Songs from Black Mountain
Songs from Black Mountain is the seventh studio album by Live and was the last to feature vocalist Ed Kowalczyk prior to his departure from the band between 2009 and 2016. It was released in most countries on April 10, 2006, but was released on May 9 in Canada, May 29 in the UK and June 6 in the US. It was their only release through Epic Records.[8] The first single, "The River", was released on March 21, 2006.
Songs from Black Mountain | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 10, 2006 | |||
Recorded | May 2005 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock | |||
Length | 42:23 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Jim Wirt | |||
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Singles from Songs from Black Mountain | ||||
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 50/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alternative Addiction | [3] |
Billboard | unfavorable[1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
musicOMH | [5] |
Paste | 1/10[1] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Slant Magazine | [7] |
Although the album had some international success, including reaching number 1 in the Netherlands, it had the lowest US sales of any of Live's studio albums since their first album, Mental Jewelry, peaking at number 52 on the Billboard 200.
Background
Live signed with Epic Records in 2005, having left Radioactive after the release of their 2003 album, Birds of Pray.[8] Singer Ed Kowalczyk explained that Songs from Black Mountain is in the same vein as Birds of Pray: "The album itself kind of took its lead from where we were with Birds of Pray, which was just a really basic, stripped [approach]...It's just amazing. It's just a great album and the excitement level of [Epic] and the band, everybody is just really pretty blown away by it."[9]
Track listing
All songs written by Ed Kowalczyk.
Personnel
Live[10]
- Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Chad Taylor – lead guitar
- Patrick Dahlheimer – bass
- Chad Gracey – drums
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- "Critic Reviews for Songs From Black Mountain". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.
- Chad, "Alternative Addiction Review" Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- Collis, Clark (June 16, 2006). "Songs From Black Mountain Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- Bansal, Vik (May 29, 2006). "Live – Songs from Black Mountain". musicOMH. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- Green, Andy (June 13, 2006). "Songs From Black Mountain : Live : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- Jones, Preston (June 26, 2006). "Live: Songs From Black Mountain". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- Chad, "Live Makes Epic Move" Alternative Addiction - August 29, 2005
- Chad, "Live Goes Back to Basics for Epic Debut". Alternative Addiction, September 29, 2005.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Australiancharts.com – Live – Songs From Black Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Austriancharts.at – Live – Songs From Black Mountain" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Live – Songs From Black Mountain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Live – Songs From Black Mountain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Live – Songs From Black Mountain" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Charts.nz – Live – Songs From Black Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Live – Songs From Black Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Live – Songs From Black Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Swisscharts.com – Live – Songs From Black Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Live Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Live Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2006". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Ultratop entry for The River" Ultratop