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Album Review: Someone in Control

  • Artist: Trapt
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: September 13, 2005
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Trapt's self-titled 2002 debut went platinum and more on the strength of modern rock radio faves "Headstrong" and "Still Frame." The attraction was obvious -- the quartet's sound was a pristine blueprint of 21st century southern California proto-metal, the onslaught led by Incubus, Linkin Park, and Hoobastank, bringing the same blend of massaged post-grunge verses and knots of affected screaming and band saw guitar. Even their name, Trapt -- it read like market research, a monosyllabic summation of adolescent discontent, extreme sports, and jabs to the solar plexus. It's more of all of that on 2005's Someone in Control. But while Trapt still work inside their established formula, they also constrict it, so songs like "Disconnected (Out of Touch)," "Waiting," and "Influence" rip with more internal tension. "Lost Realist" is also strong. It's a little predictable, especially when the strings come in. But its meshing of Goo Goo Dolls plaintiveness with post-grunge crackle is a nice progression for the quartet. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Disconnected (Out of Touch) Trapt Trapt (3:47)
Waiting (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (3:51)
Victim (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (4:01)
Stand Up (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (3:59)
Lost Realist (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (4:06)
Skin Deep (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (3:45)
Influence (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (4:09)
Repeat Offender (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (3:16)
Bleed Like Me (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (3:27)
Use Me to Use You (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (3:29)
Product of My Own Design (Lyrics) Trapt Trapt (3:32)

Credits

Becka Montoya (Producer), Daniel Mendez (Engineer), Simon Ormandy (Guitar), Chris Brown (Vocals), Ted Jensen (Mastering), David Hill (Photography), Fox Phelps (Assistant Engineer), Don Gilmore (Audio Engineer), Peter Witting (Logistics), Tom Lord-Alge (Mixing), Danny Horton (Producer), Chapman Baehler (Photography), Becka Montoya (Logistics), Peter Charell (Group Member), Peter Witting (Producer), Martin Tillman (Cello), Rachel Shearer (Logistics), Bruce Kolbrenner (Financial Director), James Dowdall (A&R), Eric Fritischi (Marketing), Peter Lewit (Legal Advisor), Aaron "Monty" Montgomery (Drums), Chris Brown (Guitar), Don Gilmore (Engineer), Trapt (Audio Production), Chris Brown (Guitar), Chris Brown (Vocals), Don Gilmore (Producer), Rachel Shearer (Producer), Don Gilmore (Audio Production), Daniel Mendez (Digital Editing), Crisa Biddle (Financial Director), Danny Horton (Logistics), John O'Brien (Programming), Damon Booth (A&R), Chris Brown (Group Member), Drake Sutton Shearer (Management), Peter Charell (Bass), John O'Brien (Keyboards), Simon Ormandy (Group Member)
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Someone In Control
Studio album by Trapt
Released September 13, 2005
Recorded April - May 2005 at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, California
Genre Alternative metal, Post-grunge
Length 45:36
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer Don Gilmore, Trapt
Professional reviews

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Trapt chronology
Trapt
(2002)
Someone in Control
(2005)
Trapt Live!
(2007)

Someone in Control is the second album released by American rock band Trapt, released on September 13, 2005 by Warner Bros. Records. Currently, three singles have been released: "Stand Up," "Waiting," and "Disconnected (Out Of Touch)." "Stand Up" reached # 4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and # 17 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Someone In Control was co-produced by Trapt and Don Gilmore. The lyrics were written by Chris Brown, music written by Trapt.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Disconnected (Out of Touch)" – 3:47
  2. "Waiting" – 3:50
  3. "Victim" – 3:59
  4. "Stand Up" – 3:59
  5. "Lost Realist" – 4:06
  6. "Skin Deep" – 3:45
  7. "Influence" – 4:09
  8. "Repeat Offender" – 3:16
  9. "Bleed Like Me" – 3:27
  10. "Use Me to Use You" – 3:29
  11. "Product of My Own Design" – 3:32

Front Cover

The man depicted in the album artwork as the schoolteacher, businessman, and preacher, is James McGrew, of Nashville, Tennessee, who has actually worked as an elementary school teacher, business finance manager, and church lay pastor in the past.

Band members

  • Aaron 'Monty' Montgomery : Drums
  • Chris Brown : Vocals/Guitar
  • Pete Charell : Bass
  • Simon Ormandy : Lead Guitar

Personnel and Recording

  • Produced by Don Gilmore and Trapt
  • Recorded by Don Gilmore at NRG Studios, CA
  • Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge at South Beach Studios, FL
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Keyboards and Programming: John O'Brien

 
 

 

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