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Album Review: Sinner

  • Artist: Drowning Pool
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 05, 2001
  • Total Time: 37:24
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Drowning Pool's debut album, Sinner, is a surprise. Sure, the four guys who compose the band are displayed on the back cover like they were tailor-made for the rap-core scene which had arisen out of the late '90s, but musically they're a little better than the rest. Singer Dave Williams has really impressive vocals, which unlike many of their comrades actually shows diversity and a refreshing breadth. Multiple variations of melodic singing to multiple ranges of screaming that is unlike little of what comes out from the Ozzfest crowd. Musically, Drowning Pool are a cross between Korn and Tool, but much more akin to Tool, primarily in reference to the vocals. Everything else on the album is smooth and perfect, like a plan having gone off according to plan. The riffs on Sinner are huge, with enormous grooves and great dance parts. In fact, the track "Bodies" was written inherently to be a song to get people to dance with its line of "something's got to give/let the bodies hit the floor." While Drowning Pool may not be the next musical Beethoven, they are a welcome breath of fresh air in the midst of all the so-called "hardcore" that is on the airwaves today. A strong starting piece, Sinner shows Drowning Pool's great potential. ~ Kurt Morris, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sinner (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (2:27)
Bodies (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (3:21)
Tear Away (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (4:14)
All Over Me (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (3:12)
Reminded (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (3:24)
Pity (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (2:52)
Mute (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (3:20)
I Am (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (3:49)
Follow (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (3:20)
Told You So (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (3:06)
Sermon (Lyrics) Drowning Pool Drowning Pool (4:19)

Credits

Mike Luce (Group Member), Stevie Benton (Group Member), Jay Baumgardner (Producer), Dave Williams (Vocals), J.D. Andrew (Engineer), J.D. Andrew (Assistant Engineer), C.J. Pierce (Group Member), Chapman Baehler (Photography), Tom Baker (Mastering), James Murray (Engineer), Jay Baumgardner (Mixing), James Murray (Engineer)
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Sinner
Studio album by Drowning Pool
Released June 5, 2001
Recorded January-April, 2001
Genre Alternative metal, nu metal
Length 37:29
Label Wind-up
Professional reviews
Drowning Pool chronology
Drowning Pool
(1999)
Sinner
(2001)
Desensitized
(2004)
Singles from Sinner
  1. "Bodies"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Tear Away"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Sinner"
    Released: 2002

Sinner is the debut studio album by nu metal band Drowning Pool. The album is considerably the band's most successful, reaching platinum only six weeks after its release. This was the second overall album and only LP to feature original lead singer Dave Williams. While touring in support of Sinner, he died on August 14, 2002 from heart failure.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Drowning Pool

# Title Length
1. "Sinner"   2:27
2. "Bodies"   3:21
3. "Tear Away"   4:14
4. "All Over Me"   3:13
5. "Reminded"   3:24
6. "Pity"   2:52
7. "Mute"   3:19
8. "I Am"   3:49
9. "Follow"   3:20
10. "Told You So"   3:05
11. "Sermon"   4:19

Credits

Drowning Pool
Production
  • Produced and Mixed by Jay Baumgardner
  • Engineered by James Murray
  • Assistant Engineer: J.D. Andrew
  • Recorded at Ocean Studios, Burbank, CA
  • Mixed at NRG, North Hollywood, CA
  • Mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, CA
  • A&R: Diana Meltzer & Victor Murgatroyd
  • Guitar Tech: Stig
  • Drum Tech: Ross @ Drum Doctors
  • Management: Paul Bassman for Bassmanagement
  • Legal: Nicholas C. Ferrara, Esq. for Serling, Rooks & Ferrara, LLP
  • Business Management: Michael Hagerty for Curo Financial Management, LLC
  • Booking: Andrew Goodfriend and Dave Kirby for The Agency Group, Ltd
  • Artwork: Ed Sherman
  • Photography: Glen DiCrocco
  • Band Photo: Chapman Baehler

References

  1. ^ a b Entertainment Weekly: 70. 21 July 2001. "...Stern, rumbling, noirish metal....kicking it old-school headbanger style....Dive in, metal maniacs." - Rating: B+". 



 
 

 

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