The Betrayed (Lostprophets album)

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The Betrayed
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Studio album by
Lostprophets
Released13 January 2010
RecordedNovember 2008–May 2009 at Sunset Sound, Kingsize Soundlabs, The Cockpit and Stuart Richardson's home, Los Angeles
Genre
Length47:01
Label Visible Noise • Sony Music • Megaforce
Producer Stuart Richardson, Justin Hopfer
Lostprophets chronology
Liberation Transmission
(2006)		The Betrayed
(2010)		 Weapons
(2012)
Singles from The Betrayed
  1. "It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here"
    Released: 12 October 2009
  2. "Where We Belong"
    Released: 4 January 2010
  3. "For He's a Jolly Good Felon"
    Released: 12 April 2010

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. [22] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Influences and themes

Since the album was first talked about in November 2006, [17] Lostprophets have stated numerous times that the album would be "darker", "more apocalyptic", "grittier" and lyrically less optimistic and more cynical than their previous efforts. [1] [7] [8] [18] [31] In August 2009, Stuart Richardson stated that this thematic change had been nurtured by the subsequent difficulties with "behind the scenes bullshit". [8] Both Richardson and fellow band members Jamie Oliver and Mike Lewis stated that the new album would draw upon elements from across the band's three previous albums. [8] [32] Oliver considers the lyrical content of the album the main source of the "dark element", [33] with vocalist and lyricist Ian Watkins having previously called the lyrics "nasty" and "horrible", displaying a "more honest" representation of his own character. [18] Despite this, the album has still been described as "poppy" [8] and "catchy", [18] with the "massive hooks" the band are known for remaining. [7] Like The Fake Sound of Progress and Start Something before it, The Betrayed features interludes between tracks. Several of the new songs performed live incorporated group singalong elements, with the audience encouraged to join in at live shows. "For He's a Jolly Good Felon" and "Streets of Nowhere" are "Motown-y, mod type songs", a style the band previously explored in "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)". [7] Inspiration for the new record has also been drawn from Faith No More and Refused, bands that inspired Lostprophets in the early days of their career. [8] Similar to previous Lostprophets albums, the closing track uses instrumentation "a little different" to the band's usual style. [8]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ian Watkins. All music composed by Lostprophets, except "It's Not the End of the World...", written by Lostprophets and Ilan Rubin, "Sunshine", written by Lostprophets and Aled Phillips.

Personnel

Credits for The Betrayed adapted from liner notes. [34]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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