Revelations (album)

Revelations (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Revelations
Type = studio
Artist = Audioslave


Released = September 5, 2006
Recorded = October 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia; January 2006 at Henson Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre = Alternative metal
Hard rock
Length = 48:28
Label = Epic, Interscope 8 2796-97728-2 9
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nrv8b5m4csqa link]
*"Q" Rating|4|5 (#243, Oct. 2006, p. 127)
*Slant Magazine Rating|3|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=958 link]
*PopMatters (favorable) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/5112/audioslave-revelations/ link]
*The Skinny Rating|3|5 [http://www.skinnymag.co.uk/content/view/2839/141/ link]
Last album = "Out of Exile"
(2005)
This album = "Revelations"
(2006)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Revelations
Type = studio
single 1 = Original Fire
single 1 date = August 28, 2006
single 2 = Revelations
single 2 date = 2007

"Revelations" is the third and, with the departure of lead vocalist Chris Cornell in February 2007, final studio album by American rock band Audioslave.The album was released on September 5, 2006 in the U.S., and a day earlier in the UK (see 2006 in music). Brendan O'Brien, who has produced or mixed the albums of numerous major rock acts of the past twenty years, including Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, The Offspring, Pearl Jam, Incubus, and Bruce Springsteen, was at the helm for this record. Audioslave had 20 songs written (a few of which were sampled during their 2005 tour),cite web|title=Blabbermouth.net - AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist On New CD: 'If You Want Your Ass Kicked, You've Come To The Right Place'|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=50408|accessdate=2007-05-15|date=2006-03-31] and returned to the studio in early January to finish recording them.

Guitarist Tom Morello described the sound as "Earth, Wind and Fire meets Led Zeppelin".cite web|title=MTV News - New Audioslave LP: 'Led Zeppelin Meets Earth, Wind & Fire'|author=Harris, Chris|publisher=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1527383/20060329/audioslave.jhtml|accessdate=2007-05-15|date=2006-03-31]

On July 3, a private listening party was held for fan club members and non fan club contest winners. The album gained a strong fan review, noting a darker tone, and anthemic choruses. Love, life and loss are all themes on the new album. Political activism is also starting to rear its head in Audioslave's music with songs such as "Wide Awake", which uses the Hurricane Katrina disaster and George W. Bush as subject matter.cite web|title=audioslaved.com - The Audioslave Fan Forum - Album listening party in London|publisher=audioslaved.com|url=http://www.audioslaved.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=8764]

Prior to the album's release, the title track appeared in the video game Madden NFL 2007. The songs "Wide Awake" and "Shape of Things to Come" were featured in the 2006 film "Miami Vice".

Musically, the album is similar to Audioslave's previous album, but with a twist. The band incorporates soul and funk influences in many (if not all) of the songs on the album.

"Revelations" entered the Billboard 200 at the #2 spot with 150,631 copies.

Many of the tracks have not been performed live, as Cornell left the band in 2007. "One and the Same", "Wide Awake", and "Sound of a Gun" were played by the band during the Out of Exile tour, and Cornell performed alone recently acoustic versions from "Until We Fall", "Original Fire", and "Wide Awake". Lacking a lead vocalist and with the band's future in question, the remaining members have not toured in support of the album.

The album has been certified Gold in the following countries:
*USA for shipments of 500,000
*Canada for shipments of 50,000
*Australia for shipments of 35,000 (first week)
*New Zealand for shipments of 7,500 (first week).

The album has sold nearly 1 million copies worldwide.

When marketing for the album, the band had the fictional nation dubbed Audioslave Nation shown on the album art featured on Google Earth. [http://www.audioslave.com/audioslavenation/]

Track listing

All lyrics by Chris Cornell, with music written and arranged by Audioslave.

#"Revelations" – 4:12
#"One and the Same" – 3:38
#"Sound of a Gun" – 4:20
#"Until We Fall" – 3:50
#"Original Fire" – 3:38
#"Broken City" – 3:48
#"Somedays" — 3:33
#"Shape of Things to Come" – 4:34
#"Jewel of the Summertime" – 3:53
#"Wide Awake" – 4:26
#"Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye" – 3:32
#"Moth" – 4:57

iTunes bonus track

#"Show Me How to Live (Live at The Quart Festival)" - 5:02

Best-Buy bonus disc (Japanese bonus tracks)

#"Set It Off" (Live at The Quart Festival) – 4:25
#"Doesn't Remind Me" (Live at The Quart Festival) – 4:50
#"Gasoline" (Live at The Quart Festival) – 5:34
#"Out Of Exile" (Live at The Quart Festival) – 5:04

Special Edition DVD

A special edition of the album includes an 18-minute DVD featuring interviews with the band members on their thoughts on the album.

Credits

*Chris Cornell - vocals
*Tom Morello - guitar
*Tim Commerford - bass
*Brad Wilk - drums
*Billy Bowers - Engineer
*P.R. Brown - Cover Art
*Danny Clinch - Photography
*Nick DiDia - Engineer
*Brandy Flower - Art Direction
*Pete Lewis - Band Technician
*Bob Ludwig - Mastering
*Brendan O'Brien - Producer
*Bobby Schneck - Band Technician
*Matt Serrechio - Assistant
*Tom Syrowski - Assistant

Reception

The album received mixed reviews, gaining a 60 out of 100 metascore on metacritic.com based on 15 reviews.cite web|title=Metacritic - Revelations by Audioslave|publisher=Metacritic|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/audioslave/revelations?q=audioslave] "Rolling Stone" wrote: "Most of these twelve tracks are impressive structures with periodic highs... that never resolve into songs." A number of reviewers also mentioned that the four members moved even further on the way to their mutation into a cohesive, unified rock band.

Chart positions

Album

ingles

References

succession box
before = "Modern Times" by Bob Dylan
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = September 11 - September 17 2006
after = "FutureSex/LoveSounds"
by Justin Timberlake


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