A Different Kind of Pain

A Different Kind of Pain
Studio album by Cold
Released	August 30, 2005
Recorded	December 2004-January 2005, in New York @ Bearsville Studio & in Bavon, VA @ Studio Barbarosa
Genre	Post-grunge, alternative rock, hard rock
Length	42:32
Label	Flip/Atlantic/Lava
Producer	Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Cold chronology
Year of the Spider (2003) A Different Kind of Pain (2005) Superfiction (2011)

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A Different Kind of Pain is the fourth album by post-grunge band Cold. It was released on August 30, 2005 in the US and September 12, 2005 in the UK. Two working titles for the album were And A Sad Song Lives On and The Calm That Killed the Storm (a repeated sentence in and often mistaken title of "Anatomy of a Tidal Wave"). This title was changed to broaden the interpretation of the album's songs.

Inspiration and writing process

Prior to writing the album, Cold was in the process of seeking a new record label. Upon the group's return to Jacksonville, Ward briefly checked himself into rehab.

The album name and much of its lyrics were inspired by Ward's sister Jen's battle with cancer. In fact, the band wrote much of the material in Ward's parents' house, particularly in Jen's room. Ward described the making of the album as "a healing process," and fortunately, as the band was finishing up, his sister had gone into remission.

Reception

A Different Kind of Pain received mixed reviews, with critics largely bothered by the album's emotional emphasis and claiming that the band has strayed too far from its heavy roots. Johnny Loftus of Allmusic summed it up with "Different Kind of Pain might work as therapy, but it falters musically." The album's lead single did not achieve the considerable success of the groups' previous hit, "Stupid Girl", nor receive the same attention as other previous singles. Despite the mixed reaction by critics, most fans have warmed to the album considering it the band's most emotional work and appreciate the change in style.

Track listing

All songs written by Scooter Ward and Sam McCandless, except where noted.

1. "Back Home" – 4:31
2. "Feel It in Your Heart" – 3:46
3. "Anatomy of a Tidal Wave" – 4:27
4. "A Different Kind of Pain" – 5:19
5. "Another Pill"  (Ward, McCandless, Matt Loughran) – 3:45
6. "Happens All the Time" – 3:28
7. "When Heaven's Not Far Away"  (Ward, McCandless, Loughran) – 3:06
8. "God's Song" – 3:13
9. "When Angels Fly Away" – 3:58
10. "Tell Me Why" – 3:21
11. "Ocean" – 3:46
12. "Check Please" (Bonus CD) – 3:53
13. "Wasted Years (Piano/Strings Version) (Bonus CD) – 3:52

The first singles released for this album were "Happens All the Time" followed by "A Different Kind of Pain." A music video was later made for "Happens All the Time."

Album sightings

• Track #6, "Happens All the Time" is a sample track on all Xbox 360 Premium Systems.

Credits

• Scooter Ward – lead vocals, guitar, piano
• Matt Loughran – guitar
• Mike Booth – guitar
• Jeremy Marshall – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Sam McCandless – drums
• Michael "Elvis" Baskette – producer
• Dave Holdredge – engineer
• Jef Moll – digital editing
• Ben Grosse – mixing