Comatose (album)

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Comatose
Comatose cover
Studio album by Skillet
Released October 3, 2006
Recorded Chicago Recording Company (2006)
Genre Christian rock
Length 41:33[1]
Label Lava
Ardent
Atlantic
Producer Brian Howes
John L. Cooper
Professional reviews
Skillet chronology
Collide
(2003)		 Comatose
(2006)

Comatose is the seventh full-length album released by the Christian rock band Skillet. Released October 3 2006[1], this album abandons the electronic elements of previous releases for a straight-up hard rock release. The album has a more alternative sound compared to the hard rock sounds of their previous record, Collide. Though, this album still keeps much of the hard rock sounds. It has sold about 200,000 copies as of July 2007, according to The M Collective[2].

Comatose has sold over 300,000 units as of January 8, 2008.[3]

Comatose received a Grammy Award nomination December 6, 2007 for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. The announcement of the winner was televised during the 50th Annual Grammy Awards show on February 10, 2008.

A deluxe edition of Comatose was released in stores on December 26, 2007.

Two music videos were released simultaneously in 2006 of the songs "Rebirthing" Watchand "Whispers In The Dark" Watch. Two more music videos were released in 2007 of the songs "The Older I Get" Watch and "Looking for Angels" Watch.

Contents

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Rebirthing" – 3:53
  2. "The Last Night" – 3:32
  3. "Yours to Hold" – 3:42
  4. "Better Than Drugs" – 3:57
  5. "Comatose" – 3:50
  6. "The Older I Get" – 3:38
  7. "Those Nights" – 3:46
  8. "Falling Inside the Black" – 3:30
  9. "Say Goodbye" – 4:16
  10. "Whispers in the Dark" – 3:24
  11. "Looking for Angels" – 4:31

[edit] Deluxe Edition

Comatose was re-released with five acoustic tracks, new album artwork, behind-the-scenes videos, and one new song, "Live Free or Let Me Die", that was not completed in time for the initial release. The album was available at Wal-Mart.com on November 20, 2007 and was released in stores on December 26, 2007.[4]

Jesus Freak Hideout reported on the deluxe edition release and gave a quote about the new song "Live Free or Let Me Die" from a representative of the band: "As far as the title of the new track it is 'Live Free or Let Me Die.' It might be shortened to 'Live Free.' It was written while John and I were in NY at Atlantic records. The London bombings happened while we were there and John came up with a song idea that he sang to his A&R rep Andy in his office. By the end of the day Andy had a studio and engineer booked and we were recording the song within a week. Unfortunately it was too late to get it on the record by the time it got mastered."[4]

[edit] Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

  1. "Live Free Or Let Me Die" – 3:52
  2. "Rebirthing" (acoustic) – 3:54
  3. "Yours To Hold" (acoustic) – 3:44
  4. "The Older I Get" (acoustic) – 3:27
  5. "Whispers In The Dark" (acoustic) – 3:25
  6. "Say Goodbye" (acoustic) – 4:12

[edit] Deluxe DVD bonus videos

  • Rebirthing
  • Whispers In The Dark
  • Looking for Angels
  • Behind the Scenes (The Older I Get)

[edit] Singles

Lead single for the Christian radio market was the first song "Rebirthing", while Skillet released "Whispers in the Dark" to secular markets. "Rebirthing" topped the Christian Rock chart for 7 consecutive weeks, before their next single "The Last Night" hit #1 on the chart. "The Older I Get" and "Comatose" were released to the mainstream and Christian rock radio markets respectively in August, 2007. While it has not been announced as an official single, "Looking For Angels" was given a video the same as "Rebirthing", "Whispers", and "The Older I Get". "Those Nights" and "Live Free or Let Me Die" also recently made it onto Christian radio.

[edit] Trivia

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  • The band has already made four music videos for this album, more than they have done for any of their other albums. As of June 2007, they have released videos for "Rebirthing", "Whispers in the Dark", "The Older I Get", and "Looking For Angels". The first two of those videos were shot at the same time, and released roughly a month apart, both around the album's release date. "The Older I Get" is made up of footage from the band recording the album, and was released in early 2007. "Looking For Angels" came out in May 2007, as was made with the organizations World Vision and One Campaign.
  • The band has used different lettering for their name on the cover of all seven of their albums. However, this album's lettering resembles that of the Alien Youth lettering, and would appear to almost be a capitalized version of that lettering.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Comatose CD review on Jesus Freak Hideout
  2. ^ The M Collective main website
  3. ^ Skillet News - 1/08/08 (retrieved February 19, 2008)
  4. ^ a b Jesus Freak Hideout News, Skillet to Re-release Comatose

[edit] External links

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