| Product Summary | | UPC: 00602498815632 | | Release Date: 5/24/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 63979715 | | Item#: M2CN7J | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2005 Interscope Records and Sony BMG Entertainment
(C) 2005 Interscope Records and Sony BMG Entertainment
| Audioslave are back with their release of Out of Exile, the band's highly anticipated second album. The follow-up to Audioslave's self-titled 2002 debut features the single Be Yourself.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Audioslave: Tim Commerford (bass guitar); Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk. | | Personnel: Chris Cornell (vocals); Tom Morello (guitar); Brad Wilk (drums). | | Audio Mixer: Brendan O'Brien. | | Photographer: Ethan Russell. | | OUT OF EXILE presents a band that has grown comfortably into its own skin. Three years after Audioslave's highly successful debut, the supergroup crafted a truly formidable rock album with a fresh, live-in-the-studio rawness. Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello rolls back the distortion subtly, playing with a notably more melodic touch, best evidenced on "Heaven's Dead" and "Dandelion." Soundgarden's Chris Cornell's weathered voice at times walks a perilous ledge, yet never to a fault--that very danger and heartfelt soulfulness are part and parcel of his revered approach. The heady and poetic "#1 Zero" and "Be Yourself" strongly uphold Cornell's consummate lyrical prowess. | | OUT OF EXILE could hardly be an Audioslave record without a crop of head-thrashing, foot-stomping riffs, as revealed in "Your Time Has Come," "The Worm," and the powerful title track. Bassist Tim Commerford remains supportive and inventive in his playing, while Brad Wilk notches up his drumming considerably, taking chances and stretching beyond his dependable grooves on the band's first release. With the crack production and mixing of Rick Rubin and Brendan O'Brien, respectively, OUT OF EXILE raises the bar for the quartet on all levels. |
Producer: Rick Rubin; Rick Rubin |
Engineer: Brian Virtue; Thom Russo; Jim Scott; Billy Bowers; Brian Virtue; Thom Russo; Jim Scott |
| | Artist Overview | | Like Velvet Revolver (but with a more political bent), Audioslave appeared in the mid-2000s as a post-grunge supergroup pounding out stripped-down heavy rock. The band is spearheaded by Chris Cornell, whose wailing vocals formerly graced archetypal '90s grunge band Soundgarden, and erstwhile Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello. The band's self-titled 2003 debut album made Audioslave an instant success, proving that there was still some life left in the hard-rock template. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/24/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 000460302 | | Label : Interscope Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602498815632 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Spin (pp.97-98)
- "Drummer Brad Wilk drives, bassist Tim Commerford is solely in charge of grooves, and guitarist Tom Morello works hard at being amazing." - Grade: A-Mojo (Publisher)
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- 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he quartet display a welcome lightness of touch. 'Be Yourself' is a soar-away piece of drivetime empathy..." |
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