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The Fundamental Elements of Southtown is the third studio album, and the major label debut album of Metal band P.O.D. released on August 24, 1999. It marks their Atlantic Records debut, and went on to become the band's first platinum album, peaking at No. 51 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in April 2000.
"Southtown" and "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" became the album's singles. Both of which had music videos which enjoyed notable airplay upon release. The album also includes a U2 cover of "Bullet the Blue Sky."
[edit] Track list
- "Greetings" – 1:29
- "Hollywood" (featuring Lisa Papineau) – 5:22
- "Southtown" – 4:08
- "Checkin' Levels" – 1:06
- "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" – 3:24
- "Lie Down" – 5:09
- "Set Your Eyes to Zion" – 4:06
- "Lo Siento" – 0:33
- "Bullet the Blue Sky" (U2 cover - featuring Lisa Papineau) – 5:18
- "Psalm 150" – 0:55
- "Image" – 3:32
- "Shouts" – 0:55
- "Tribal" – 4:26
- "Freestyle" – 3:57
- "Follow Me" – 3:43
- "Outkast" – 9:33
- "Outkast" lasts 4:16, Hidden Track "Tambura" begins at 6:22
[edit] Awards
[edit] 2000 San Diego Music Awards
- Album of the Year
- Song of the Year - "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"
[edit] 2001 GMA Dove Awards
- Short Form Music Video of the Year - "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"
[edit] Personnel
- Sonny Sandoval – Vocals
- Marcos Curiel – Guitar
- Traa Daniels – Bass
- Wuv Bernardo – Drums
Other personnel
- An earlier version of "Southtown" appears on the band's previous Tooth & Nail Records release The Warriors EP.
- The song of "Follow Me" appears as an instrumental version titled "Sabbath" on The Warriors EP.
- On some versions, "School Of Hard Knocks" is listed as a bonus track. On other versions, "Whatever It Takes" is a bonus track.
- The album also features the instrumental bonus track, "Tambura".
- There was an alternate censored cover distributed in the Christian market.
- At almost and hour, this is P.O.D.'s longest studio album (Not counting Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years which is a compilation CD)
[edit] Limited Edition Bonus EP
The Limited Edition Bonus EP was released by P.O.D. as a free CD given away with the purchase of their first mainstream album, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, in 1999. It contained a new version of the song "Draw the Line" (from the album Snuff the Punk) and the demo version of "Lie Down" (on The Fundamental Elements of Southtown). It also has the new track "It's About Time", the instrumental demo "Estrella", the intro "Warriors Come Out to Play...", and a track with "Messages for Your Answering Machine". Because of its limited release, it is now considered a collector's item.
[edit] Track listing
- "Warriors Come Out to Play..." - 0:40
- "Draw the Line" (Fundamental Version) - 3:16
- "It's About Time" (Demo) - 4:13
- "Lie Down" (Demo) - 4:23
- "Estrella" (Demo) - 4:33
- "Messages for your Answering Machine" - 1:42
[edit] References
- ^ Van Pelt, Doug (September/October 1999). "Album Reviews: P.O.D. the fundamental elements of southtown". HM Magazine (79). ISSN 1066-6923.
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