Educated Horses

Educated Horses
Studio album by Rob Zombie
Released	March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)
Recorded	2006 at The Chop Shop in Hollywood, CA
Genre	Heavy metal, alternative metal, groove metal, shock rock
Length	38:25
Label	Geffen
Producer	Scott Humphrey, Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie chronology
Past, Present & Future (2003) Educated Horses (2006) The Best of Rob Zombie (2006)
Singles from Educated Horses
"Foxy, Foxy" Released: February 14, 2006 "American Witch" Released: 2006 "Let It All Bleed Out" Released: 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(C+)
Rolling Stone

Educated Horses is the third album by Rob Zombie, released on March 28, 2006. A streaming "listening party" was held on MP3.com starting March 22, 2006, which caused advance copies to spread throughout P2P software programs.

In response to questions about what the album's title means, Rob Zombie said:

"It was a weird kind of phrase, like, that I remembered as something as a kid. You know, my parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, the whole family, were involved in carnival business and, like, circus business, so as a kid, we would get dragged to these things, and we'd have to spend all this time there. And that was just one of the attractions I remember, what they would call the trained animals, you know, educated horses."

Production

Educated Horses can be described as Zombie's most experimental album to date. Writing for Rob Zombie for the first time, John 5 experimented with a number of acoustics, which can be heard on tracks such as "Sawdust in the Blood" and "Death of It All". Rob's vocals are less gruff on this album; instead he sings in a more sensual manner.^{[citation needed]} "Foxy Foxy" is the most mainstream and "party-going" song that he has written yet, and its music video shows many attractive girls, including his wife Sheri Moon, dancing to the song.^{[citation needed]} Yet the album still contains his signature horror tastes. "17 Year Locust" and "The Scorpion Sleeps" were both written about creepy-crawlies.

Rob Zombie has stated that the album had influences from glam rock artists like Slade, T. Rex, and Gary Glitter.

Reception

The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, Zombie's highest chart position since Hellbilly Deluxe, selling about 120,000 copies in its first week. It also debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart. In its second week it dropped to number fourteen, selling a further 46,720 copies.

The song "The Lords of Salem" was nominated for the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance of 2008.

Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine had this to say:

“

A handful of cuts are too long on sludgy instrumental grooves, but whether Zombie is out-Trent Reznoring Trent Reznor on the sitar-laden grindfest "17 Year Locust" or spitting fire amid the apocalyptic blues riffs of "The Devil's Rejects," he sounds like a gifted schlockmeister that Strokes fans can enjoy. Or at least tolerate.

”

Music videos

Zombie directed music videos for "Foxy Foxy" and "American Witch". Artist and animator David Hartman created two animated music videos, for "American Witch" and "The Lords of Salem".

Track listing

All songs written by Rob Zombie, John 5 and Scott Humphrey unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sawdust in the Blood"		1:22
2.	"American Witch"		3:47
3.	"Foxy Foxy"	Zombie, Humphrey	3:28
4.	"17 Year Locust"		4:06
5.	"The Scorpion Sleeps"		3:38
6.	"100 Ways"		1:53
7.	"Let It All Bleed Out"	Zombie, Humphrey	4:09
8.	"Death of It All"		4:22
9.	"Ride"		3:32
10.	"The Devil's Rejects"		3:54
11.	"The Lords of Salem"		4:13
Total length:			38:25

Personnel

• Tom Baker - mastering
• Chris Baseford - engineer
• Blasko - bass, background vocals
• Kristin Burns - photos
• Tommy Clufetos - drums, background vocals
• Drew Fitgerald - art direction
• Josh Freese - additional drums
• Todd Harapiak - assistant engineer
• Scott Humphrey - producer, mixing, additional guitar, additional bass, background vocals
• Tommy Lee - additional drums
• John 5 - guitar, additional bass, background vocals
• Will Thompson - assistant engineer
• Audrey Wiechman - background vocals
• Rob Zombie - vocals, lyricist, producer, art direction, package design, additional photos

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2006)	Peak position
The Billboard 200	5
Canadian Albums Chart	5
Top Internet Albums	5

Singles

Song	Chart (2006)	Peak position
"Foxy Foxy"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8
	Modern Rock Tracks	26
"American Witch"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	12
	Modern Rock Tracks	32
"Let It All Bleed Out"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	29

Miscellanea

• "Let It All Bleed Out" was used on the game Scarface: The World is Yours by Radical Entertainment.
• "Foxy Foxy" was featured on the April 13, 2006, episode of The O.C., "The Dawn Patrol".
• "Foxy Foxy" was also used for Candice Michelle's Playboy cover Unveiling on an episode of WWE Monday Night RAW.
• The introductory track "Sawdust In The Blood" is a recreation (and modification) of Brad Fiedel's instrumental piece "'Trust Me'", featured in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.