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  • Artist: Trust Company
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: July 09, 2002
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Trust Company's major-label debut is a rather standard affair that meshes melody with aggressive vocal screams like many other acts that have sprouted since Linkin Park and Papa Roach scored big in 2000. Despite the simplistic formulas present here, these young men have patched together a sound that is catchy and eager for additional spins. Songs like "Downfall" and "Hover" capitalize in large ways on the nu-metal trend, and are extremely memorable tracks. Occasionally Trust Company slides in melodies that border on the ever-popular punk-pop genre, which helps distance the group from many of its peers. Unfortunately, while The Lonely Position of Neutral has a wealth of strong tracks, it is quite apparent that the group's similarities to Linkin Park may hurt its long-term success, as many may find the band nothing more than the expected carbon copy of other, more successful acts. This is a shame, because those willing to give this album a chance will find one of the most infectious alternative metal albums of 2002. ~ Jason D. Taylor, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Downfall (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (3:11)
Falling Apart (Lyrics) Don Gilmore, Trust Company Trust Company (3:30)
Hover (Lyrics) Don Gilmore, Trust Company Trust Company (3:38)
Running from Me (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (3:08)
Slipping Away (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (3:07)
Figure 8 (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (3:55)
The Fear (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (3:20)
Deeper into You (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (3:16)
Drop to Zero (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (3:27)
Finally (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (4:11)
Take It All (Lyrics) Trust Company Trust Company (3:15)

Credits

Eric Hunter (A&R), Danny Lohner (Producer), Josh Moates (Bass), Kevin Palmer (Vocals), James Fukai (Vocals (Background)), Billy Howerdel (Mixing), Don Gilmore (Producer), Kevin Palmer (Guitar), John Ewing, Jr. (Engineer), Danny Lohner (Mixing), Paz Lenchantin (Strings), Joey Paradise (Assistant), Danny Lohner (Programming), Andy Wallace (Mixing), Jason Singleton (Drums), Josh Moates (Vocals (Background)), Paz Lenchantin (Piano), Les Scurry (Production Coordination), Steve Sisco (Assistant), Jason Singleton (Vocals (Background)), Vladimir Meller (Mastering), Don Gilmore (Engineer), Jason Harter (Art Direction), Jordan Schur (A&R), Jordan Schur (Executive Producer), James Fukai (Guitar)
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The Lonely Position of Neutral
Studio album by Trust Company
Released July 22, 2002 (Europe)
July 23, 2002 (USA)
Recorded ?
Genre Nu metal
Post-grunge
Hard rock
Length 40:24
Label Geffen Records
Producer Don Gilmore
Professional reviews
Trust Company chronology
The Lonely Position of Neutral
(2002)		 True Parallels
(2005)

The Lonely Position of Neutral is Trust Company's debut album. It was released on July 22, 2002 internationally and a day later in the United States; a version including two bonus tracks was released on February 19, 2003. The Lonely Position is Trust Company's most successful to date and was certified gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies.

The album's lead single, "Downfall," gained the band its breakthrough popularity for both its infectious melody and unusual music video. The track reached number 6 on both the Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and earned a spot, at number 91, on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. The video features frontman Kevin Palmer walking down a street leaving everything he walks past being blown by a massive gust of wind. It found significant airplay on MTV2. A second single arrived in "Running From Me," which had more modest popularity. Its video features the band wearing strange masks and unveiling them in the pouring rain.

Appearances

"Take it All" was featured in the Xbox game Breakdown by Namco. It is played in the ending credits, and it is also included in the game's promotional video that is unlocked once the game is finished. "Downfall" appears in the Mercy Reef pilot teaser. It also appears in the video games BMX XXX, MX Unleashed and Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure It was also with in the popular World of Warcraft video Tales of the Past 3 in the ending scene where Blazer kills Arthas. Two songs from the album, "Downfall" and "Falling Apart," were used as themes for WWE pay-per-views; "Downfall" was the theme for Vengeance 2002, while "Falling Apart" was used for Royal Rumble 2003.

Track listing

  1. "Downfall" - 3:11
  2. "Falling Apart" - 3:28
  3. "Hover" - 3:38
  4. "Running from Me" - 3:08
  5. "Slipping Away" - 3:05
  6. "Figure 8" - 3:55
  7. "The Fear" - 3:19
  8. "Deeper into You" - 3:14
  9. "Drop to Zero" - 3:26
  10. "Finally" - 4:10
  11. "Take It All" - 3:13

Bonus tracks

  1. "Closer" - 4:08
  2. "Today" - 3:39

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