Days of the New (1997 album)

Days of the New
Studio album by Days of the New
Released June 3, 1997
Recorded October, November 1996
Genre Post-grunge, acoustic rock, alternative rock
Length 72:00
Label Outpost Records
Geffen Records
Producer Scott Litt
Days of the New chronology
Days of the New (Orange)
(1997)		 Days of the New (Green)
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (C)[2]

Days of the New (also known as the Orange or Yellow album) is the debut album of world music/post-grunge band Days of the New, and the first of their three self-titled albums. The album was released in 1997 through Outpost.

Contents

Production

The band recorded its debut album in October and November 1996 at Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Drummer Matt Taul was called away from the studio during the sessions for the birth of his daughter, so session drummer Adam Turgeon filled in on some tracks. The last song on the album, "Cling" is actually a home demo that Meeks recorded on a four-track machine. The entire album is acoustic, with emphasis on guitar, and features dark melodies such as "Face of the Earth" and "Freak" as well as more upbeat songs like "The Down Town" and "Where I Stand."

Promotion

Days of the New was a success, selling 1.5 million copies worldwide. Three songs from the album were hits: "Touch, Peel and Stand," "The Down Town," and "Shelf in the Room." "Touch, Peel and Stand" was number one on Billboard's Rock Chart for 17 weeks; "The Down Town" and "Shelf in the Room" were each top 40 hits. Music videos produced for the three singles also found rotation.

Shortly after releasing the album, the band went on tour with Metallica and Jerry Cantrell in 1998. Internal problems became publicly evident, however, and soon after concluding the tour, the band split up. Todd Whitener, Matt Taul and Jesse Vest would go on to form Tantric while Meeks formed a new band under the Days of the New name.

Track listing

All tracks by Travis Meeks

  1. "Shelf in the Room" – 4:44
  2. "Touch, Peel and Stand" – 4:57
  3. "Face of the Earth" – 5:17
  4. "Solitude" – 4:11
  5. "The Down Town" – 4:16
  6. "What's Left for Me?" – 5:27
  7. "Freak" – 5:23
  8. "Now" – 5:04
  9. "Whimsical" – 6:01
  10. "Where I Stand" – 5:39
  11. "How Do You Know You?" – 5:33
  12. "Cling" – 15:27

B-Sides

  1. "Independent Slaves" - Appears on the Touch, Peel and Stand single and on the Crow: Salvation soundtrack
  2. "Got to Be You" - Appears on the Touch, Peel and Stand single and on 2 Guitars, Bass & Drums: Songs For Survival
  3. "Special Guide" - Appears on the Shelf In The Room single
  4. "Seasons Change" - Appears on the Half Baked soundtrack
  5. "Two Faces" - Appears on the Varsity Blues soundtrack
  6. "Running Knees" - Appears on the Godzilla soundtrack

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1997 Heatseekers 1
1997 The Billboard 200 40
1998 Australian Charts 47
1998 New Zealand Charts 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1997 "Touch, Peel and Stand" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 (16 weeks)
1997 "Touch, Peel and Stand" Modern Rock Tracks 6
1998 "Shelf in the Room" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
1998 "Shelf in the Room" Modern Rock Tracks 22
1998 "The Down Town" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1998 "The Down Town" Modern Rock Tracks 19

Days of the New: Live

On December 1, 1998, Outpost released Days of the New: Live, a VHS featuring concert footage and two music videos. The video includes numerous songs that would be released on future Days of the New albums.

Track listing

  1. Fighting with Clay
  2. Freak
  3. Best in Life
  4. Shelf in the Room
  5. The Character/The Threat
  6. Face of the Earth
  7. Special Guide
  8. How Do You Know You?
  9. Touch, Peel and Stand
  10. Bring Yourself
  11. The Down Town
  12. Touch, Peel and Stand (video)
  13. Shelf in the Room (video)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Consumer Guide
  3. ^ "Warner Chappell Music". http://www.warnerchappell.it/wcm_2/song_search/song_detail/songview_2.jsp?menu_status=songsearch&esongId=110505000. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
Days of the New
Travis Meeks • Michael Dufresne • Brian Vinson • Paul Culligan • Rob Edwards • Ray Rizzo
Former members
Malcolm Gold • Michael Huettig • Chuck Mingis • Nicole Scherzinger • Doug Florio • Kimmet Cantwell • Craig Wagner • Todd Whitener • Jesse Vest • Matt Taul • Mike Starr
Studio albums
Days of the New (1997) • Days of the New (1999) • Days of the New (2001)
Live & compilation albums
Videos
Singles
"Touch, Peel and Stand" • "Shelf in the Room" • "The Down Town" • "Enemy" • "Weapon & the Wound" • "Hang on to This" • "Die Born"