| A Different Kind of Pain | ||||
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| Studio album by Cold | ||||
| Released | August 30, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | December 2004-January 2005, in New York @ Bearsville Studio & in Bavon, VA @ Studio Barbarosa | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 42:32 | |||
| Label | Atlantic/Lava | |||
| Producer | Michael "Elvis" Baskette | |||
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| Allmusic | [1] |
| PopMatters | [2] |
A Different Kind of Pain is the fourth album by post-grunge band Cold. It was released on August 30, 2005 in the US and September 12, 2005 in the UK. Two working titles for the album were And A Sad Song Lives On and The Calm That Killed the Storm (a repeated sentence in and often mistaken title[3] of "Anatomy of a Tidal Wave"). This title was changed to broaden the interpretation of the album's songs.[4]
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Prior to writing the album, Cold was in the process of seeking a new record label. Upon the group's return to Jacksonville, Ward briefly checked himself into rehab.
The album name and much of its lyrics were inspired by Ward's sister Jen's battle with cancer. In fact, the band wrote much of the material in Ward's parents' house, particularly in Jen's room. Ward described the making of the album as "a healing process," and fortunately, as the band was finishing up, his sister had gone into remission.[4]
A Different Kind of Pain received mixed reviews, with critics largely bothered by the album's emotional emphasis and claiming that the band has strayed too far from its heavy roots. Johnny Loftus of Allmusic summed it up with "Different Kind of Pain might work as therapy, but it falters musically." The album's lead single did not achieve the considerable success of the groups' previous hit, "Stupid Girl", nor receive the same attention as other previous singles. Despite the mixed reaction by critics, most fans have warmed to the album considering it the band's most emotional work and appreciate the change in style.
All songs written by Scooter Ward and Sam McCandless, except where noted.
The first singles released for this album were "Happens All the Time" followed by "A Different Kind of Pain." A music video was later made for "Happens All the Time."
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