Connect (album)
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| Studio album by Sick Puppies | ||||
| Released | 16 July 2013 | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal, hard rock, alternative rock | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Rock Mafia (Tim James, Antonina Armato) | |||
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Connect is the fourth studio album by Australian band Sick Puppies, and was released on 16 July 2013 by Capitol Records. This was the last album to feature Lead vocalist and guitarist Shimon Moore, who was kicked out of the band on 20 October 2014.[1]
The album debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 album chart, their highest charting position to date, with 18,195 copies sold. Connect sold 16,318 albums in its first week.[2]
A preview of the first single "There's No Going Back" was released on YouTube on 10 May 2013. The single was released on 20 May 2013.
Music
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic highlighted that "the trio's fourth album, are varied and its themes are ambitious, tackling disconnect and politics", but it "doesn't mean the Australian trio necessarily sounds adult, however."[3]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Alternative Press | [4] |
| Loudwire | [5] |
| Under The Gun Review | 6/10[6] |
Connect garnered generally mixed reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called the album "a richer musical experience than the group's previous records", but wrote that the band was "still hampered a bit by their desperate desire to be taken seriously, but the back half of Connect, written largely on acoustic guitars, shows that their strength is not in attitude but rather in softer sonic textures."[3] At Alternative Press, Reed Fischer felt that "Connect grates far too often to live up to its name."[4]
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Die To Save You" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, M. Goodwin, B. Creswell | 3:54 |
| 2. | "There's No Going Back" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato, D. Child | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Walking Away" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, J, Andrews | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Gunfight" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Poison" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Where Did the Time Go" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Telling Lies" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Connect" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Run" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, S. Stevens | 3:46 |
| 10. | "The Trick the Devil Did" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Healing Now" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Under a Very Black Sky" | S. Moore, E. Anzai, T. James, A. Armato | 5:11 |
Total length: |
44:10 | ||
| iTunes Deluxe Edition | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "What Are You Thinking" | 3:14 |
| 14. | "No Mercy" | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Better Waste of Time" | 3:34 |
| 16. | "There's No Going Back" (rock version) | 3:24 |
Total length: |
54:33 | |
| Best Buy Deluxe Edition | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 17. | "There's No Going Back" (Acoustic) | 3:18 |
| 18. | "Telling Lies" (Leaked bootleg) | 4:19 |
Total length: |
62:10 | |
Personnel
- Sick Puppies
- Shim Moore – lead vocals, guitar
- Emma Anzai – bass, vocals
- Mark Goodwin – drums, percussion, backing vocal
- Additional Musicians
- Ben Dover- additional guitar, percussion, Synthesizers
- Willie Layer- additional bass, programming, Backing vocal
Chart performance
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[7] | 17 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Albums[8] | 3 |
| US Billboard Top Digital Albums[9] | 23 |
| US Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums[10] | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Alternative Albums[11] | 2 |
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/shimonmooreofficial
- ↑ http://vakseen.com/site/nielsen-soundscan-sales-72413/
- 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (16 July 2013). "Connect – Sick Puppies". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- 1 2 Fischer, Reed (2013). "Sick Puppies – Connect". Alternative Press (Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.). August 2013 (301): 92. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ http://loudwire.com/sick-puppies-connect-album-review/
- ↑ "REVIEW: Sick Puppies-'Connect'". Under the Gun Review. 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "BILLBOARD 200 for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ "TOP ROCK ALBUMS for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ "TOP DIGITAL ALBUMS for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ "HARD ROCK ALBUMS for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ "ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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