Music for People (album)

Music for People
Studio album by VAST
Released September 12, 2000
Recorded 1999 in Los Angeles, California
Genre Alternative rock
Length 40:30
Label Elektra
Producer Jon Crosby, Blumpy
VAST chronology

Visual Audio Sensory Theater
(1998)		 Music for People
(2000)		 Turquoise & Crimson (Online Version)
(2004)

Music for People is the second album by the band VAST, released on September 12, 2000 by Elektra Records. It would be VAST's last album on Elektra Records. After the success of VAST's debut album, Music for People could only produce one successful single, "Free", which charted highly and gained major MTV exposure after it was put in replay. However, after the mixed success of the album, VAST and Elektra Records parted ways over disappointing sales and differing views on the future of the band.

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Crosby.

  1. "The Last One Alive" – 3:38
  2. "Free" – 3:07
  3. "I Don't Have Anything" – 3:46
  4. "The Gates of Rock 'N' Roll" – 3:24
  5. "What Else Do I Need" – 3:37
  6. "Blue" – 3:25
  7. "Land of Shame" – 3:26
  8. "A Better Place" – 3:23
  9. "Song Without a Name" – 3:32
  10. "We Will Meet Again" – 3:39
  11. "My TV and You" – 2:40
  12. "Lady of Dreams" – 2:53

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Select [2]

Allmusic gave the album a four out of five, stating the album "is bizarre and beautiful in capturing social apathy."[1] Select gave the album a negative review of one out of five, opining that the album was a "long-winded metal opus" and felt its content was closer to the band Babybird than Metallica or Jane's Addiction.[2]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilson, MacKenzie. Music for People (album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Upton, Sam (October 2000). "Album reviews". Select (EMAP Metro): 110. ISSN 0959-8367.