Stabbing Westward (album) explained

Stabbing Westward
Type:studio
Artist:Stabbing Westward
Cover:Stabbing Westward album.jpg
Released:May 22, 2001
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:44:40
Label:Koch
Producer:Ed Buller, Stabbing Westward
Prev Title:Darkest Days
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:The Essential Stabbing Westward
Next Year:2003

Stabbing Westward is the fourth studio album by the American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. It is their first album to be produced by Ed Buller and released on Koch Records. The album was released on May 22, 2001. The album shows a change in direction for the band. The album's songs are much less heavy and aggressive, while the industrial focus has given way to a more melodic sound. Before the album was released, lead singer Christopher Hall said in an interview that Stabbing Westward wrote great pop-rock songs, but the band had always ended up making them ugly by adding effects and screaming, etc. On this album, he claimed, they decided to write what they wanted, regardless of fan expectation. "The Only Thing" is a love song for Christopher Hall's wife.[1]

The album did well in Australia, but ultimately failed to sell worldwide.[2]

Track listing

There is a US release that was a Best Buy exclusive. This package contains a bonus disk featuring previously unreleased acoustic versions of "So Far Away" and "Wasted". On the second disk, there is a misprint: it says "Perfect" instead of "Wasted". This two-disc set was only available at Best Buy stores in 2001 and only during the first week of its release.

Personnel

Stabbing Westward

Additional

Charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 97
US Billboard 200[4] 47
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christopher Hall Interviewed about Stabbing Westward & The Dreaming. Jonathan Peletis. December 17, 2018. YouTube.
  2. Web site: Christopher Hall Interviewed about Stabbing Westward & The Dreaming . YouTube . November 9, 2011 . February 20, 2015.
  3. 265.
  4. Billboard 200: Week of June 9, 2001. Billboard. October 18, 2022.
  5. Independent Albums: Week of June 9, 2001. Billboard. October 18, 2022.