Sinner | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 5, 2001 | |||
Recorded | January–April 2001 | |||
Studio | Ocean Studios (Burbank, California) | |||
Genre | Nu metal [1] | |||
Label | Wind-up | |||
Producer | Jay Baumgardner | |||
Drowning Pool chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sinner | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [3] |
Kerrang! | [4] |
Q | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Sinner is the debut studio album by the American rock band Drowning Pool, released on June 5, 2001, by Wind-up Records. It is considered to be the band's most popular album, being certified platinum in the same year that it was released. This was due at least in part to "Bodies" which remains the band's most well-known song. This is the only studio album by the band to feature original lead singer Dave Williams. While touring in support of Sinner, he died on August 14, 2002, from cardiomyopathy. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart. Drowning Pool released a reissue of the album called the "Unlucky 13th Anniversary Edition" in 2014. [7] The album was put at no. 25 on Metal Descent's list "The 25 Best Alternative Metal Albums". [8] Their songs "Mute", "Told You So", and "Reminded" were featured on Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge .
Dave Williams explained how the album got its name in an MTV interview:
"I got that [Sinner tattoo] tattooed before we named the record. We were working on the song 'Sinner,' and our A&R guy said, 'That would be a good name for the record.' We all just looked at each other and said, 'Wow, OK.' It was just a natural progression that became the whole theme of the record. There are a lot of religious issues on the record and a lot of relationship issues. It just seemed like it would fit."
Williams also remarked on the track order: "We wanted to start with 'Sinner' and end with 'Sermon'. We covered all the bases on religion and bad relationships."
On "Sermon", Mike Luce stated:
"We're fans of the 80s and back in the day there used to be that whole undertone .... oh, if you play that song backwards, you'll hear this message! So I guess I could tell you what it says. It really doesn't say anything. It recites a lyric from the same song, from 'Sermon.' We just play it backwards at the end of the song. It's just a homage. A tribute back to the old school. [...] It was completely done on a whim and we took a line that Davie (Williams) sang and just ran it in reverse at the tail end of the song. Just kind of a ... here you go. No hidden meaning; you don't have to play the song backwards to hear it. We'll just play it right out here for you." [9]
The Unlucky 13th Anniversary Edition of the album contains an unreleased demo called "Heroes Sleeping". CJ Pierce explained the meaning of the song:
"Those last couple of rehearsals, we worked up a new song [Heroes Sleeping]. And I didn't even remember finishing the song. We actually did the song all the way through. So it's totally a gem of a find. Definitely, it's an emotional song to hear. 'Heroes Sleeping,' it's about other musicians who had passed away before us. That was Dave's [angle] on the lyrical content. Then literally just a few weeks later, he passed away. The song's kind of about him now. So I'm glad we can share that with our fans." [10]
All tracks are written by Drowning Pool
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sinner" | 2:27 |
2. | "Bodies" | 3:21 |
3. | "Tear Away" | 4:14 |
4. | "All Over Me" | 3:13 |
5. | "Reminded" | 3:24 |
6. | "Pity" | 2:52 |
7. | "Mute" | 3:19 |
8. | "I Am" | 3:49 |
9. | "Follow" | 3:20 |
10. | "Told You So" | 3:05 |
11. | "Sermon" | 4:19 |
Total length: | 37:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sermon" | 7:14 |
2. | "You Made Me" | 4:02 |
3. | "Care Not" | 8:33 |
4. | "Mask" | 6:08 |
5. | "Soul" | 6:15 |
6. | "Break You" | 2:49 |
7. | "Less Than Zero" | 4:33 |
8. | "Follow" | 3:35 |
9. | "Told You So" | 4:07 |
10. | "I Am" | 4:01 |
11. | "Tear Away" | 4:32 |
12. | "Bodies" | 3:46 |
13. | "Heroes Sleeping" | 4:50 |
Total length: | 1:04:26 |
Adapted from the album's liner notes. [11]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [19] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [20] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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4 stars out of 5 - "...The point where old and nu-metal meet. The impeccable riffs and uncompromising rhythms are perfectly balanced by Dave Williams' fashionably angst-full lyrics...
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