Survival of the Sickest is the fourth studio album by American rock band Saliva. It was released on August 17, 2004. "No Hard Feelings" is the only song which features rap vocals in the bridge and it also has the same exact lyrics in "No Regrets" just using a different musical approach to both songs. The album produced two singles: "Survival of the Sickest" in June 2004, and "Razor's Edge" in November 2004. The title track was featured in the video games NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup[1] and Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood, and was the official theme song for WWE's Unforgiven 2004pay per view. It is their final album to feature original rhythm guitarist Chris D'Abaldo, who would leave the band in 2005.
In an interview with MTV, lead singer Josey Scott explained how he and the band changed their approach to crafting the album by cooling down on the girls and partying so that they're "well rested and well prepared" to record material that Scott made on his free time: "On our last tour, I personally got in the back of the tour bus with a little Wal-Mart tape recorder and just started beating these songs out. So when we went into the studio this time, I was prepared. I had 25 songs ready to go."[2]
Entertainment Weekly writer Sean Richardson found the album going back to the band's early hard rock sound from their 1997 self-titled debut, praising Josey Scott for crafting tracks that pay tribute to 80s hair metal and penning both "aching redemption songs and seething revenge tirades" that make it more contemporary.[5] Johnny Loftus of AllMusic was mixed about the material throughout the record, criticizing the band's foray into "glowering, melodramatic plods ("No Regrets, Vol. 2", "Eyes Open")" and slumming with "massively compressed, hard-head rockers ("Carry On", "Fuck All Y'All")" but highlighted the title track, "Rock & Roll Revolution" and "Razor's Edge" for containing quality hard rock credentials with a Southern style, concluding with "That said, it's too bad the rest of Survival of the Sickest panders to unimaginative industry and genre posturing."[4]Chuck Klosterman, writing for Spin, criticized Scott's musical craftsmanship on the album for giving the band a "crisis of confidence" when delivering his skewed vision of rock music, concluding that "Still, there's some Godsmackian guitar work on Survival of the Sickest, and the production has a Montana-esque vastness that will undoubtedly sound good on terrible radio stations across the U.S."[7]
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Survival of the Sickest is the fourth studio album by American rock band Saliva It was released on August 17 2004 No Hard Feelings is the only song which features rap vocals in the bridge and it also has the same exact lyrics in No Regrets just using a different musical approach to both songs The album produced two singles Survival of the Sickest in June 2004 and Razor s Edge in November 2004 The title track was featured in the video games NASCAR 2005 Chase for the Cup 1 and Backyard Wrestling 2 There Goes the Neighborhood and was the official theme song for WWE s Unforgiven 2004 pay per view It is their final album to feature original rhythm guitarist Chris D Abaldo who would leave the band in 2005 Survival of the SickestStudio album by SalivaReleasedAugust 17 2004Recorded2003 2004Studio747 Studios Memphis Tennessee Long View Farms Studios North Brookfield Massachusetts GenreSouthern rock rockLength51 03LabelIslandProducerPaul EbersoldSaliva chronologyBack into Your System 2002 Survival of the Sickest 2004 Blood Stained Love Story 2007 Singles from Survival of the Sickest Survival of the Sickest Released June 15 2004 Razor s Edge Released November 9 2004 Contents 1 Background and development 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Chart positions 5 Credits 6 References 7 External linksBackground and development editIn an interview with MTV lead singer Josey Scott explained how he and the band changed their approach to crafting the album by cooling down on the girls and partying so that they re well rested and well prepared to record material that Scott made on his free time On our last tour I personally got in the back of the tour bus with a little Wal Mart tape recorder and just started beating these songs out So when we went into the studio this time I was prepared I had 25 songs ready to go 2 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic 56 100 3 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Entertainment WeeklyA 5 Kerrang nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 SpinC 7 Entertainment Weekly writer Sean Richardson found the album going back to the band s early hard rock sound from their 1997 self titled debut praising Josey Scott for crafting tracks that pay tribute to 80s hair metal and penning both aching redemption songs and seething revenge tirades that make it more contemporary 5 Johnny Loftus of AllMusic was mixed about the material throughout the record criticizing the band s foray into glowering melodramatic plods No Regrets Vol 2 Eyes Open and slumming with massively compressed hard head rockers Carry On Fuck All Y All but highlighted the title track Rock amp Roll Revolution and Razor s Edge for containing quality hard rock credentials with a Southern style concluding with That said it s too bad the rest of Survival of the Sickest panders to unimaginative industry and genre posturing 4 Chuck Klosterman writing for Spin criticized Scott s musical craftsmanship on the album for giving the band a crisis of confidence when delivering his skewed vision of rock music concluding that Still there s some Godsmackian guitar work on Survival of the Sickest and the production has a Montana esque vastness that will undoubtedly sound good on terrible radio stations across the U S 7 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Rock amp Roll Revolution Josey ScottWayne Swinny4 392 Bait amp Switch ScottSwinny3 343 One Night Only Scott3 554 Survival of the Sickest ScottSwinny4 085 No Regrets Volume 2 ScottSwinnyMichael BaskettePaul Crosby5 026 Two Steps Back ScottSwinnyChris D Abaldo3 347 Open Eyes ScottBasketteSwinny3 568 Fuck All Y all ScottD AbaldoSwinny3 299 I Want You ScottSwinny3 4110 Carry On ScottD AbaldoDave Novotny3 3011 Razor s Edge featuring Brad Arnold ScottNovotnySwinny3 2212 No Hard Feelings ScottSwinnyBasketteCrosbySwinny3 5613 Sex Drugs amp Rock n Roll Hidden Track 4 17Total length 51 05Chart positions editAlbum Chart 2004 Peakposition US Billboard 200 8 20 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2004 Survival of the Sickest Mainstream Rock Tracks 6 Modern Rock Tracks 22 Razor s Edge Mainstream Rock Tracks 17Credits editCredits adapted from album s liner notes 9 Saliva Josey Scott lead vocals acoustic guitar percussion Wayne Swinny lead guitar backing vocals Chris D Abaldo rhythm guitar backing vocals Dave Novotny bass backing vocals Paul Crosby drums Additional personnel Paul Ebersol producer strings keyboards drum programming Matt Martone engineer Skidd Mills mixing tracks 1 3 5 10 12 14 Andy Wallace mixing tracks 4 11 Howie Weinberg masteringReferences edit NASCAR 2005 Chase for the Cup The Music IGN October 1 2004 Retrieved December 16 2016 Dangelo Joe July 28 2004 Saliva Get The Girls In Survival of the Sickest Video MTV Retrieved December 26 2018 Survival of the Sickest Reviews Ratings Credits and More at Metacritic Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved May 28 2012 a b Loftus Johnny Survival of the Sickest Saliva AllMusic Retrieved July 5 2011 a b Richardson Sean September 10 2004 Survival of the Sickest Review Entertainment Weekly Time Inc p 165 Retrieved May 28 2012 Thomas Olly August 28 2004 Rated Albums Kerrang No 1020 EMAP p 42 a b Klosterman Chuck September 2004 Saliva Survival of the Sickest Spin 20 9 Spin Media LLC 119 ISSN 0886 3032 Retrieved January 16 2019 Saliva Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved December 30 2018 Survival of the Sickest booklet Island 2004 External links editSurvival of the Sickest at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Survival of the Sickest album amp oldid 1222301082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
