorious star today recognized greatest hardcore rap albums recorded skill time magazine included greatest albums time list stated ready die wallace took street corner experiences filtered considerable charm result record mixed long stretches menace romance lots humor rapper multi rhymes sound smooth album included book albums hear die accolades information accolades adapted lists sourced signifies lists track listing samples personnel charts


debut album american hip hop duo released april records rappers big pursued recording music duo worked production team organized led signing album produced team recorded dungeon studios purple dragon studios atlanta southern hip hop album features live instrumentation hip hop production musical elements funk soul genres wanting statement urban life african american south wrote recorded album teenagers addressed coming age topics album songs incorporated repetitive hooks southern slang lyrics album peaked number billboard charted weeks eventually certified platinum united_states promoted singles including player ball helped create buzz album release received positive reviews music critics helped distinguish southern hip hop credible hip hop scene amid east_coast west_coast hip hop market dominance album viewed writers important release hip hop atlanta music scene background big met square shopping mall years old lived east point section atlanta attended tri cities high school school participated rap battles dropped high school age worked series jobs big formed group called shades deep returned obtain night school following release briefly street save recording money duo spent time friend wade basement recording studio known dungeon wade production team organized future members hip hop group mob recorded demos studio organized member ray murray helped big strength lay songwriting develop rapping skills local productions team hired records produce remixes songs album tip team big rap led record deal organized commercial success arrested development alternative hip hop single tennessee encouraged sign label hip hop act recording production receiving advance started recording album dungeon studio featured recording equipment recording sessions took place dallas austin studios studios purple dragon atlanta located atlanta developed sentimental value later bought studio renamed fourth studio album album recording duo refined drew ideas funk contemporary soul music smoked marijuana sessions recorded songs album produced entirely organized wade ray murray brown production team organized utilized live instrumentation album emphasizing musical instruments including bass keyboards guitar organ conventional hip hop techniques sampling viewed feel live instruments music sound authentic immediate production team sought organic celebratory home vibe brown later recalled wanted atlanta brothers proud brown sung vocals tracks organized members dungeon family worked album including mob killings society soul album mixed sound sound new_york_city studios tree sound studio atlanta music lyrics southern hip hop album incorporates analog elements southern styled guitar soul melodies mellow 1970s funk grooves features digital hip hop production elements programmed snare beats booty bass elements including rhythms old school hip hop elements including styled drums music writers characterize album music beats mechanical rolling_stone comments music shows clear debts east_coast like native west_coast level attention live instruments smooth irresistible melodies oliver classic material music writer tony green album release tail end second hip hop golden age year period spawned enter chambers soul tribe called quest midnight comments like albums released period alluded roots clearing way new direction peach soul funk organized production crew starting point album wanted statement urban life african american south particularly atlanta written teenagers album addresses coming age topics themes self empowerment reflections life new south encyclopedia popular music editor writes album tales streets local east point album tracks illustrate southern life lyrics incorporate tongue rhyme schemes repetitive vocal hooks southern slang recurring phrase ain chicken wing repeated ain duo lyrics references classic cars marijuana use players big defines somebody care business game game life flow rapid delivery raps relaxed rhymes occasionally sings album writer martin strong views rappers lyrical album flow similar keith del funky song wild discusses drop school encourages teenagers follow productive stop drugs track mixes themes consciousness political awareness images violence sex drugs culture features guest rapper green exploring perspectives man child maternal figure funky ride rappers instead sung group society soul project organized extended guitar solo musical similarities collins explores themes addresses black black violence negative effect african american culture time left crazy world don understand master plan singles album lead single player ball released november originally intended christmas release featured sound bells original mix removed single began receiving airplay single received highest exposure february heavy airplay promotion including music video directed sean received copy single founder invited new_york perform opening act notorious march single sold copies risen number billboard hot rap singles topping chart weeks single popularity young black college students increased sales helped break rare achievement hip hop song time player ball spent weeks peaked number billboard hot certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa united_states single helped create buzz album album singles performed title track released july reached number billboard hot august music video directed gray released october charted billboard hot singles peaking number release reception released records april peaked number billboard album ultimately spent weeks chart reached number billboard albums remaining chart weeks june album sold copies album sales increased appearance source awards january april certified platinum riaa shipments million copies august sold copies according nielsen_soundscan album reissued september received contemporary critics james bernard entertainment_weekly preferred album southern hip hop arrested development version home stated time told today obsessed youth don spend time trying high dennis hunt los_angeles_times cited album highlight commended duo hard core tales hood writing clever humor sharp insights rage rob source complimented duo organic funk influence praised lyrics honesty commenting rhyme style swing little close comfort makes album reigns robert_christgau gave album rating consumer guide village_voice remarked early albums later consumer guide article stating big addressing real real life situations yankee tell retrospective review album steve called stellar debut album noted musical flaws including bassline chorus place funky ride album tracks music journalist peter found production rich deep detailed seductive crowd pleasing commended album melancholy depiction game away consequences found occasional dull mediocre spots allmusic editor called album extremely strong showing praised duo inventive sense rhyme flow mixture lyrical humor southern funky timing legitimate personalities aftermath despite success detractors including hip hop album style source awards won best newcomer category taking stage delivering acceptance speech big managed deliver shout outs nervous said south got recalled album received listeners people thought south basically bass music people looking like don know hip hop magnate russell reacted negatively album time later expressed regret said album retrospect time didn understand music sounds different claim weren hip hop way people didn understand decade earlier didn understand instead operating outside hip hop actually expanding hip hop offering honest expressions expression honest went completely head album certified platinum records gave creative control advanced money follow album acquiring recording studio duo immediately started working new material music recording studio equipment sought ambitious artists dependent producers accustomed playing live particularly big significantly changed lifestyle adopted eccentric fashion sense vegetarian stopped smoking marijuana album success opened opportunities organized subsequently worked organized produced hit massive success earned production team endorse mob label organized produced mob acclaimed debut soul food continued crossover production including work curtis album new world order legacy influence seminal album southern hip hop early 1990s scene largely rest hip hop community inferior scenes particularly east_coast west_coast hip hop scenes dominated hip hop market acts regional scenes produced east_coast west_coast producers album offered credible alternative musically lyrically regional scenes produced atlanta based production team music journalist johnson notes submission music industry significant broke production options split california new_york artists viewing decision region native production team signaled break conventional split east west hip hop aesthetics openly demonstrated south produce street certified quality music cites release critical moment hip hop writes marked break hip hop sound album hip hop dirty south aesthetic later achieved mainstream recognition smooth musical style drawing soul funk musical traditions duo clever lyrics helped define southern hip hop sound influenced acts like mob new rolling_stone album guide rolling_stone journalist writes album marked coming region dominate hip hop decade end commenting helped define new stream hip hop music late 90s early 2000s allmusic comments sounded like album showcased organized began distinctive production sounds popular music 90s significant release burgeoning music scene scene started black music revival atlanta late 1980s developed success records national attention received atlanta based recording artists producers album offered realistic depictions city themes arrested development mainstream named best album ego trip list hip hop greatest albums year vibe included essential albums vibe era magazine included album list essential albums represent generation sound cases movement writing determined south emerging form dungeon production lab said sang putting absolutely east_coast classic track listing tracks produced organized noise notes funky ride sung society soul interlude contains sample head personnel credits adapted album liner notes charts


barely real barely real extended play american indie rock band releasing previous album stars group accepted invitation quartet tour europe following tour group invited record single sub pop singles club attempted record album white birch recording sessions proved disastrous group found tracks different studios record material length album decided release tracks music barely real continued music style previous album barely real featured contributions guest musicians jon fine bitch playing additional guitar song piano cover song performed david following recording sessions groups drummer chris left group replaced barely real single realize released initially released germany sub pop followed release united_states band toured north_america promote release included opening spot star shows canada album received praise alternative press melody maker initial release calling work minutes glory issued group including unreleased songs new material issue acclaimed spin pitchfork_media describing release background production following received release stars accepted invitation david john open group european tour prepare tour met studio record song seven inch single label following tour returned new_york working engineer mike sound sound studio john worked delivery man restaurant chris waited tables wrote songs later released debut album come end sub pop gave group record july entry labels singles club series group entered james toxic shock studios broadway new_york stars producer mike record early versions realize cover song promise love tracks successful promise love usable noted desired song loud sides single song come group gone budget recording led group going track studio boston suburb went studio group able complete version song realize group met work early second long playing record white birch recording commencing june recording murray street manhattan studio group attempted record versions realize tom smoking room barely real new sea months time content tracks noting issues vocals desire record music slower presence high pitched noises songs hear attempting fix broken toilet studio accidentally flooded clothing store studio decided continue recording sessions july studio boston barely real recording completed band continued night owl studio record hard find drum machine jon fine band bitch added guitar mike began tracks toxic shock night owl boston studio contributed mixing album stating getting extended periods time spent recording band quickly noticed material recorded length lead group releasing balance sides band revisited instrumental song tribute band described song regretted making attempt version song album sent tape track david piano version song titled john recorded song music room university_of_chicago working undergraduate degree completing album left focus band come group shot video realize took longer expected replace placing classified ended flooded calls half hadn heard play particular style know group chose attended boston music stephen wrote lyrics original songs barely real described composing lyrics probably hardest work texts consistency lyrical subject content presentation music described lyrics expressing feelings asked lyrics barely real white birch said preferred lyrics album desired songs found different sources feelings inspire earlier songs toronto star described music style allmusic stated famous having slow pace skeletal music melodies forever rhythms forward thick stewart mason allmusic described music barely real continuation style previous album comparing review compilation album sun proposed group music didn change years songs slow possess emotional detachment asked music pace barely real said music contrast music era slowing challenging people challenging audiences actually kind like contemporary review allmusic stated style exemplified songs like realize continued hybrid deliberate pace electric guitar playing sung vocals tracks contained variation music promise love characterized having late night jazz club style contains traditional styled music end songs sound included piano based track performed david quick guitar riff spoke tracks promise love opining created nice transition severity hard find promise love release tour prior release single realize released july released seven inch single clear vinyl limited copies barely real released sub pop germany november cover album taken palace stephen found tour europe felt image reminded film year described film stylish surface point time suspended possibility human emotional connection related image lyrical themes described impossible need connect band love child week european tour late release tour went vienna group stopped visit palace tour occasionally encore song broken hearted wine single barely real album received released united_states sub pop july opened star selected dates midwest toured north_america tour perform shows canada stephen spoke audiences toronto star noting people sit listen stuff people drinking reviewing shows mark washington_post stating pursues offered slow cinematography drumming rib club review concluded despite self imposed limitations music result effective marriage meditation aggression group released barely real bonus tracks compact disc vinyl release added unreleased songs sessions demo tracks songs cracked broken hearted wine live cover unrest reissue commented happy barely real sessions included glad best way describe high aspirations wanted achieve wasn easy possible happen reception contemporary reviews peter wrote melody maker minutes glory waiting want monument alternative press opined progression devastated stars couldn hit formula pure tragic washington_post gave album mixed review explaining lot going songs realize hard find hardly tracks allow achieve aggression calm charles aaron spin reviewed single realize stating song inches wondering worth effort broken hearted wine described song walks delicate line sadness cartoon regret retrospective reviews virgin encyclopedia music commented barely real hearing slightly rewards repeated listening depth emotional texture allmusic gave album rating half stars explaining earlier cds won want continue taken band way things happily embrace group reissue received positive reviews spin pitchfork_media pitchfork declaring stars felt compression come expect track listing personnel credits adapted barely real initial releases liner notes groups issue


holy bible album holy bible studio album welsh alternative rock band street released august record label epic time album written recorded lyricist rhythm guitarist edwards struggling severe depression alcohol abuse self harm contents considered sources reflect mental state songs focus themes relating politics human suffering holy bible band album released edwards disappearance february reached number albums_chart initially global sales disappointing compared previous albums record chart mainland europe north_america promoted tours festival appearances ireland germany portugal netherlands thailand edwards holy bible sold half million copies worldwide years received significant critical acclaim album featured listed highly lists best albums time british music publications melody maker nme recording according drummer sean moore band felt going bit previous album gold soul approach follow band grass roots little bit lacked singer guitarist james dean recalls band feeling bit lost direction band stopped listening american rock music returned influences inspired formed including magazine wire gang joy division epic records proposed album recorded barbados band wanted avoid called rubbish bassist wire idea says band use disposal recording album instead recording began sound engineer alex low rent absolutely tiny sound space studios cardiff album mixed mark previously worked breeders suffering produced steve brown recording took weeks described recording album preventing having social life alex attributes break relationship girlfriend time long hours involved recording guitarist edwards attended recording sessions according wire collapse band members recording drinking heavily frequently crying inevitably says day start sound opening album constructed academic discipline according band working structures song like essay content lyrics lyric writing previous albums split fairly evenly edwards wire lyrics holy bible written edwards according james dean time album 10th anniversary reissue wire claimed largely responsible yesterday contributing titles songs later wire surprised find contributed lyrics previously remembered having written significant portions walking abortion number lines faster believing responsible words album album lyrics deal subjects including prostitution american british freedom speech holocaust self starvation serial killers death penalty political revolution childhood suicide according tone album turns bleak angry resigned magazine commented titles confirm new album sean moore described content lyrics far character according lyrics confused coming personal experience remember getting lyrics yes thinking crazy write music critic simon price notes potential radio song undermined focus subject prostitution sexual swearing lyric interviewed time album release wire said track sic completely anti american song instead culture world dominate total sense walking abortion right wing wire commented worm human nature makes want dominated archives pain dealing serial killers seemingly advocating capital punishment said song worried song isn right wing statement fascination people kill later described song important things said right wing wire described edwards idea relationships politics relationships general failures said followers idea liberal end opposite said completely confused faster written edwards told self abuse intense evil wire said inspired visits band concentration camps draft song considered asked write ambivalent holocaust according wire die pretty obviously state mind edwards attested song actually wanting die memories childhood mind stone pounds weight death reputed medically yesterday according wire people look youth look glorious period wire expressed lyrics song suffering wire saying suffers man coming rescue syndrome according edwards song title desire holy books truth possible desire use dialogue samples tracks album complemented samples dialogue keeping themes songs follows yes contains dialogue documentary prostitution trade begins trailer rising tide walking abortion begins extract interview archives pain begins words mother serial killer peter victims report trial begins dialogue documentary story jones features quotation interview explaining motivation writing novel crash faster begins dialogue film adaptation george nineteen eighty spoken john hurt intense evil begins extract report trials ends dialogue spoken albert peter musical style musically holy bible marks shift modern rock sound albums generation terrorists gold soul described alternative rock hard rock punk rock post punk gothic rock influences british punk new wave industrial art rock recording album band mainly influenced post punk bands wire public image ltd joy division new sound drew comparisons similar artists magazine gang record heavy style compared popular industrial rock act inch nails aesthetic james dean described album representing definitive period visually songs writing record scared admit touring early band visited army surplus stores bought clothing wear stage homage clash military image consistently band promotion holy bible including videos television appearances performance faster bbc pops june resulted record number complaints wearing paramilitary style album cover designed edwards hospitalised features depicting perspectives body woman underwear titled strategy south face face north face gave permission use work free discussion edwards described song album cover features photo band military uniforms quote taken octave book torture garden album instance street gill reversed album art later later albums easily recognised motif artwork similar dance simple minds james dean favourite records lyrics booklet features images including christian photographs gate concentration camp plan gas chambers concentration camp photograph corpse depicting execution revolutionary france picture apple photograph woman parasitic twin photographs street children photograph group british policemen gas masks booklet contains buddhist saying alongside dedication band publicist philip hall died cancer title holy bible chosen edwards reflect idea according perfection interviewed end edwards said way religions choose speak truth public beat think holy bible true way world think lyrics album doesn pretend things don exist health edwards edwards long term problems alcohol abuse depression self harm problems according wire escalated point everybody got bit frightened edwards begun suffer april band played concerts thailand portugal edwards cutting appeared onstage self inflicted wounds chest talked openly music press problems telling nme cut feel better little things annoying trivial concentrating pain sort person wakes morning needs pour bottle throat problems continued recording album mental state deteriorated learning suicide close friend university july taken hospital severely home transferred hospital psychiatric facility cardiff weight fallen stone time album release late august edwards hospitalised private hospital rejoined band tour autumn band members felt drinking control point eating continued problem continued self harm february disappeared presumed committed suicide car found close bridge holy bible described graphic violent self punk fury details edwards head release album reached albums_chart remaining chart weeks despite charting outside japan holy bible sold copies worldwide december expanded version holy bible released containing cds dvd disc comprised digitally mastered version original album plus live tracks dvd features interview band footage festival appearances promo videos second disc includes remix album tom lord remixed version intended release happened documented reasons according james dean band felt second mix superior version originally released puts got american record company despised brilliant new special edition released december commemorating 20th anniversary album edition includes vinyl edition album plus set album remastered special release second mix remastered including performance acoustic session radio special edition contains page book rare photos lyrics notes band record store day picture disc mix album released featured mix cover jesus image white label image album housed clear plastic sleeve copies pressed reception despite charting mainland europe selling initially holy bible received significant critical acclaim released august years following nme saw holy bible primarily work james dean saying holy bible isn elegant bloody effective melody maker seeing primarily work edwards described sound group private armageddon release years later nme described work genuine genius stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic said album james testament finishing song passage frightening imagery music isn intense tight hard rock glam hooks paranoia songs making lyrics cut deeper joe pitchfork wrote way story edwards spiral unknown tied experience holy bible retrospect sort horror eulogy man couldn live world observed roy select amid references coma walking dying summer sits private clinic having drunk eaten little cut reasons varying dramatic gesture screaming loud sexual let hope record unsettling resonance holy bible gestures required mark edwards stylus opined holy bible easily best albums 90s ignored loved intensely lived years puts shame mention nearly music david rolling_stone reviewed album positively edwards absence cancel life force hits song nick butler sputnikmusic praised album calling classic awarding stars concluding punk hard rock indie metal fans owe hear scared find look life way certainly haven touring april band performed songs holy bible concerts thailand portugal benefit concert anti nazi league park london june played festival july august edwards played park scotland cologne festival reading festival september october december headline tour ireland tours mainland europe therapy december nights london ended band smashing equipment venue lighting rig causing worth damage james dean edwards fly united_states media interviews february day edwards disappearance ended concerts cities prague vienna scheduled march april cancelled late band performed album time concerts glasgow manchester dublin london marking 20th anniversary release tour going holy bible tour north_america spring april band played washington toronto new_york boston san_francisco los_angeles chicago played cardiff castle fans attending gig broadcast nationwide bbc wales legacy holy bible continued receive praise years following release british music magazines listing album greatest writers melody maker ranked 15th list albums time placed 10th similar list years later remained popular british public topped bbc poll viewers favourite albums readers voted 10th best album released magazine lifetime 18th greatest album nme ranked number albums list magazine placed album number end year list best albums voted number nme poll best albums time recently number list greatest albums album featured guardian list albums hear die nme awards album won reissue year 20th anniversary edition ben drowned sound later said album time release didn sell impact felt come contact masterpiece sound man close group friends slowly create brilliant art released large scale music years suicide note warning album included book albums hear die track listing lyrics written edwards credited james wire music composed james dean sean moore 10th anniversary edition dvd faster performed pops faster performed butt naked performed butt naked suffering performed butt naked performed mtv wanted suffering performed mtv wanted faster performed performed yes performed performed reading faster video judge self video yes new film patrick jones band interview personnel street james dean lead vocals lead rhythm guitar production edwards credited james rhythm guitar sleeve design production wire bass guitar production sean moore drums production technical steve brown production suffering alex engineering mark mixing cover painting barry cover painting octave author cover text torture garden cooper sleeve photography charts certifications


pearl jam album second studio album american rock band pearl jam released october epic records relentless touring schedule support debut album pearl jam headed studio early facing challenge following commercial success debut resulting album featured aggressive sound compared band previous release band collaboration producer brien pearl jam decided scale commercial efforts including declining produce music videos album singles release set record copies album sold week record held years occupied number spot billboard chart weeks longest duration pearl jam album album certified seven times platinum riaa united_states recording second album pearl jam felt pressures trying match success debut album interview guitarist mike said band blown pretty big pretty crazy pearl jam album production duties handled producer brien band album drummer dave joined band august toured album rehearsals began february studio seattle washington band moved site california march begin recording called recording site paradise lead vocalist eddie said fucking hate hard time rock record band took approach recording song time agreed brien mix songs finished brien band members set live songs developed jam sessions guitarist stone said think allowed things develop natural band oriented sort way bringing bunch stuff arranged added songs arranged joined started singing tell music wanted change way singing interview stated probably felt better recording wise saw change evolve gave lot inspiration ballads fast stuff slow stuff punk stuff realized gon lot places week recording produced blood rats band hit order intensity traveled san_francisco began sleeping truck recording studio bassist jeff said recording lot pressure follow thought playing band care having hard time finishing songs pressure comfortable nice place added end got fairly intense band tried uncomfortable eventually band able track according allowed space songs album finished later said second record enjoyed making didn feel comfortable place comfortable didn like music lyrics album featured sound compared band debut album said second record remember thinking man wish record sounded like thought direct powerful heavier songs album features acoustic ballads daughter elderly woman counter small town songs incorporate elements funk including animal blood rats stated wasn band sat decided funky came band exploring different directions combining influences paul evans rolling_stone said animal daughter blood songs kind ritual passion tapping truly wild interview said got record songs album tackle personal social political concerns said write comes try reflect mood songs topics album include child abuse daughter gun culture police racism media blood daughter elderly woman counter small town storytelling songs daughter tells story child abused parents understand learning disability tells story woman takes political fugitive elderly woman counter small town tells story old lady stuck small town life song mocking gun enthusiasts inspired incident involved telling band bought guns sparked conversation guns band inspired incident happened outside pearl jam rehearsal studio got altercation group police officers black friend ignored said car leaving bad situation stated rats idea rats probably hell lot admirable humans written girl song indifference said trying peoples lives better means going hell faces release reception debuted billboard album chart stayed weeks sold copies days release set record copies album sold week release entries billboard week combined held record years broken brooks album double live double live officially beat week sales holds record soundscan counted days album release week sales certified seven times platinum riaa july sold copies united_states according nielsen_soundscan rolling_stone staff writer paul evans gave favorable review saying american bands arrived clearly talented tops debut added like jim morrison pete makes psychological stone mike paint dense backdrops invites drama experiment strife jon new_york_times stated pearl jam uses new album music added album projects individual misery public allmusic staff writer steve gave album stars saying reach majestic heights half record stands pearl jam best work david entertainment_weekly gave album said carbon copy pearl jam points countered saying confirms underground alternative pearl jam critic robert_christgau gave album rating pearl jam conscious decision beginning release scale commercial efforts pulled second record pretty hard stated lot eye storm able think straight band declined produce music videos successful opted fewer interviews fewer television appearances years said don want people remember songs videos included hit singles daughter animal singles placed mainstream rock modern rock charts daughter successful song rock charts reaching number spot mainstream rock modern rock charts spending total weeks number album tracks elderly woman counter small town charted grammy awards daughter received nomination best rock performance duo group vocal received nomination best hard rock performance received nomination best rock album pearl jam released remastered formats expanded version deluxe edition limited edition collector boxed set expanded version features bonus tracks recorded brien site studio sessions previously unreleased acoustic version hold previously unreleased studio band cover victoria williams crazy mary featuring williams backing vocals guitar previously issued tribute album sweet relief benefit victoria williams deluxe edition features legacy versions bonus tracks copy live theater boston april packaging album cover art photographed features black white picture sheep farm hamilton montana according cover representation band felt time stating slaves album booklet contains additional drawings writings including page apparently business meeting says trust anybody lyric page features portion news story concerning green allegedly victim police brutality originally album titled song animal features lyric concerning original album title said title represented lot struggles trying record independence soul versus everybody album title changed minute self titled album nod general theme conflict present songs album title said writing articles band somebody band hell talking know don try separate powers decision change album minute resulted different versions album different versions album unrelated title different versions album cassette contained printed cassette couple cassette contain title printed artwork lyrics indifference included cassette version couple contain title printed artwork initial versions came variation traditional sized rare went print quickly hard find song titles printed cover version artwork remains vinyl version title printed cover art vinyl copies different cassette versions picture elderly woman changed point allegedly original woman gave permission picture pearl jam changed picture woman difference easy spot new improved woman counter printed picture tour pearl jam promoted album tours united_states fall spring fall tour focused western united_states spring tour focused eastern united_states industry compared pearl jam tour touring habits led band ignored press took music directly fans tour band set cap ticket prices attempt songs band album premiered tour band april concert atlanta georgia fox theatre broadcast live radio united_states days later body frontman kurt found home seattle apparent suicide deeply affected band april concert virginia patriot center proclaimed don think room tonight weren kurt later said day found kurt spinning lost didn know play home attend services regrets end probably better played weeks tour decided play weeks play pearl jam outraged discovered pair shows chicago illinois march ticket added service charge tickets following tour band brought lawsuit accused monopoly practices allowed prices band intention ticket prices lowered fans pearl jam plans summer tour cancelled result boycott april arena south_carolina tour pearl jam played entire album order set track listing lyrics written eddie music credited pearl jam actual music composers listed reissue bonus material tour bonus live performed april theater boston penultimate tour concert featured songs upcoming follow album songs original performance state love trust hard imagine animal better man yellow got feeling beatles cover oceans flow sonic dead boys cover guest performance mark arm daughter rats blood release christ young cover dirty frank elderly woman counter small town songs rejected album later appeared band follow better man songs live debuts band concert san_francisco slim café band premiered newly recorded songs better man said rejected comfortable song accessibility song recorded album sessions hard imagine hard imagine later way soundtrack film chicago cab version recorded sessions version recorded appears compilation lost dogs according hard imagine cut band mellow songs album pearl jam cover victoria williams song crazy mary williams contributed background vocals guitar recorded sessions crazy mary appeared tribute album sweet relief benefit victoria williams later reissue bonus track pearl jam hill collaboration real thing recorded time real thing appeared judgment night soundtrack personnel


debut album debut international solo studio album recording artist album released july little indian records produced collaboration artist recording following dissolution previous band album departed rock oriented style previous work instead drew eclectic variety styles electronic pop house music jazz trip hop debut received widespread critical acclaim british music critics united_states reviewers mixed reviews initial release album sold far greater label predicted charting number united_kingdom united_states certified gold canada platinum united_states remains best selling album date singles released debut human behaviour venus boy play dead big time violently happy singles charted united_kingdom human behaviour violently happy big time charting dance modern rock charts united_states background production performing vocalist alternative rock group approached bad taste producer little indian records demo cassette songs working demos included versions songs appear debut including anchor song went hiatus moved london england worked details debut admitted music taste contact london underground club culture late 1980s early 1990s helped find musical identity said music follow heart heart beats happening england maybe understanding older music like kate bush influenced brian acid electronic beats labels like warp songs album written years moved london including human behaviour written singer teenager aside songs stating punk bands songs weren punk written half songs debut form recorded producer line work continued compose songs state member graham friend home manchester write songs included later albums including army modern things creating electronic based tracks developed desire work jazz producer wanting work producer paul fox previously worked introduced jazz going refuse work fan insisted job recorded handful jazz standards including remember early version like love fox introduced oliver lake pair recorded jazz standard life bowl lake jazz group john hughes film sue hughes turned idea recording film led idea debut produced fox arranged oliver lake contracted lake working session london debut lake contributions album heard tracks including anchor song intending producers work album idea came fruition going album produced paul fox introduced producer boyfriend previously produced albums soul soul connor massive attack skeptical working stating thought good taste liking met got know got hear fabulous ideas recording ideas similar led decision end production work fox introduced studio technology studio programmer gave debut modern style use keyboards synthesizers produced tracks album produced like love produced anchor song solely spent sessions studio working debut album finished early composition music debut draws eclectic variety sources described album alternative dance electronic graceful flow said album shook status quo contemporary musical climate sense eclectic experimental pop distanced music primarily men guitars popular time like burgeoning michael guardian described electronic pop trip hop world music lyrics allmusic described album style creative electronic pop new_york_times review stated debut recalls early jazz fusion bands like weather report combined jazz harmony funk acid rock marries melodies futuristic textures programmed percussion today techno acid house furthermore face james felt debut delightful fusion metal jazz funk opera odd dash thrown good measure singer took influence music bollywood buzz london main element debut sound incorporation dance music reflecting contemporary styles london club culture singer established close ties echoes euro house acid jazz noted hadn broken free floor house music tom asserts dance music took new sounds basic pulse important thing pulse debut said lot songs record dance beats think beats reflective daily life like life middle day city opposed night life clubs floor style typical house music evident songs human behaviour crying big time life violently happy felt house music pop music truly modern stating music creative happening today departure guitar driven rock previous works stemmed feeling outdated arguing soon form traditional like guitar bass drums people start behave traditionally difficult band stay edge typical bass guitar drums set tends lapse predictable form fan dance music early days acid house framework songs rolling_stone interview stated influenced ambient music dance music things happening way chicago detroit sensual daring groundbreaking time adding ninety percent dance music hear today experimental percent records played clubs clock morning playing stuff trying people england dance culture extended looks style time considered representative 1990s acid house fashion adoption contemporary musical environment london included burgeoning trip hop scene bands like massive attack producer member bristol wild bunch collective group took acid jazz funk hip hop appearance trip hop backed songs album dance oriented trip hop style sound non dance tracks described having delicate atmosphere noted debut following album post integrate ambient techno jungle stating couldn existed twin black dog guy called producers language music present elements jazz stating debut album likewise wrote electronic bent gets attention interest jazz courses set tim felt debut bridges jazz pop simon characterized love songs tinged oceanic feeling songs lyrics debut concerned love love themes range flesh blood passion person love life according couple exceptions songs debut fell types addressed listener pain told fireworks light nights songs sang pain face stated album lyrics consolidated love affair language sunday_times felt avoided obvious lyrics rhyme album opener human behaviour features bouncing riff sampled beat orchestral instrument lyrics refer experience child finding behaviour adults chaotic instead finding harmony children nature animals inspired naturalist david sings point view animal opening line close human human behaviour ready ready confused following track crying shows contradiction shiny surfaced acid disco pop sound lyrics describe turmoil feeling alienated big city venus boy considered ambient track rolling_stone reflected newly found interest bollywood having befriended people indian origin london notably spontaneous fashion song strings come recorded studio orchestra india lyrics track sensitivity boyfriend lyrics described sweet bit naughty oriented life leaves romance coming fore lyrics inspired party attended promptly left like love jazz standards singer recorded voice strings like love followed techno tinged big time intentionally startling leap anthem emotional bravery contains lyrics described simple passionate concerning relationship producer songs anchor song day draw refers academic clever day presents sudden shift mood featuring gently bass builds pop debut musically complicated pieces arrangement oliver lake backdrop inspired music song written living united_kingdom lived iceland come features musical backdrop synths drums sweeping strings lyrically explores intense need violently happy hardcore techno track album song house beats sings fashion struggles express feelings excitement intense brink skin gesture feelings song samples turns vocal closing track anchor song album solely produced songs appear demo cassette features oliver lake playing saxophone arrangement replicated tide ocean peaking tops image reinforced fiercely patriotic lyrics release debut released july compact disc cassette little indian records united_kingdom july records united_states little indian estimated debut sell total copies worldwide based guess fan base time months debut release copies sold worldwide album initial release charted united_states peaking number chart number billboard united_kingdom debut entered charts july staying charts weeks peaking number debut issued times different formats november album issued united_kingdom bonus track play dead song written film young americans shortly debut completion album later issued vinyl formats japanese version debut included bonus tracks play dead atlantic release featured album dvd included album superior sound quality music videos singles canadian recording industry association certified debut sold units making gold record canada august riaa certified debut sold million units making platinum record united_states worldwide sales album stand million copies singles contacted french director create music video human behaviour seeing video band human behaviour single taken debut issued month album release june singles released debut venus boy second single released august music video directed play dead released august non album single included later releases album play dead accompanying music video directed cannon final single released big time remixed music video single violently happy released march accompanying video jean singles debut charted singles chart human behaviour violently happy big time charted american billboard charts reception grammy awards music video human behavior nominated best best short form music video lost stephen johnson video peter song steam brit awards won awards best newcomer best international female shortly brit awards sued simon fisher musician collaborated fisher claim stated written human behaviour venus boy crying sought damages went court fisher shortly release album post judge robin jacob found fisher seeking credit song instead cleared charges stating fisher charges rendered unreliable vague critical reaction debut generally positive british music press spoke positively album giving stars calling surprising playful collection nme wrote debut album believes music magical special independent gave debut favorable review noting fashioned amazing array contrasting arrangements musical diversity clarity vision american reception mixed musician magazine praised vocals album stating makes singing memorable isn odd assortment relies emotions sounds convey new_york_times described debut album american critic robert_christgau gave album rating indicating album impress twice consistent craft arresting track won negative review came rolling_stone gave album stars calling album utterly disappointing blaming producer suggesting talent cheap electronic entertainment_weekly gave album saying songs pleasant contrast mechanical like techno tunes debut sounds like music box wind like eventually stop debut rated highly british end year polls nme ranked debut number list melody maker placed album number list albums year calling fantastic debut included album list albums reacted positive reviews stating delivered exactly album came nottingham got completely different reviews normal earth ones debut bit rehearsal good better later reception positive spin magazine alternative record guide album received rating stating choice producer stroke genius vocals awe inspiring heather allmusic gave album star rating stating debut possibly work expanded releases album sounds fresh impressive considering electronic music speed innovations legacy debut widely regarded greatest albums 1990s general john hamilton idolator called album highly influential wrote spite advancing age debut aged album credited albums introduce electronic music mainstream pop tom wrote house music didn critical respect came plenty american writers didn know sound debut came debut didn establish helped sounds like cool segment music universe remained deaf point virtually impossible imagine big publication adventurous dance pop album cheap electronic debut big change celebrating album year anniversary emily nme wrote album lie post assumption heartfelt passionate solo came form acoustic guitar heartbreak creating new breed singer songwriter dubbing influential masterpiece found influences album work musicians new tune yards writing individual artists like find influence believe pretty faced girl big voice noted album legacy echoes dance pop artists like lady_gaga furthermore michael guardian pointed decades release artist album sounded relevant argued debut reconstructed pop music writing pop looks early 90s inspiration ability debut disparate genres losing sense identity blueprint new artist desires break mould album entry list greatest albums time album included number nme claimed debut achieved remarkable feat turning vocalist cult band significant global pop star losing experimental mindset creative cool special stated thought album wasn strong later efforts hard judge don think debut post best debut album went highest terms music think persona created entirely accidental better captured later albums accolades information accolades attributed debut adapted acclaimed music noted track listing notes signifies additional producer personnel charts certifications singles


meeting river meeting river album recorded recorded september released april record label water lily improvised collaborative album features slide guitar instrument created meeting river produced alexander engineered alexander mastered kevin michael gray paul peaked number billboard world music albums_chart earned grammy awards best world music album 36th grammy awards album included tom moon book recordings hear die composition meeting river recorded september features solely slide guitar instrument created allmusic daniel described instrument hybrid guitar played metal slide moving steel rods neck heard recording classical music performed impressed playing haunting clarity met time hour recording began improvised set album liner notes state recording album produced alexander founder water lily engineered alexander mastered kevin michael gray paul accompanied fourteen year old son middle eastern drum collaboration alexander attempt record musicians different cultures goals founded record label author george described playing highly nuanced said performs loose slip slide style according use improvisation voice like showing melodic performances alternating fashion album contains tracks credited tracks range duration approximately seven half minutes minutes longing structure similar author tom moon said takes lead hymn contributes elaborate performed meeting river music festival honor guru said song music religion geographical linguistic barrier speaks universal language composition meeting river aims explaining said considers working special collaboration reception wrote positive review album called genuine masters respective instruments described musical musicians short album rare instance combination genres works wrote album recorded instrument clear distinct dimensional sounding meeting river thing pure beauty strongest record extensive catalog peter chicago_tribune awarded album stars describing performance arresting haunting wrote fusion revealed rare beauty artists gently found common ground rolling_stone called album awarded stars chart performance recognition meeting river reached peak position number billboard world music albums_chart album earned grammy awards best world music album indian musicians received grammy award won 52nd grammy awards previous indian award winners recognized jointly western artists february issue billboard featured annual indies spotlight covered independent music january january issues magazine included meeting river number list indie world music albums album included tom moon book recordings hear die listener life list track listing tracks noted meeting river longing delta blues track listing adapted allmusic personnel credits adapted allmusic


music box mariah carey album music box studio album american singer mariah carey released columbia_records august north_america album comprises ballads primarily written carey walter previously worked emotions urban dance tracks course album development carey wanted audience choosing pop oriented sound time frame experimented different organs musical instruments leading album sound away contemporary previous efforts unused tracks album sessions released sides think fades away order successfully album new direction carey sought new innovative producers carey previous releases kenneth began working carey music box helped produce album softer tracks songwriting process additional writers producers robert david cole pair known music factory album featured range different talented music producers bulk songwriting carey writing partner walter future projects continue writing material carey albums release rainbow absent writing credits singles released album hero worldwide chart topping singles carey highest charting international single career carey number single european markets reached united_states promote music box carey embarked short successful music box tour traveled select cities north_america carey nominated best female pop vocal performance grammy awards received nomination hero grammy awards release music box received generally mixed reviews music critics album faced criticism carey mellow lazy tone comparison previous work despite unfavorable reviews album commercial success topping billboard carey number album australia france germany netherlands switzerland united_kingdom recording_industry_association_of_america riaa certified diamond shipments million copies united_states music box remains carey highest seller million copies sold worldwide best selling albums time background carey discovered tommy ceo columbia_records promptly signed label carey self titled debut studio album released following year focused recording mastering songs written high school alongside classmate ben aside seven songs taken carey demo tape tracks written produced array famed record producers album complimented critics called mature debut genre influences ranging pop soul album commercial success selling million units globally making strong impact pop music carey interested altering sound pop music second studio effort emotions following success debut columbia allowed control musical departure enabling change genre melodies production writing development carey captain chair having control album took album new direction alongside carey studio effort enrolled help range songwriters record producers aside kenneth man collaborate carey near future took project helped produce album wrote track carey titled forget song released exclusively united_states album consisted slower ballads exception know thinking contained collaborations carry producers writers emotions cole music factory wrote track know pop ballad similar synthesizers tracks emotions writer producer worked album david hall carey wrote single album recording carey worked different musicians producers aside walter hold debut album track carey worked dave hall song entire production order help song arrangements enrolled help walter took completed track transformed commercial hit music lyrics emotions contains influences 1950s 1960s 1970s gospel continued work soul album praised mature raw failed reach critical commercial heights debut effort selling far failed introduce carey different market following events columbia decided try market carey similar fashion debut having produce commercial radio friendly album plans tone carey vocals album production leaving contemporary pop record agreeing change carey began writing recording material studio effort music box noticeable differences music box carey previous albums sound album described softer pop oriented album filling songs air allowing far space overall sound noticeable change album production mariah carey released critics took notice overly produced studio perfect quality comparison emotions maintains raw live sound music box falls decision carey album production layer track live backing vocals sound overly produced kept inclusion musical synthesizers according music box reflects signs carey vocal maturity representing album truly proud album single described slight piece pop representing commercial carey ambitious vision love critics believed song chart performance summer release people looking heavy diverse sound song composition described mid tempo mildly dance able carey voice called happy like little girl voice songs hero album second single carey inspirational ballads time song described lush ballad carey making use impressive lower alto register emotional tracks album hero builds emotion verse verse lyrics melody finally broke need friend pop ballad carey let voice free feature critics felt lacked album song featured rough low vocals carey upper registers songs music box lyrics positive message song album feature traces gospel inspired vocals chorus album title track music box ballad carey wrote song described carey difficult compositions song requires great deal tunes sweetness volume carey vocals track defined soft controlled managing maintain delicate balance manner floating easily keyboard guitar lyrically song message commitment promise music box line played synthesizer track gives sensation wedding forget slow song connecting song message loss love tender way song contains keyboard notes verses allow carey backing vocals described stand track easily hit single appeal easily barriers critical reception release album received mixed reviews critics ron allmusic gave album stars allmusic said carey octave voice favor demonstration ability sing favorably stating carey lowered volume vocals said energy declined exception personality injected songs like hero overall claimed album different approach wise billboard gave album positive review writing carey tones tremendous vocal range release question remains driving force collection heavy rotation successes david entertainment_weekly gave album mixed review said carey lower energy level voice longer backup chorus instead like instead lets melodies speak awarded album score stephen rolling_stone complimented carey vocals found lyrics entirely pop soul clichés stated music box precisely calculated blockbuster impact ultimately little review new_york_times wrote album takes aim commercial pop mainstream focus carey previous albums noting huge ballads like hero need friend gospel flavored remake harry hit traffic pop line generic pop consumer guide village_voice critic robert_christgau gave album rating indicating bad record details rarely merit thought retrospective review new rolling_stone album guide noted soft rock slump stated wrong carey singing relatively straight songs sore lack power soaring ballads pop optimism lines smiling tears believing hardly decent tune lot commercial performance music box entered billboard number copies sold fifteenth week release album topped chart enjoyed highest sales week december selling copies week atop following week peaking copies sold year final week stayed non consecutive weeks remained thirty weeks billboard weeks years longer albums entering chart times album reached number hip hop albums music box second best selling album united_states ace base sign united_states music box carey best selling album time certified diamond riaa denoting shipments million copies album success canada peaking number charts certified seven times platinum canadian recording industry association music box carey best seller europe topping charts australia germany switzerland united_kingdom germany highest charting album spending eighty weeks german albums_chart spent number germany sales album impressive certification double platinum international federation industry shipments million copies australia album certified fourteen times platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria denoting shipments copies album finished number aria end year chart united_kingdom music box remains carey highest seller topping albums_chart certified seven times platinum million selling album france receiving diamond certification topping french album charts sales france estimated brazil music box remains best selling albums international artist selling copies music box finished number time album chart netherlands certified times platinum asia music box best selling albums selling million copies japan album sales continued asia topping sales south_korea copies taiwan singapore hong_kong sales reached copies respectively music box sold million copies worldwide best selling albums time singles released album single july single debuted number thirteen billboard hot massive airplay song reached hot staying weeks topped charts canada reached countries song certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa denoting shipments million copies receiving gold certification australia new_zealand music video featured summer scenery scenes carey swimming pool lying bed singing hip hop dancers video tried capture home video feel adding song subtle nature helped song dominate charts hero served album second single released october music critics praised song calling directly inspirational song happen song topped charts united_states major music markets music video hero featured footage carey concert theatre carey following music video album single biggest international hit carey career reached number united_states experienced real success europe song carey number chart france germany sweden switzerland united_kingdom sales music box world carey brought song renewed popularity highly successful adaptation played songs year harry version receiving awards recognition need friend album final single experienced success charts reaching countries peaking number united_states second single music box perform better europe promotion promote album carey embarked headlining concert tour music box tour stage carey toured promote previous albums originally plan tour support music box continued success album tommy carey agreed carey feel physically emotionally ready extensive tour concerts scheduled days order voice time rest extra performance theatre planned carey filmed hour special mariah carey release christmas season tickets went sale concerts sell instantly sold healthy pace opening night sang miami arena approximately thirds venue capacity filled worried carey management carey mind began high spirits miami received scathing reviews subsequent shows sold tickets attracted rave reviews aside touring time career carey visited american european television programs performing different singles album late carey appeared hall performing hero performances included hero jay_leno visit pops carey continued promoting album performing second visit pops visiting france germany japan spain sweden midst music box tour carey begun working walter holiday album merry christmas released christmas season additionally carey reportedly began experimenting ideas music carey album track listing international edition latin american edition album credits credits adapted music box album liner notes charts certifications sales


seasons abyss seasons abyss fifth studio album american metal band slayer released october american records later american recordings record label changed album recording sessions began march sessions began hit city west hollywood sound june sessions ended record plant los_angeles california band studio album feature original drummer dave christ illusion musical style album similar compared critics band previous albums south heaven reign blood album reception generally positive peaked number united_kingdom charted billboard number certified gold united_states canada recording production album recorded january june separate studios hit city west hollywood sound record plant los_angeles california seasons abyss produced produced previous albums reign blood south heaven track featured lead vocalist tom singing vocal arrangement track sang song twice way felt sounded best second time insistence king way thought sung accident tracks played simultaneously instrumental background producer suggested vocal tracks album music lyrics according author rolling_stone album guide seasons abyss continued band sound displayed albums songs album complex guitar riffs proceed speed mid tempo said songs themes shy away fantasy earth instead music conquer nations album combines grim vocals guitars said album considered genre time classics war ensemble dead skin mask seasons abyss described setting album standard songs according site produced sound matched allmusic said combines mid tempo grooves south heaven bursts aggression reign blood allmusic said writing album lyrics slayer rarely turns demonic visions anymore preferring instead find horror real life war murder human weakness fledged social criticism convince slayer aren trying promote subjects sing release reception slayer released seasons abyss october american records later year released warner music group released american recordings music shows rock radio outlets got substantial airplay mtv defunct ball seasons abyss features slayer music video filmed cairo album received generally positive reviews critics new music report said album cover veteran metal band allmusic steve said brought pounding speed reign blood major label album addressed accessible album displaying range abilities place sharp clean production later wrote album reagan era america corruption cruelty music effective noted war ensemble pretty song means chorus lines final swing drill people kill filled brutal images guitars propelled pace metal later album music accurately sums controlled panic combat army slayer songs troops military maneuvers desert mike sputnikmusic said album received return slayer entertainment_weekly reviewer david said listening seasons abyss like listening single speed metal song world longest album peaked number billboard number albums_chart seasons abyss certified gold united_states canada title track war ensemble earned slayer heaviest airplay mtv date october interview frontman matt drake described seasons abyss perfect mix styles speed slow material showcased reign blood south heaven respectively children bassist hailed seasons abyss best metal album crossover released single named tribute album track listing personnel slayer tom bass lead vocals jeff lead rhythm guitar king lead rhythm guitar dave drums production production andy wallace production engineering mixing larry artwork illustrations chris rich assistant engineer david assistant engineer allen assistant engineer robert fisher graphic design sales management mastering sunny photography photography charts certifications


album demo american rock band recorded released january band recording sold distributed formed california suburb outside san_diego august guitarist tom mark introduced sister duo recruited drummer scott began practice bedroom spending hours writing music attending punk shows movies playing practical jokes band recorded previous demos bedroom demo track recorder tracks demo recorded debut album cat pat boss music store attempting start record label named filter records pulled money savings helped finance produce demo recording recorded live local studio compiling collection represented nearly songs band written point friends jones key created cassette artwork original cassette packaging compiled band family locally distributed san_diego record stores available purchase early concerts helped trio cement audience deciding factor signing local label cargo recording subject legal dispute band later years band accused selling tape paying royalties attempted stop distribution help lawyer joe owned independent record label records digitally remixed remastered demo commercially released october original tracks recordings original session reportedly sold copies currently commercially available demo background formed california suburb outside san_diego august mark graduated high school relocated san_diego work record store attend college tom kicked high attending basketball game drunk forced attend local school semester high school befriended key interested punk music key girlfriend anne introduced brother mark august instantly played hours garage exchanging lyrics writing songs recruited friend scott drums met battle bands competition far youngest member trio event account differs significantly claims formed group meeting battle bands worked variety meeting trio began practice bedroom spending hours writing music attending punk shows movies playing practical jokes alternate singing vocal parts trio operated variety names including duck tape figure band girlfriend angered boyfriend constant attention band demanded choice band resulted leaving band shortly formation shortly borrowed track recorder friend collaborator jones preparing record demo tape jones bass promptly broke girlfriend returned band combination original songs punk covers recorded bedroom southern_california large punk population early 1990s aided avid skating scene contrast east_coast punk music west_coast wave groups included typically introduced melodic aspects music new_york dark cold makes different music middle class suburbs said san_diego time hardly musical activity band popularity grew california punk rock concurrently mainstream band performance local high school lunch soon trio graduated san_diego spirit club influential local shop alley records called clubs constantly san_diego asking spot play calling local high schools convincing band strong anti drug message hopes play assembly lunch band soon circuit included likes foot pole law found way bill opening band local acts local ages venue headline band equipment blue station wagon touring purposes began play shows outside san_diego recording production financed pat boss music san_diego wanting start record label offered help pay costs like hey money split profits pay recalled met transferred north san_diego location friends quickly despite post point played took money savings went studio days said recording sessions studios california took place january scheduled work school commitments sick time recording despite band carried demo complete days cut live added vocals days including mix standard young punk band said engineer jeff despite liner notes cassette claim recorded hours later contend recorded rainy nights trio super sound effects tape found studio took time add applause laughter tracks deemed humorous took songwriting legitimate release seriously perfection writing songs felt recorded joke tracks felt addition songs important people laugh recalled band spent time end production trying perfect joke songs tracks band main influence according trying emulate band guitars fast simple formulaic nursery rhyme love songs said packaging release photographs original cassette release photographs taken friend band jones key drummer friend band credited artwork original cassette produce artwork jones spent afternoon taking photographs backyard cover art picture statue present stepfather bassist grabbed way photos developing photos took copy shop run color copies cut rearranged found suitable lyric sheets family spend hours folding combining pieces artwork cassette complete load car deliver local record stores town totally remember driving record stores drop tapes sell records record music trader cool tapes actually selling going week music trader sold copy record sold meant people actually walking music store buying written recorded awesome demo tape originally untitled came known released filter records cassette copies sold early concerts alongside shirts reception stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic called promising debut considering solid record illustrates group flair catchy hooks humor rolling_stone viewed alongside proper debut album cat melodies racing beats attempt connect punk sort pop hardcore fast furious beauty recorded days soon labels knocking door said total guitar controversy rights associated recordings subject legal dispute band later years according band gentleman agreement pay costs recording manufacturing tape exchange receive half profits contends oral agreement invest money band complete ownership work product helped band sign cargo music connections label felt helping growing band sign deal build label filter wake success according attempted contact band discuss rights tape receive comments let manager right asserted rights master tapes financed entire production cargo music began calling making threats money fight written contract band signed joint venture deal major label records began making calls try going remarked band began grow suspicious keeping money selling tape contacted lawyer joe owned independent record label records group informed believed requested legal help stop exchange legal fees allow label release compact disc band told sell copies tape held suspicions anonymously ordered tape sold band asserted receiving royalties sales paid royalties remaining tapes said tapes sold gave half profit wanted people hand felt right sell stock tape band paid royalties released cassette november released recording vinyl retains digital distribution sound tracks contains slightly different track listing sold copies cat thought man sell great label course sold lot went superstars said label reportedly sold copies point money said time fact mention work credit given track listing songs written composed mark tom scott noted personnel


english homeland studio album cuban american recording artist released june epic records produced husband spanish language album pays homage cuban roots album features cuban musical genres including son music recorded crescent moon studios miami florida features notable latin musicians rivera album international success selling million copies worldwide united_states record reach number billboard latin albums_chart peaked number seven billboard chart sold million copies spain album received favorable reviews critics praised album production songs vocals success won singer grammy award best tropical latin album spawned seven singles con los background wanted record spanish language album reflecting cuban heritage beginning musical career recording english band performed latino remembered grandmother teaching old cuban songs music important role family paternal grandmother poet uncle played flute band singer desire record album spanish influenced son wanted recognize cuban heritage recording production produced husband fellow miami sound machine members clay features notable latin musicians including rivera additional performers include london symphony orchestra album recorded crescent moon studios miami florida invited perform unable touring schedule album cover features black white photo havana nightclub cuban revolution musical style songs opening track album con los years left cuban song tracks true love talking title track details passion homeland arrangement yesterday singer finds flower given lover return life short music combines son music hay bad good things come recalling brief love affair yes sir son track featured album later covered mexican recording artist album produced takes musical genre let speak language anthem reaching latino groups telling speak language leave differences album closes traditional performed commercial reception album united_states peaked number seven billboard chart number album billboard latin albums_chart established released album spent total weeks atop chart displaced album week june successful billboard tropical albums_chart spent ninety weeks debuted number billboard latin pop albums_chart week july removed chart following week meet criteria ended best selling latin album year united_states album certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america latin standards shipments million copies according nielsen_soundscan sold copies according billboard speak spanish latin_america album certified double platinum argentina triple platinum mexico sold copies chile europe peaked number germany number netherlands number spain number switzerland number united_kingdom album certified platinum spain shipping million copies certified gold switzerland sold england 60th best selling album 1990s sold million copies worldwide singles single released album united_states reached number billboard hot latin songs chart number billboard hot_dance_club_songs chart europe song peaked number seventy seven media control charts germany seventh mega single chart netherlands thirty sixth singles chart second single con los reached number hot latin songs chart united_states english version lovers released single peaked number singles chart single reached number hot dance clubs chart united_states fourth single released album peaking number singles chart fifth single peaked number mega single chart netherlands sixth reached number hot latin songs chart united_states single released album peaked number hot latin songs chart critical reception accolades allmusic awarded album stars calling satisfying breezy sunny album moments melancholy consistent albums date chicago_tribune gave album stars praised sound contemporary lauded album production anne entertainment_weekly said landscape traditional cuban rhythms applauded guest musicians album orlando sentinel gave stars commending album offering songs arrangements firmly rooted cuban traditions compared earlier recordings miami sound machine including musical style songwriting ditches synths employs london symphony orchestra strings graceful effect abandoning melodrama real color emotional john described sun sentinel latin album satisfying effort date 36th grammy awards best tropical latin album 6th awards received awards tropical category female artist year album year singer female artist year billboard latin music awards album year tropical category spanish awards best international album best international artist recognized best selling latin album year best seller award billboard listed essential latin albums past year stating son transports magical place 50s time stood beloved island track listing official translations provided allmusic liner notes credits personnel following credits allmusic liner notes performance credits technical credits release history charts weekly charts certifications