Rock (album)

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Rock
Pleymo Rock.jpg
Studio album by
Released27 October 2003 (2003-10-27) [1]
Genre
Length55:00
Label Epic
Pleymo chronology
Episode 2: Medecine Cake
(2002)
Rock
(2003)
Alphabet Prison
(2006)

Rock is the third studio album by French nu metal band Pleymo. Released on 27 October 2003, [1] the album sees the band shifting towards a more melodic musical style which is less aggressive than their previous releases. [2] Rock is a concept album about a four-year-old blind boy and his imaginary twin. [2]

Contents

Music style and album concept

With the recording of Rock, Pleymo sought to shift their music toward a more melodic and less aggressive style than their previous albums. [2] The band also wrote the songs to form a concept album about a boy, blind and four years of age, and his imaginary double. [2]

Release

A music video for the album's title track was released in 2005. [3] A variant edition of the album contained a bonus DVD featuring live concert footage and music videos. [4]

Legacy

The songs "Divine Excuse", "Polyester Môme", "1977", "Modaddiction", "Rock", and "Cherubin" were included on the band's 2005 live album, Ce Soir C'Est Grand Soir. [5]

Track listing

  1. Le Voyage de Rock – 1:30
  2. Rock – 3:20
  3. 1977 – 4:17
  4. Divine Excuse – 3:30
  5. L'insolent – 3:21
  6. Modaddiction – 4:12
  7. Sommes Nous? – 3:24
  8. Zorro – 2:54
  9. Polyester Mome – 3:42
  10. Une Vie de Details – 3:46
  11. Cherubin – 3:03
  12. Anemia – 3:34
  13. Kongen (ft. Enhancer) – 3:50
  14. Laugh Calvin – 10:37

Total length: 55:00

Track 14 is in fact during 4:35 then after a silence of two minutes a hidden track starts.

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Rock - Pleymo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pleymo Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic .
  3. Video on YouTube
  4. "Pleymo – Rock (2003, CD)". Discogs .
  5. "Pleymo – Ce Soir C'Est Grand Soir (2005, CD)". Discogs .