Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow

Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
Studio album by Down
Released March 26, 2002
Recorded September 28 2001 - November 26 2001
Genre Heavy metal, sludge metal, stoner metal
Length 66:04
Label Elektra
Producer Down
Warren Riker
Down chronology
NOLA
(1995)		 Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
(2002)		 Down III: Over the Under
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Metal Hammer
Rock Sound

Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow is the second album by Down, released on March 26, 2002. The subtitle "A Bustle in your Hedgerow" is borrowed from the lyrics of "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.

Contents

Background

This was Down's first album in seven years since the release of NOLA, the longest gap between the band's three studio albums to date. Since Down was a supergroup, the band went on hiatus in 1996 so that members could focus on their main bands (namely Eyehategod, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar and Pantera). Down reformed in 1999 with Pantera bassist Rex Brown replacing Todd Strange. The band wanted the album to have a "bluesy" feel, so they moved into Phil Anselmo's barn, dubbed "Nödferatu's Lair," in southern Louisiana where they lived and recorded the album in 28 days without anyone leaving the house.

Release and reception

The album was released on March 26, 2002, but was not received with the same positive reviews as NOLA. Blabbermouth.net reviewer Borivoj Krgin stated, "Down II appears to have been thrown together more haphazardly, with much of the material falling short of the standard set by Down's classic debut offering." However, UK critics were more enthusiastic, with Metal Hammer awarding the album 8/10 and Rock Sound declaring it "a storming experience from the depths" and rating it at 4/5. Despite its poor US reviews, the album debuted at number 44 on the Billboard 200.

Tour

To support the album, Down toured on the second stage of Ozzfest in 2002.They also scheduled an 18-date tour that began May 1 in New York and ended on May 25 in Dallas.[2] Afterward, the band once again entered an indefinite hiatus to focus on their respective bands. An Evening With Down Tour Dates are as follows: -

Date City Country Venue
02002-04-28April 28, 2002 Birmingham, Alabama United States Five Points Music Hall
02002-04-29April 29, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia The Roxy
02002-05-01May 1, 2002 New York City, New York Roseland Ballroom
02002-05-02May 2, 2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Trocadero
02002-05-03May 3, 2002 Worcester, Massachusetts The Palladium
02002-05-05May 5, 2002 Cleveland, Ohio The Palladium
02002-05-06May 6, 2002 Cincinnati, Ohio Bogart's
02002-05-07May 7, 2002 Columbus, Ohio Newport Music Hall
02002-05-09May 9, 2002 Grand Rapids, Michigan The Orbit Room
02002-05-10May 10, 2002 Detroit, Michigan Harpo's
02002-05-11May 11, 2002 Chicago, Illinois House of Blues
02002-05-13May 13, 2002 Minneapolis, Minnesota Quest Club
02002-05-15May 15, 2002 Denver, Colorado Ogden Theater
02002-05-17May 17, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada House of Blues
02002-05-18May 18, 2002 West Hollywood, California House of Blues
02002-05-19May 19, 2002 San Francisco, California The Fillmore
02002-05-21May 21, 2002 Scottsdale, Arizona Cajun House
02002-05-23May 23, 2002 San Antonio, Texas Sunset Station
02002-05-24May 24, 2002 Houston, Texas Sunset Station
02002-05-25May 25, 2002 Dallas, Texas Deep Ellum Live

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Lysergik Funeral Procession"   Anselmo, Keenan, Bower, Windstein 3:10
2. "There's Something on My Side"   Anselmo, Keenan, Windstein 5:21
3. "The Man that Follows Hell"   Anselmo, Keenan 4:33
4. "Stained Glass Cross"   Anselmo, Keenan, Bower 3:36
5. "Ghosts Along the Mississippi"   Anselmo, Keenan, Windstein, Bower, Brown 5:06
6. "Learn From This Mistake"   Anselmo, Keenan, Brown 7:14
7. "Beautifully Depressed"   Anselmo, Keenan, Windstein, Bower 4:52
8. "Where I'm Going"   Anselmo, Keenan 3:10
9. "Doob Interlude"   Bower 1:50
10. "New Orleans is a Dying Whore"   Anselmo, Windstein, Keenan, Bower 4:15
11. "The Seed"   Anselmo, Keenan, Bower 4:21
12. "Lies, I Don't Know What They Say But..."   Anselmo, Keenan, Brown 6:21
13. "Flambeaux's Jamming with St. Augustine"   Bower 0:59
14. "Dog Tired"   Anselmo, Keenan, Bower 3:21
15. "Landing on the Mountains of Meggido"   Anselmo 7:49

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Metal Hammer United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[3] 2002 4
Kerrang! United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[4] 2002 14
Terrorizer United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[5] 2002 20

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2002 The Billboard 200 44

References

  1. ^ "Down II - Down". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r580680. 
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Metal Hammer - Albums of the Year". Rocksound. http://www.rocklist.net/metal.htm#2002. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
  4. ^ "Kerrang! - Albums of the Year". Kerrang!. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html#2002. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
  5. ^ "Terrorizer - Albums of the Year". Rocksound. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/terroris.htm#2002. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
Down
Studio albums
NOLA · Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow · Down III: Over the Under · Down IV
Live albums
Singles
"Stone the Crow" · "Temptation's Wings" · "Bury Me in Smoke" · "Beautifully Depressed" · "Ghosts Along the Mississippi" · "On March the Saints" · "I Scream" · "Mourn"
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