| Disclaimer | ||||
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| Studio album by Seether | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2002 in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 45:06 | |||
| Label | Wind-up | |||
| Producer | Jay Baumgardner | |||
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| Singles from Disclaimer | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 9.8/10[3] |
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Disclaimer is the major label debut album by post-grunge band Seether, released in 2002. It features three successful singles which would remain some of the band's most well known songs. After the reworking of "Broken" gained significant popularity, the album would be remastered and remixed slightly in 2004 as Disclaimer II with eight extra tracks.
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A great deal of pre-production took place in South Africa with supervision from a Wind-Up representative. It continued in New York before the album recording sessions began in Los Angeles. Veteran session drummer Josh Freese filled the role in studio before an audition took place at Leads Rehearsal Studio. Among sixteen others, Nick Oshiro auditioned and joined the band in 2002. Seether would also enlist guitarist Patrick Callahan in fall that year after performing alongside his then current band in Philadelphia.[4]
Disclaimer was released with ten different cover variations.[5] These feature images from the "Fine Again" music video with people holding signs depicting a negative outlook or a poor situation in life. The concept to implement it through the album cover was headed by the video's director, Paul Feeder. According to bassist Dale Stewart:
In regards to recording and single output, the band allegedly faced a considerable deal of label pressure compared to future albums. According to a reflective Shaun Morgan in 2005:
Disclaimer gained comparison to grunge acts of the early 1990s, particularly the angst vocal styles of Shaun Morgan and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. The album features an overall moodier approach than future Seether albums which would be decidedly heavier.
Seether began extensive touring in promotion of Disclaimer in July 2002. They performed alongside the likes of Our Lady Peace into the following year. Touring with Evanescence in 2004 would lead to the reworking of the little known ballad "Broken" and the band's subsequent crossover success.
Beginning with the sorrowful "Fine Again" in fall 2002, a total of three singles were released from Disclaimer. The lead single was followed by a similarly melancholy "Driven Under" in early 2003 and finally the more aggressive "Gasoline" later that year. Each song also had a music video which gained substantial airplay on MTV2.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| The Billboard 200[7] | 92 |
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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