The Fundamental Elements of Southtown

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The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
The Fundamental Elements of Southtown cover
Studio album by P.O.D.
Released August 24, 1999
Recorded February - April 1999 at The Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California; Sparky Dark, Calabasas, California; Mates, North Hollywood, California
Genre Nu metal, Rapcore
Length 57:43
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Howard Benson
Professional reviews
P.O.D. chronology
The Warriors EP
(1999)		 The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
(1999)		 Satellite
(2001)
Alternate cover
Censored cover.
Censored cover.
Singles from The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
  1. "Southtown"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"
    Released: 2000

The Fundamental Elements of Southtown is the mainstream debut album of nu metal band P.O.D. released on August 24, 1999. It was their Atlantic Records debut, and went on to become the band's first platinum album, peaking at No. 51 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in April of 2000.

"Southtown" and "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" served as the album's singles. Both of which had music videos which enjoyed notable airplay upon release. The album also includes a U2 cover of "Bullet the Blue Sky."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Greetings" – 1:29
  2. "Hollywood" – 5:22
  3. "Southtown" – 4:08
  4. "Checkin' Levels" – 1:06
  5. "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" – 3:24 (featuring Lisa Papineau)
  6. "Lie Down" – 5:09
  7. "Set Your Eyes to Zion" – 4:06
  8. "Lo Siento" – 0:33
  9. "Bullet the Blue Sky" – 5:18 (featuring Lisa Papineau)
  10. "Psalm 150" – 0:55
  11. "Image" – 3:32
  12. "Shouts" – 0:55
  13. "Tribal" – 4:26
  14. "Freestyle" – 3:57
  15. "Follow Me" – 3:43
  16. "Outkast" – 9:33

[edit] Awards

[edit] 2000 San Diego Music Awards

  • Album of the Year
  • Song of the Year - "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"

[edit] 2001 GMA Dove Awards

  • Short Form Music Video of the Year - "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"

[edit] Personnel

  • Sonny Sandoval - Vocals
  • Marcos Curiel - Guitar
  • Traa Daniels - Bass
  • Wuv Bernardo - Drums

Other Personnel

[edit] Notes

  • On some versions, "School Of Hard Knocks" is listed as a bonus track. On other versions, "Whatever It Takes" is a bonus track.
  • The album also features the instrumental bonus track, "Tambura".
  • There was an alternate censored cover distributed in the Christian market.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Van Pelt, Doug (September/October 1999). "Album Reviews: P.O.D. the fundamental elements of southtown". HM Magazine (79). ISSN 1066-6923. 

[edit] External links

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