Horrorscope (Eve 6 album)

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Horrorscope
Eve6 Horrorscope 2000.jpg
Studio album by
Eve 6
ReleasedJuly 25, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
Studio NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length41:04
Label RCA
Producer
  • Don Gilmore [1]
Eve 6 chronology
Eve 6
(1998)		Horrorscope
(2000)		 It's All in Your Head
(2003)
Singles from Horrorscope
  1. "Promise"
    Released: May 23, 2000 [2]
  2. "On the Roof Again"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Here's to the Night"
    Released: March 6, 2001

Horrorscope is the second studio album by American rock band Eve 6. It was recorded at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California. The album was influenced by Lit's A Place in the Sun (1999). [3] It was released on July 25, 2000, through RCA Records. The neologism "Horrorscope" is not actually used within the album's lyrics; though the chorus of "Sunset Strip Bitch" contains the proper word "horoscope."

Contents

Singles

The first single, "Promise", was a hit on alternative rock radio, reaching #3 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and #25 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Around this time, "On the Roof Again" made it to #19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The follow-up single, "Here's to the Night" was a major mainstream hit in 2001, reaching #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4] "Here's to the Night" became a hit at senior proms and graduation parties.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (53/100) [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club (unfavorable) [7]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [8]
Entertainment Weekly B− [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin (2/10) [5]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Wall of Sound (81/100) [12]

Horrorscope was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 53 based on 10 reviews. [5]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer MacKenzie Wilson said: "It's another conventional rock record with thrashing guitar hooks and throbbing basslines firmly in place, but frontman Max Collins has lyrically improved. There isn't anything intellectually impressive and the hyperactive little boy excitement is still present, but a lush sweet side also shines through the album." [6] David Hiltbrand of Entertainment Weekly wrote "the band's music and lyrics often still sound labored." [9]

Commercial performance

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S., [13] and also by the CRIA in Canada in 2001. [14]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Max Collins except "Jet Plane" by John Denver; all music is composed by Eve 6 except "Jet Plane" by Denver

No.TitleLength
1."Rescue"3:56
2."Promise"2:56
3."On the Roof Again"3:05
4."Sunset Strip Bitch"3:18
5."Here's to the Night"4:09
6."Amphetamines"2:46
7."Enemy"3:48
8."Nocturnal"3:07
9."Jet Pack"3:33
10."Nightmare"3:07
11."Bang"3:34
12."Girl Eyes"3:45
Total length:41:04
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
13."Jet Plane" (John Denver cover)2:54
Total length:43:58

Personnel

Additional

Charts

Chart performance for Horrorscope
Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  2. ↑ Moss, Corey (July 13, 2000). "Eve 6 Shun Sophomore Slump With Single 'Promise'". MTV . Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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