12 Stones
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12 Stones
- Artist: 12 Stones
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- Release Date: April 23, 2002
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Wind-Up Entertainment struck gold with Creed, and the label has made post-grunge rock its signature sound ever since. The trend continues with this eponymous debut from 12 Stones. The New Orleans natives perfectly combine the melodic intervention of Three Doors Down with a sense of dramatic dynamics right out of Nickelback's bag of tricks. It's all held together by soaring vocals -- akin to a more polished version of (four more stones) Gavin Rossdale -- that will sound oh so perfect coming out of a radio speaker, along with more technical axe-work, particularly in the soloing, than the more commercial fare usually has. When you throw in a solid mix courtesy of producer Jay Baumgardner (Drowning Pool, Papa Roach) that accentuates all of the hit-making potential of tracks such as "Open Your Eyes," lead single "Broken," and the tribal "Soulfire," 12 Stones seems to be a can't-miss prospect from start to finish. ~ Brian O'Neill, Rovi| 12 Stitch [EP] (1982 Album by John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett) | |
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12 Stones (album)
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| Studio album by 12 Stones | ||||
| Released | April 23, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Nu metal, Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 41:21 | |||
| Label | Wind-Up | |||
| Producer | Dave Fortman, Jay Baumgardner | |||
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12 Stones is the eponymous debut album from the American rock band 12 Stones. It was released on April 23, 2002 by Wind-up Records. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at #147. It has sold over 500,000 copies and is certified gold worldwide.
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Promotion
World Wrestling Entertainment/Federation used several of the songs for promotional purposes. "Home" was featured in the WWE Desire video for Kurt Angle. "Broken" was the theme song for the Judgement Day 2002 pay-per-view. Songs "Running Out of Pain" and "Back Up" were used on Cheating Death, Stealing Life - The Eddie Guerrero Story. The latter was also used in a promo for Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H in Hell in a Cell at Bad Blood 2004. "Back Up" was originally written to be the new entrance song for The Rock but was not because it was too different from what he had been using.
"Broken" is featured on the Digital Praise PC game Guitar Praise.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Paul McCoy; all music composed by 12 Stones.
- "Crash" – 3:42
- "Broken" – 2:59
- "The Way I Feel" – 3:47
- "Open Your Eyes" – 3:11
- "Home" – 3:24
- "Fade Away" – 3:56
- "Back Up" – 3:57
- "Soulfire" – 2:54
- "In My Head" – 3:53
- "Running Out of Pain" – 3:11
- "My Life" – 3:04
- "Eric's Song" – 3:23
Critical reception
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| AbsolutePunk | (69%) [1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
References
- ^ "12 Stones - Anthem for the Underdog - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2007-08-14. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=287714. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ O'Neill, Brian. 12 Stones (album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
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