Humanistic is the debut album by Abandoned Pools. It was released in September 2001 through Extasy International. Though two songs were co-written by Pete Pagonis, the album is considered a solo work of Tommy Walter's in which he used new material, as well as several songs he'd worked on beforehand in both Tely and Metromax, to compose, record, and release.
The album features a contrast of dark, gloomy, and sometimes aggressive songs such as "The Remedy" and "Blood" and more serene, upbeat tracks like "Start Over" and "Sunny Day." Elements of industrial rock are evident in various ways; keyboard is used in light melody of the dark-lyric-themed "Ruin Your Life" as well as the raging chorus of "Fluorescein," and ambiguous, non-sung vocal recordings are featured in various tracks. Synth effects are also utilized in various songs. Four tracks include backing vocals by Angie Hart of Frente!. Hart's harmony style alongside Walter's somewhat androgynous voice creates a unique vocal chemistry. This album was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge and Matt Silva, and was mastered by Gavin Lurssen.
While Humanistic was released in September 2001, the majority of promotion took place from early to mid-2002; indeed, the album and its singles did not begin to chart until March 2002 and commonly peaked around May. Leah Randi and Bryan Head filled out the ranks of bassist and drummer for the album's tour support. They had several successful tours, going across the country and headlining with acts such as Garbage and Lenny Kravitz.
A music video was produced for the lead single, "Mercy Kiss," and saw substantial airplay on MTV2. "The Remedy" and "Monster" were second and third video/single releases; however, the latter consisted of tour footage and was released long after the others via MTV's website. "Start Over" was also included on the National Lampoon's Van Wilder soundtrack in March 2002.
The group performed "The Remedy" on the June 5, 2002 edition of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the June 26 edition of The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. A large number of songs off Humanistic were also featured on the MTVanimated seriesClone High which debuted in November that year, with "Start Over" being the finale song of the show. However, after the series was dropped by MTV in February 2003, Abandoned Pools stopped touring (largely due to the dissolution of their label, Extasy Records).
The album received overall high praise upon release. Jason Thompson of PopMatters compared Humanistic to Billy Corgan's solo work and noted it as much more successful. He went on to proclaim, "Humanistic is a fantastic album that could be considered a masterpiece of electro-pop... Walter has a gift for creating dense pop confections that manage to float like a feather even with all of their heaviness."[3] Often referring to the 31-year-old as a "kid," Thom Jurek of AllMusic described Walter as a "harder-rock version of Tommy Gnosis: vulnerable, lost, and wanting desperately to put it all into terms that are rock & roll enough to make him stand out from the crowd."[4]
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All songs are written by Tommy Walter, except where noted.
^ abThompson, Jason. . PopMatters. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^Murphy, John (March 31, 2003). "Abandoned Pools – Humanistic". musicOMH. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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Not to be confused with Humanistic economics 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 Humanistic album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Humanistic is the debut album by Abandoned Pools It was released in September 2001 through Extasy International Though two songs were co written by Pete Pagonis the album is considered a solo work of Tommy Walter s in which he used new material as well as several songs he d worked on beforehand in both Tely and Metromax to compose record and release HumanisticStudio album by Abandoned PoolsReleasedSeptember 25 2001RecordedFall 1999 Spring 2001 1 StudioTommy Walter s apartment South Pasadena California 1 2 Q Division Studios Boston Massachusetts 1 2 Space Slacker International Silver Lake Los Angeles GenreAlternative rock industrial rockLength45 41LabelExtasy Warner Bros ProducerPaul Q Kolderie Sean Slade Tommy WalterAbandoned Pools chronologyHumanistic 2001 The Reverb EP 2005 Singles from Humanistic The Remedy Released 2001 Mercy Kiss Released 2001The album features a contrast of dark gloomy and sometimes aggressive songs such as The Remedy and Blood and more serene upbeat tracks like Start Over and Sunny Day Elements of industrial rock are evident in various ways keyboard is used in light melody of the dark lyric themed Ruin Your Life as well as the raging chorus of Fluorescein and ambiguous non sung vocal recordings are featured in various tracks Synth effects are also utilized in various songs Four tracks include backing vocals by Angie Hart of Frente Hart s harmony style alongside Walter s somewhat androgynous voice creates a unique vocal chemistry This album was mixed by Chris Lord Alge and Matt Silva and was mastered by Gavin Lurssen Contents 1 Touring and promotion 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Musicians 4 2 Technical 5 Chart positions 6 References 7 External linksTouring and promotion editWhile Humanistic was released in September 2001 the majority of promotion took place from early to mid 2002 indeed the album and its singles did not begin to chart until March 2002 and commonly peaked around May Leah Randi and Bryan Head filled out the ranks of bassist and drummer for the album s tour support They had several successful tours going across the country and headlining with acts such as Garbage and Lenny Kravitz A music video was produced for the lead single Mercy Kiss and saw substantial airplay on MTV2 The Remedy and Monster were second and third video single releases however the latter consisted of tour footage and was released long after the others via MTV s website Start Over was also included on the National Lampoon s Van Wilder soundtrack in March 2002 The group performed The Remedy on the June 5 2002 edition of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the June 26 edition of The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn A large number of songs off Humanistic were also featured on the MTV animated series Clone High which debuted in November that year with Start Over being the finale song of the show However after the series was dropped by MTV in February 2003 Abandoned Pools stopped touring largely due to the dissolution of their label Extasy Records Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 PopMatters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 musicOMH nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The album received overall high praise upon release Jason Thompson of PopMatters compared Humanistic to Billy Corgan s solo work and noted it as much more successful He went on to proclaim Humanistic is a fantastic album that could be considered a masterpiece of electro pop Walter has a gift for creating dense pop confections that manage to float like a feather even with all of their heaviness 3 Often referring to the 31 year old as a kid Thom Jurek of AllMusic described Walter as a harder rock version of Tommy Gnosis vulnerable lost and wanting desperately to put it all into terms that are rock amp roll enough to make him stand out from the crowd 4 Track listing editAll songs are written by Tommy Walter except where noted Humanistic Standard editionNo TitleWriter s Length1 The Remedy 3 562 Mercy Kiss 3 173 Start Over Tommy Walter Pete Pagonis4 024 Monster 3 475 Blood 4 136 Suburban Muse 3 507 Sunny Day 3 598 L V B D 3 259 Ruin Your Life 3 4510 Never Walter Pagonis3 3811 Seed 3 3012 Fluorescein 4 19Total length 45 41Personnel editMusicians edit Tommy Walter vocals instrumentation Josh Freese drums Tim Dow additional drums track 1 Sean Slade organ track 2 clavinet track 4 bass clarinet track 7 piano track 9 additional guitar track 11 Angie Hart backing vocals tracks 3 6 7 9 Paul Q Kolderie additional guitar tracks 7 9 Technical edit Tommy Walter production programming Sean Slade production Paul Q Kolderie production David Young additional production Yoshiki executive production Chris Lord Alge mixing Matt Silva mixing assistance Gavin Lurssen mastering Justin Smith engineering tracks 1 4 6 9 Chart positions editAlbumYear Chart Position2002 Heatseekers 12Top Heatseekers Northeast 4Top Heatseekers East North Central 10Top Heatseekers Pacific 9Top Heatseekers Middle Atlantic 8 SinglesYear Single Chart Position2002 The Remedy Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 35Hot Modern Rock Tracks 27References edit a b c Walter Tommy May 17 2011 Humanistic Demos Abandoned Pools Bandcamp Retrieved September 16 2021 a b Udoff Brian March 28 2002 Abandoned Pools Tommy Walter chats it up The Johns Hopkins News Letter Retrieved September 16 2021 a b Jurek Thom Humanistic Abandoned Pools AllMusic Retrieved September 16 2021 a b Thompson Jason Abandoned Pools Humanistic PopMatters Archived from the original on November 1 2012 Retrieved September 16 2021 Murphy John March 31 2003 Abandoned Pools Humanistic musicOMH 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