Strait Up Explained

Strait Up
Type:	studio
Artist:	Snot
Cover:	Strait up.jpg
Released:	November 7, 2000
Recorded:	1998–2000
Studio:	4th Street Recording (Santa Monica, California) Grand Master Studios (Hollywood, California) Westlake Studios (West Hollywood, California)
Length:	50:17
Label:	Immortal
Producer:	Mike Doling, John "Tumor" Fahnestock, Jim Wirt
Prev Title:	Get Some
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Alive!
Next Year:	2002

Strait Up is the second studio album by the American nu metal band Snot, released on November 7, 2000. The album features appearances by various alternative metal musicians.^{[1] [2]} The album was released as a tribute to Snot's lead singer Lynn Strait, who was killed in a car accident on December 11, 1998.^{[1] [3]}

Reception

The album peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard 200.^[4] CMJ called the album "A vivid cross section of nu-metal styles".^[5] Melody Maker gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said that "The riffs are diamond hard and magnificently driven... the best of the band is found in their quieter moments."^[6] It won a 2000 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for Hits/Compilation/Live Album of the Year.^[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.^[8]

Snot

• • Lynn Strait – vocals, spoken word Mike Doling – guitars, additional vocals
  • Sonny Mayo – guitars, programming John Fahnestock – bass, additional vocals
• Jamie Miller – drums

Guest musicians

• Brandon Boyd – vocals
• Max Cavalera – vocals
• Mike "Mad Dog" Combs – additional guitars
• Nathan Cox – additional vocals
• Whitfield Crane – additional vocals
• Jonathan Davis – vocals
• Marcello Dias – additional bass
• Fred Durst – vocals
• Aimee Echo – additional vocals
• Klaus Eichstad – additional guitars
• Dez Fafara – vocals
• Stan Frasier – additional vocals
• Jared "M.C.U.D." Gomes – vocals
• Shannon Larkin – drums
• Clint Lowery – guitar and vocals
• Mark McGrath – vocals
• Shavo Odadjian – additional bass
• Ozzy Osbourne – spoken word
• DJ Product – turntables
• Morgan Rose – drums
• Jason Sears – vocals
• Serj Tankian – vocals
• Corey Taylor – vocals
• Jim Wirt – strings, Hammond organ, piano
• Lajon Witherspoon – vocals

Production

• Nic Adler – executive producer
• Andrew Alekel – additional engineering
• Stefan Broadley – Pro Tools, programming
• Terry Date – vocal engineer
• Mike Doling – producer
• John Fahnestock – producer, art concept
• Diane Gallemore – front cover photo
• Sean Henning – executive producer
• Dave Holdridge – Pro Tools
• Donat Kazarinoff – engineer, pro-tools, programming
• Marek – assistant mix engineer
• Steve Piper – Pro Tools
• Justin Risley – Pro Tools
• Ross Robinson – producer
• Wendy Sherman – art direction and design
• Happy Walters – co-executive producer
• Rick Will – mixing
• Jim Wirt – producer and engineer

Notes and References

1. Book: Iannini, Tommaso . Nu metal . 2003 . Giunti . it . 88-09-03051-6 . 78–79 . Snot .
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r505096|pure_url=yes}} Review of '' Strait Up'' ]. August 23, 2008 . Huey . Steve . Allmusic.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p207274|pure_url=yes}} Biography of Snot ]. August 23, 2008 . Jeffries . Vincent . Allmusic.
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r505096/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Charts and awards for ''Strait Up'' ]. August 23, 2008 . Allmusic.
5. 12/00, p. 70
6. 11/21/00, p. 58
7. Metal Edge, June 2001
8. Strait Up . 2000 . booklet . Immortal.