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Audio | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 7, 1999 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Experimental rock | |||
Length | 57:29 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Todd Perlmutter | |||
Blue Man Group chronology | ||||
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Audio is the debut studio album by Blue Man Group, released on December 7, 1999, through Virgin Records. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. [2]
This album was released in two versions: a DVD with 5.1-channel versions of the music in both DVD-Video (using Dolby Digital) and DVD-Audio formats (one on each side) and a CD with a 2-channel stereo mix of each track.
A behind-the-scenes video of the album is viewable on a promotional 2000 VHS known as Audio Video. This is also included as a bonus on the Audio 5.1 Surround Sound DVD.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Heather Phares of AllMusic rated Audio three out of five stars, stating that it "reflects over a decade's worth of musical and theatrical innovation". Although she mentioned that "the spectacle of the group playing its sculptural, surreal-looking instruments is absent from the album", she concluded her review by calling it "an album that proves the Blue Man Group is as innovative in the studio as it is onstage". [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "TV Song" | 2:08 |
2. | "Opening Mandelbrot" | 3:13 |
3. | "Synaesthetic" | 5:31 |
4. | "Utne Wire Man" | 3:18 |
5. | "Rods and Cones" | 5:57 |
6. | "Tension 2" | 2:05 |
7. | "Mandelgroove" | 5:49 |
8. | "PVC IV" | 4:23 |
9. | "Club Nowhere" | 4:50 |
10. | "Drumbone" | 2:44 |
11. | "Shadows" | 2:06 |
12. | "Cat Video" | 2:20 |
13. | "Klein Mandelbrot" | 8:03 |
14. | "Endless Column" | 5:02 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |