Life on Display
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| Studio album by Puddle of Mudd | ||||
| Released | November 25, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 55:36 | |||
| Label | Geffen, Flawless | |||
| Producer | John Kurzweg Michael "Elvis" Baskette |
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Life on Display is the second major label album by post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. It was produced by John Kurzweg whose previous work includes Creed, Socialburn, and No Address. Despite generally negative reviews, the album reached #20 on the Billboard 200 album chart and spawned one hit single, "Away from Me," which reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. Two additional minor hits include "Spin You Around" and "Heel Over Head." All three singles had corresponding music videos.
To date, Life on Display has sold 706,191 units in the United States compared their previous album, Come Clean, which has sold over three million copies in the U.S. and has been certified 3x platinum. Contrary to popular belief, album sales did not affect former members Greg and Paul's decisions to depart from the band.
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[edit] History
Puddle of Mudd began writing material for the second album while on tour for their first in 2002.[1] 18 songs were recorded for the record.[2] The band spent over 8 months in various studios recording the material.[3] Singer Scantlin had to learn new chord progression for the track, "Time Flies." A B-Side song entitled, "Bleed" was loaned for the movie, The Punisher. An unrealeased song called "Galvanic" garnered some attention due to the fact Scantlin cried during playback for it.[4][5]
[edit] Promotion
The "Away from Me" video was featured during the 10th season of Making the Video. Puddle of Mudd also performed four tracks off the album on the November 25 debut episode of Fuse TV's 7th Avenue Drop. "Nothing Left to Lose" served as the main theme song for WWE's Royal Rumble 2004.
[edit] Critical response
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Initial critical response to Life on Display was generally unfavorable. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 37, based on seven reviews.[8] Life on Display received largely average to poor reviews from Entertainment Weekly, E Online, and AllMusic. Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone gave the album a mere 1 out of 5 stars, citing "the predominant emotion transmitted by these tired, hookless tunes is a kind of skull-banging numbness."
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Wesley Scantlin, except when noted.
- "Away from Me" – 4:00
- "Heel Over Head" – 4:05
- "Nothing Left to Lose" – 4:30
- "Change My Mind" (Scantlin, Ardito) – 4:20
- "Spin You Around" – 4:27
- "Already Gone" – 4:32
- "Think" – 4:10
- "Cloud 9" – 3:34
- "Bottom" – 5:22
- "Freak of the World" – 3:36
- "Sydney" – 4:58
- "Time Flies" – 7:05
[edit] Bonus tracks
- "Life Ain't Fair" - 3:45
- "Daddy" - 4:17
- "Bleed" - (Released on The Punisher Soundtrack)
[edit] Credits
- Wesley Scantlin: Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic guitar
- Paul Phillips: Lead guitar
- Doug Ardito: Bass guitar, Acoustic guitar
- Greg Upchurch: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
- Bill McGathy: Tambourine
- Peter Katsis: Triangle
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- Additional credits:
- John Kurzweg: Executive Producer, Engineer
- Andy Wallace: Mixing
[edit] References
- ^ "Puddle of Mudd - Recording Studio (Life On Display)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZRDn7AAEak. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ Moss, Corey (2003-05-28). "Next Puddle of Mudd LP Will Have Heartfelt, 'Super Heavy' Songs - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472103/20030527/puddle_of_mudd.jhtml. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Puddle of Mudd Ready to put 'Life On Display'". AlternativeAddiction.com. 2003-09-21. http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/119/Puddle-of-Mudd-Ready-to-put-Life-On-Display. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Puddle Of Mudd : Wes Scantlin's Songbird Is Back, And It's Making Him Cry - Rhapsody Music Downloads". VH1.com. http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1485717/20040312/puddle_of_mudd.jhtml. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Puddle Of Mudd: My Songs Making Me Cry". UltimateGuitar. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/puddle_of_mudd_my_songs_making_me_cry.html.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (2003-11-25). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r669996. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/298702/review/5940725?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Life on Display reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/puddleofmudd/lifeondisplay. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
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