Educated Horses

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Educated Horses
Rob Zombie Educated Horses.jpg
Studio album by
Rob Zombie
ReleasedMarch 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)
Recorded2005 at The Chop Shop in Hollywood, California
Genre Alternative metal, hard rock, industrial metal
Length38:25
Label Geffen
Producer Scott Humphrey, Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie chronology
Past, Present & Future
(2003)		Educated Horses
(2006)		 The Best of Rob Zombie
(2006)
Singles from Educated Horses
  1. "Foxy Foxy"
    Released: February 14, 2006
  2. "American Witch"
    Released: 2006
  3. "Let It All Bleed Out"
    Released: 2006

Educated Horses is the third studio album by American musician Rob Zombie, released on March 28, 2006, by Geffen. A streaming "listening party" was held on MP3.com starting March 22, 2006, which caused advance copies to spread throughout P2P software programs. It is the first album to feature guitarist John 5 and drummer Tommy Clufetos, and the last to feature bassist Blasko.

Contents

In response to questions about what the album's title means, Rob Zombie said:

"It was a weird kind of phrase, like, that I remembered as something as a kid. You know, my parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, the whole family, were involved in carnival business and, like, circus business, so as a kid, we would get dragged to these things, and we'd have to spend all this time there. And that was just one of the attractions I remember, what they would call the trained animals, you know, educated horses."

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Production

Educated Horses can be described as Zombie's most experimental album to date. Writing for Rob Zombie for the first time, John 5 experimented with a number of acoustics, which can be heard on tracks such as "Sawdust in the Blood" and "Death of It All". Yet the album still contains his signature horror tastes. "17 Year Locust" and "The Scorpion Sleeps" were both written about creepy-crawlies.

Rob Zombie has stated that the album had influences from glam rock artists like Slade, T. Rex, and Gary Glitter. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 4/10 [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [6]
IGN 7.2/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, Zombie's highest chart position since Hellbilly Deluxe , selling about 120,000 copies in its first week. It also debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart. [10] In its second week it dropped to number fourteen, selling a further 46,720 copies. [11]

The song "The Lords of Salem" was nominated for the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance of 2008. [12]

Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine had this to say:

A handful of cuts are too long on sludgy instrumental grooves, but whether Zombie is out-Trent Reznoring Trent Reznor on the sitar-laden grindfest "17 Year Locust" or spitting fire amid the apocalyptic blues riffs of "The Devil's Rejects," he sounds like a gifted schlockmeister that Strokes fans can enjoy. Or at least tolerate. [13]

Music videos

Zombie directed music videos for "Foxy Foxy" and "American Witch". Artist and animator David Hartman created two animated music videos, for "American Witch" and "The Lords of Salem".

Track listing

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Playbill advertising performances by "Educated Horses" like the ones that Zombie says inspired the title of the album

All songs written by Rob Zombie, John 5 and Scott Humphrey unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sawdust in the Blood" 1:22
2."American Witch" 3:47
3."Foxy Foxy"Zombie, Humphrey3:28
4."17 Year Locust" 4:06
5."The Scorpion Sleeps" 3:38
6."100 Ways" 1:53
7."Let It All Bleed Out"Zombie, Humphrey4:09
8."Death of It All" 4:22
9."Ride" 3:32
10."The Devil's Rejects" 3:54
11."The Lords of Salem" 4:13
Total length:38:25

Personnel

Chart positions

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