Days of the New (also known as the Red album or Days of the New III) is the self-titled third and final studio album by American alternative rock band Days of the New. It was released in 2001 and was originally scheduled for late 2000, but Interscope enlisted Ron Aniello to help the band re-record and remix several songs for the record. The songs "Hang On to This," "Die Born," and "Once Again" were also added during this process. Reinforcing the Days of the New album color theme, the CD case to Red is translucent red. This is their only album with a "Parental Advisory" label.
In February 2000, Meeks returned to the studio with a new band. This album incorporated aspects of the previous two; much of the energy from the first album had returned, combined with orchestralinterludes similar to the second album. Red also continues the upbeat vibe as emphasized on Green with more emphasis on electric guitar, namely in the opening track "Hang On to This". The album encompasses several tracks written in 2001 as well as some of Meeks' earliest compositions, such as "Words" and "Fighting With Clay."
The original version of the album was completed in 2000. At the record label's request, the album was retooled with producer Ron Aniello enlisted to remix tracks and record several new songs. During the 2001 recording sessions, Meeks' cocaine use escalated. After the album's release that September, he also started using methamphetamine and lost an extreme amount of weight. The tour for the album became chaotic as a result of his use of both drugs.[2]
The first single, "Hang On to This," charted fairly well and was the most added song on rock radio the week it was released. However, the album was released two weeks after the 9/11 attacks and, with very little promotion, only sold 90,000 copies. The band maintained a profile touring with the likes of Creed and 3 Doors Down.
The songs "Dirty Road", "Hang on to This", and "Die Born" were included on Classic Rock History's list of "Top 10 Days Of The New Songs" at nos. 10, 7, and 5, respectively.[9]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Travis Meeks, except where noted
^Kamau, Eric. "Top 10 Days Of The New Songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Days of the New 2001 album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Days of the New also known as the Red album or Days of the New III is the self titled third and final studio album by American alternative rock band Days of the New It was released in 2001 and was originally scheduled for late 2000 but Interscope enlisted Ron Aniello to help the band re record and remix several songs for the record The songs Hang On to This Die Born and Once Again were also added during this process Reinforcing the Days of the New album color theme the CD case to Red is translucent red This is their only album with a Parental Advisory label Days of the NewStudio album by Days of the NewReleasedSeptember 25 2001RecordedFebruary July 2000 summer 2001GenrePost grunge acoustic rock alternative metalLength56 58LabelOutpost GeffenProducerRon Aniello Travis Meeks Bill KlattDays of the New chronologyDays of the New 1999 Days of the New 2001 Singles from Days of the New Hang On to This Released August 20 2001 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3 1 Original track listing 4 Outtakes 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 ReferencesOverview editIn February 2000 Meeks returned to the studio with a new band This album incorporated aspects of the previous two much of the energy from the first album had returned combined with orchestral interludes similar to the second album Red also continues the upbeat vibe as emphasized on Green with more emphasis on electric guitar namely in the opening track Hang On to This The album encompasses several tracks written in 2001 as well as some of Meeks earliest compositions such as Words and Fighting With Clay The original version of the album was completed in 2000 At the record label s request the album was retooled with producer Ron Aniello enlisted to remix tracks and record several new songs During the 2001 recording sessions Meeks cocaine use escalated After the album s release that September he also started using methamphetamine and lost an extreme amount of weight The tour for the album became chaotic as a result of his use of both drugs 2 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The Philadelphia Inquirer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The Press of Atlantic City nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 The Winnipeg Sun nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The Wichita Eagle nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The first single Hang On to This charted fairly well and was the most added song on rock radio the week it was released However the album was released two weeks after the 9 11 attacks and with very little promotion only sold 90 000 copies The band maintained a profile touring with the likes of Creed and 3 Doors Down The songs Dirty Road Hang on to This and Die Born were included on Classic Rock History s list of Top 10 Days Of The New Songs at nos 10 7 and 5 respectively 9 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Travis Meeks except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Hang On to This 4 112 Fighting w Clay Jesse Vest Matt Taul2 523 Days in Our Life 3 424 Die Born 3 565 Best of Life 5 336 Dirty Road 4 437 Where Are You 3 338 Never Drown 5 059 Words 3 4210 Once Again 3 3911 Giving In 5 4412 Dancing with the Wind Track ends at 6 19 includes untitled hidden track 10 09 Original track listing edit No TitleWriter s Length1 Words 3 422 Where Are You alternate demo 3 343 Fighting w Clay Vest Taul3 424 Giving In 3 565 Days in Our Life alternate demo 3 526 Best of Life alternate demo 3 537 Never Drown alternate demo 5 318 Place with the Sky 6 059 Dirty Road alternate demo 6 3910 Dancing with the Wind 6 1911 Angry Light 6 3212 Champagne includes untitled hidden track 7 04 On digital versions of the album the untitled hidden track is a separate song on track 13 Outtakes edit Surface Skimming Choke Hold 5 01Personnel editDays of the New Travis Meeks lead vocals guitar Mike Huettig bass Ray Rizzo drums percussion Additional Sam Anderson choir conduction Roy Horton trombone John Ray choir conduction Roger Soren bassoon contrabassoon Wendy Doyle Louise Harris cello Doug Buchanan Julie Edwards viola John Chisholm violin Trevor Johnson English horn oboe Scott Staidle violin Marcus Ratzenboeck violin Michael Anthony King guitar vocals Ron Aniello keyboards production Mike Shipley mixing Robert Edwards percussionCharts editSingles Billboard North America Year Single Chart Position 2001 Hang on to This Mainstream Rock Tracks 18References edit Anon August 17 2001 Rock Going for Adds PDF HITS Vol 15 no 757 p 56 via worldradiohistory com Meeks Travis 2008 Days of the New The Official Bio PDF morningshowcentral com Archived from the original PDF on May 29 2008 Retrieved 2024 03 09 Allmusic review Larkin Colin ed 2007 Days of the New The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5th concise ed MUZE Omnibus Press p 406 ISBN 978 1 84609 856 7 Moon Tom October 14 2001 The Music Report The Philadelphia Inquirer p H16 Cronick Scott October 26 2001 Short Takes The Press of Atlantic City At the Shore p 17 Sterdan Darryl October 5 2001 Compact The Winnipeg Sun Vol 21 no 278 p 38 Pocowatchit Rod October 7 2001 Music The Wichita Eagle p 3E Kamau Eric Top 10 Days Of The New Songs Classic Rock History Retrieved August 25 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Days of the New 2001 album amp oldid 1220237551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
