Among the Living
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| Studio album by Anthrax | |||||
| Released | March 22, 1987 | ||||
| Recorded | 1986 | ||||
| Genre | Thrash metal | ||||
| Length | 50:13 | ||||
| Label | Island Records | ||||
| Producer | Anthrax, Eddie Kramer | ||||
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Among the Living is the name of the third album by the band Anthrax. The album was released in March of 1987 by Megaforce Worldwide/Island and is certified Gold by the RIAA.[1]
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[edit] Album information
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The band and Eddie Kramer produced the album, which was released as a double album (along with Persistence of Time) in Germany in 2000. The album includes the singles, "I Am the Law" and "Indians". It is widely regarded as one of their best works and sets itself apart from many of its contemporaries by the lyrical humor of some of the songs. There are, however, also several songs with a serious political message behind them. On Anthrax's re-union tour in 2005 the bulk of their set consisted of material from Among the Living, while on their 2006 tour at solo-dates, for the first time ever, they performed the entire album.
Among the Living features a drawing of Henry Kane (a character from Poltergeist II motion picture). The band stated in interviews that he was the one thing that scared them the most.
This was the last album to feature songwriting by original bassist Danny Lilker, who, despite having left the band after 1984's Fistful of Metal, was continuously credited as the co-writer of certain songs for the next two albums. On Among the Living, he is credited as the co-writer of the songs "I Am the Law" and "Imitation of Life."
The album was dedicated to the memory of Cliff Burton of Metallica fame.
[edit] Track listing
- "Among the Living" (Joey Belladonna, Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante) – 5:16
- "Caught in a Mosh" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 4:59
- "I Am the Law" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Danny Lilker, Bello, Benante) – 5:57
- "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 4:54
- "A Skeleton in the Closet" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:32
- "Indians" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:40
- "One World" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:56
- "A.D.I./Horror of It All" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 7:49
- "Imitation of Life" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Lilker, Bello, Benante) – 4:22
[edit] Personnel
- Joey Belladonna – Vocals
- Dan Spitz –Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar on A.D.I
- Scott Ian – Rhythm Guitar
- Frank Bello – Bass Guitar
- Charlie Benante – Drums
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- "Among the Living" is based on the Stephen King novel "The Stand." "The Walkin Dude" is Randall Flagg, the main villain in the book, and the beginning verse: "Disease! Disease! Spreading the disease!\With some help from Captain Tripps, He'll bring \the world down to its knees" refers to the virus that destroys most of the population in the novel.
- The rerecorded version of "Among the Living" from The Greater Of Two Evils is used as a background to the Clerks 2 Teaser
- "Caught in a Mosh" is ranked number 29 in VH1's "40 Greatest Metal Songs."[2] A cover version of the song is included in the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s.[3]
- "I Am the Law" is about the comic book character Judge Dredd.
- "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L)" is about the life of John Belushi. Efilnikufesin is "Nise Fukin Life" backward.
- "A Skeleton in the Closet" is based on the Stephen King novella "Apt Pupil" in the novel "Different Seasons". It has since been made into a movie.
[edit] References
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search Results. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ 40 greatest metal songs (40-31). VH1. MTV Networks. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Gunner" (2007-08-22). Guitar Hero Encore - Rocks the 80s. Gameplanet.co.nz. Gameplanet. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. “Songs included in this release include: Caught in a Mosh (Anthrax)”
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