Start Something

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Start Something
Start Something cover
Studio album by Lostprophets
Released February 2 (UK) / 3 (U.S.) 2004
Recorded March – September 2003 at Bigfoot Studio in Los Angeles, CA
Genre Alternative metal, alternative rock
Length 55:24 (Original Version) / 59:29 (UK Release Version)
Label Columbia (U.S.) / Visible Noise (UK)
Producer Eric Valentine
Professional reviews
Lostprophets chronology
Thefakesoundofprogress
(2000/2001)		 Start Something
(2004)		 Liberation Transmission
(2006)
Singles from Start Something
  1. "Burn Burn"
    Released: November 3, 2003
  2. "Last Train Home"
    Released: January 26, 2004
  3. "Wake Up (Make a Move)"
    Released: May 3, 2004
  4. "Last Summer"
    Released: August 23, 2004
  5. "Goodbye Tonight"
    Released: November 22, 2004
  6. "I Don't Know"
    Released: 2005
  7. "We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan"
    Released: 2005

Start Something is the second album by Welsh alternative metal band Lostprophets, and was released on February 2, 2004 in the United Kingdom and February 3 in the United States.

Contents

[edit] Making of the album

The album was produced by Eric Valentine. He has also produced albums by Queens of the Stone Age, Good Charlotte and the neon knights.

MTV reports that the band chose the album name for two reasons. Firstly, the band wanted to motivate people they had met who stated that they would "love to do this and that" but never had the drive to do it. The second being that the band viewed Start Something as their first "musical step", as they felt thefakesoundofprogress, originally intended as only a demo, "did not accurately reflect their ability".[1]

[edit] Chart performance and singles

At the end of February 2004, Start Something has reached a peak of 33 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the U.S., and #4 in the UK. It has made the heavy metal charts in Australia as well as the album charts. Five singles were taken from this album: "Last Train Home", "Burn, Burn", "Wake Up (Make a Move)", "Last Summer" and "Goodbye Tonight". The first four made the top 20 in the UK, with the "Last Train Home" making the top 10. "Burn Burn" also made the Australian top 50 singles charts. "I Don't Know" was also released for radio airplay in the United States and "We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan" was released in the UK. At the beginning of June, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for sales exceeded at 500,000 copies.

[edit] Reception

Initial reception of the album was positive. Johnny Loftus of All Music Guide gave the album two out of five stars and said.

As sonically powerful as Start Something is, and as convincing as Lostprophets' earnest vocalizing and layered instrumental dynamics are, it's just so damn difficult to take the Welshmen seriously when every megabyte of their sonic output is a patent appropriation of the metal movement's most salable proofs.[2]

Sputnikmusic gave the album 3.5 of 5 stars and said that the albums lyrics is much better but songs like I Don't Know and Goodbye Tonight ruins the album. He also said

Fans of their first full length LP 'The Fake Sound of Progress' will tell you that it lacks the innovation and energy of the first album. Fans of this piece will tell you the melodies, vocals and the songwriting in general has improved. And both are right, in a way at least[3].

Drowned In Sound gave the album 8 out of 10 and ended out praising the album. He also said

The irony of Lostprophets' emergence was that the cooler they tried to be, the less credible they were. Indeed, the band themselves are reputedly very quick to disown their first record (reports suggest they consider this their first proper record, which may explain the title). Yet the enormous fanbase they gathered in that time seems to have spurred them onto better things. With Start Something they've gained the confidence to inject some personality into their sound and claim it rightfully as their own[4].

Other critics gave Start Something mixed reviews. The album is now their best-selling album, having been certified Gold in the US[5] and Platinum in the UK[6].

The album was released in the UK on February 2, 2004 and was commercially successful, achieving number four in the UK Albums Chart. The critical response from mainstream magazines was mostly positive, though the response from rock publications such as Kerrang!, Metal Hammer and Rock Sound was sometimes tepid.

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "We Still Kill the Old Way"¹ – 4:20
  2. "To Hell We Ride" – 3:40
  3. "Last Train Home"¹ – 4:35
  4. "Wake Up (Make a Move)"¹-² – 3:56
  5. "Burn Burn"¹ – 3:36
  6. "I Don't Know"¹ – 3:57
  7. "Hello Again"¹ – 4:56
  8. "Goodbye Tonight" – 3:54
  9. "Start Something"¹ – 3:26
  10. "A Million Miles"¹-3 – 4:32 or 4:24
  11. "Last Summer" – 4:07
  12. "We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan"¹ - 4:05 -4
  13. "Sway"¹ – 10:24

Bonus Tracks

¹ These tracks include an interlude at the end, sometimes seguing into the next track.

² "Wake Up (Make a Move)" was originally titled "Make a Move." However, the title was changed for the single because many people recognised the song by the lyrics "Wake up, wake up, wake up." The title was subsequently changed on newer album pressings.

3 On the UK version, A Million Miles is eight seconds shorter. Instead of having the information about the answering machine interlude before the message starts, the song ends, a tone plays and then the message plays

4 on the USA Version of Start Something "We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan" was not found, but insted "Sway" is track 12 & "Outro" is Track 13

[edit] B-Sides & Demos

A-Side B-Side
Burn Burn Our Broken Hearts
Like a Fire
Lucky You
Push Out the Jive, Bring In the Love
Last Train Home The Politics of Emotion
Cry Me a River
Last Train Home (demo)
Shinobi vs Dragon Ninja (acoustic)
Wake Up (Make a Move) Holding On
Wake Up (Make a Move) (live)
Start Something (live)
Last Summer Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
Reptilia
In the Air Tonight
Boys Don't Cry
Goodbye Tonight Burn Burn (No Truth remix - Robot Jox)
Last Train Home (Xanex Broken Heart mix)
Wake Up (Make a Move) (Nebuchednezzar remix)

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Chart Peak
Flag of France French Albums Charts[7] 69
Flag of Austria Austrian Albums Charts[7] 60
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Album Charts[7] 14
Flag of Ireland Irish Album Charts[8] 61
Flag of Germany German Albums Chart[9] 51
Flag of Europe World Albums Chart[8] 23
Flag of the United States Billboard Comprehensive Albums[10] 33
Flag of the United States Billboard 200[11] 33
Flag of the United Kingdom UK Album Charts[12] 4

[edit] Singles

Year Name Chart Peak
2003 Burn Burn World Singles Official Top 100 100
Australian Singles Chart 48
German Singles Chart 81
UK Singles Chart 17
2004 Last Train Home US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 10
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 1
US Billboard Hot 100 75
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 1
US Billboard Hot Digital Tracks 23
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 4
World Modern Rock Top 30 Singles 2
Top40-Charts.com Internet Sales 24
German Singles Chart 48
UK Singles Chart 48
Wake Up (Make a Move) US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 16
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 9
World Modern Rock Top 30 Singles 23
Airplay World Official Top 100 55
World Singles Official Top 100 71
UK Singles Chart 18
Last Summer World Modern Rock Top 30 Singles 86
Airplay World Official Top 100 63
UK Singles Chart 13
Goodbye Tonight UK Singles Chart 42
2005 I Don't Know US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 11
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 26
Australian Singles Chart 16

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lostprophets Start Something On Second LP - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
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  7. ^ a b c charts.org.nz page on Start Something in various European charts, Cited 26 March 2008
  8. ^ a b Start Something chart positions page on Start Something in various European charts, Cited 26 March 2008
  9. ^ German chart positions page on Start Something in various European charts, Cited 26 March 2008
  10. ^ billboard.com page on Lostprophets in the Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Cited 26 March 2008
  11. ^ billboard.com page on Lostprophets in the Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Cited 26 March 2008
  12. ^ UK Album Chart

[edit] External links

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