Drowning Pool

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:39:32
Personnel: Dan Korneff, Kato Khandwala (programming); John Bender (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Dan Korneff; David Bendeth. Recording information: House Of Loud Studios, Elmwood Park, NJ. Drowning Pool have never been very much fun, but on their eponymous fourth album the group attempts to up the ante, partially due to much of it being written in the wake of various traumas in singer Ryan McCombs' personal life. During the creation of Drowning Pool, McCombs lost his father and saw his marriage fall apart, so naturally these events bubble up throughout the 11 songs here, sometimes explicitly and sometimes elliptically. Since Drowning Pool are not a subtle band, they're best when they address the pain head-on or, better still, avoid it for a dunderheaded rocker like "Horns Up," which is the closest they've gotten to a fist-pumping anthem since "Bodies." It also indicates what works best on Drowning Pool: McCombs may attempt to mine the darkness but the production is the slickest and cleanest they've ever had, which fits because the group's hard rock has opened up some, no longer confined to a heavy minor grind. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)