By the People, for the People

By the People, for the People
Compilation album by Mudvayne
Released November 27, 2007
Recorded 1999–2006, various locations
Length 76:44
Label Epic
Producer Dave Fortman
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

By the People, for the People is a compilation album by American progressive metal band Mudvayne.[2][3][4] It was released on November 27, 2007 by Epic Records. The album features a track listing chosen entirely by the band's fans, with the band determining which version appears on the record (e.g. live, demo, acoustic), as well as two new songs, "Dull Boy" and a cover of The Police's song "King of Pain" (both produced by Dave Fortman). If the album was pre-ordered through the Sony Music Store, it was packaged with a free lithograph of the lyrics to "Dull Boy", signed and numbered by Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray. If it was ordered after the disc was released, the lithograph was shipped approximately three weeks later and was neither signed nor numbered.

By the People, for the People is presented in a format where each song is introduced through a short interlude generally no longer than 30 seconds long, where Chad Gray debriefs the listener on surrounding facts such as where the song was recorded or performed live, or distinguishing a demo from an album version (obviously limited to in the case of demos).

The album debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 22,000 copies in its first week.[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Chad Gray, Ryan Martinie, Matthew McDonough. 

No. Title Length
1. "Album Intro"   0:11
2. "Dig" (Intro) 0:13
3. "Dig" (Live) 4:28
4. "Silenced" (Intro) 0:20
5. "Silenced" (Demo) 2:59
6. "Dull Boy" (Intro) 0:19
7. "Dull Boy"   4:15
8. "Death Blooms" (Intro) 0:23
9. "Death Blooms" (Demo) 4:24
10. "Fall into Sleep" (Intro) 0:25
11. "Fall into Sleep" (Demo) 3:41
12. "Not Falling" (Intro) 0:30
13. "Not Falling" (Demo) 4:03
14. "-1" (Intro) 0:19
15. "-1" (Live) 4:49
16. "Happy?" (Intro) 0:08
17. "Happy?" (Demo) 3:43
18. "(Per)Version of a Truth" (Intro) 0:28
19. "(Per)Version of a Truth" (Demo) 4:41
20. "World So Cold" (Intro) 0:05
21. "World So Cold" (Live) 6:20
22. "On the Move" (Intro) 0:08
23. "On the Move"   3:55
24. "Goodbye" (Intro) 0:13
25. "Goodbye"   6:42
26. "Skrying" (Intro) 0:13
27. "Skrying" (Demo) 5:11
28. "All That You Are" (Intro) 0:07
29. "All That You Are" (Demo) 4:48
30. "Forget to Remember" (Intro) 0:16
31. "Forget to Remember" (Acoustic) 3:38
32. "King of Pain" (Intro) 0:20
33. "King of Pain" (The Police cover) 4:36
Total length:
 76:44

Personnel

Chart positions

Album
Chart (2007) Peak
position
The Billboard 200[5] 51
Singles
Song Chart (2007) Peak
position
"Dull Boy" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 17

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Valdez, Christina Killion (December 31, 2008). "Fans 'Dig' Mudvayne". Rochester MN: Rochester Post-Bulletin. Retrieved 4 January 2009. Mudvayne, the Grammy-nominated progressive rock and metal band, is helping keep rock on a roll in Rochester.
  3. ↑ D'Angelo, Joe (September 19, 2002). "Mudvayne Reaches The End". MTV.com. Retrieved 2008-12-27. The Peoria, Illinois, progressive metal quartet has named their new album The End of All Things To Come
  4. ↑ Wedge, Dave (December 10, 2008). "There’s no masking Mudvayne’s prog-metal passion". Boston Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hasty, Katie (2007-12-05). "Groban Remains No. 1 In Slow Release Week". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-12-07.