| Product Summary | | Label: Universal Records | | UPC: 00044001711527 | | Release Date: 3/26/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60548746 | | Item#: MTDLKC | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2002 The Universal/Motown Records Group a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
(C) 2002 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | "I Stand Alone" (Godsmack) was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Hard Rock Performance. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Audio Mixers: David Bottrill; Mike Shipley; Paul Leary; Randy Staub ; Rich Costey; Kirk Kelsey. | | Audio Remixer: Chris Vrenna. | | Photographers: Harry Garfield; Kathy Nelson. | | Publisher: Mike Richardson. | | Taken from the film of the same name, The Scorpion King is filled with heavy metal bands performing mostly B-sides or previously released tracks. This is a standard Hollywood action movie soundtrack, although it does have a mildly more famous lineup than most. In fact, this is about as typical as a movie soundtrack can get. There are the really good songs from semi-popular artists (System of a Down, Rob Zombie), the really cheesy songs from the popular grunge-lite artists (Creed, Nickelback), and the good-to-awful filler (the rest). What hurts this soundtrack more than anything else is the intense averageness of the whole thing -- none of these songs are extraordinary in any way. None of the songs are so awful that they deserve mention (although Nickelback barely escapes wrath), nor are any so good that they deserve mention. This is a safe, harmless, and ineffective collection of bland metal that rises out of the doldrums for the occasional gem without maintaining any consistent quality. The bonus materials are not only a waste of time, but they also tend to really confuse most computers, so avoid those too. Some dedicated fans may feel as though they should buy this to collect the rare song from their favorite band, but anyone not in those shoes should avoid the whole process if they can. ~ Bradley Torreano | | This album features a staggering 16 bands of the heavy rock/nu-metal persuasion assaulting the senses with eardrum-decimating aural aggression. Oh yeah, it also happens to be the soundtrack to the cutting-edge film THE SCORPION KING. Whether or not you see the movie, the accompanying disc definitely stands up on its own. Things get off to a bone-crushing start with the pounding riffs of Godsmack's "I Stand Alone." System of a Down's RATM-influenced "Streamline" delivers the requisite mix of melody and thrash. Ozzy Osbourne, one of the men who started all this, collaborates with disciple Rob Zombie on the gothic metal of "Iron Head." Rather than ending with some melodramatic elegy, THE SCORPION exits on an appropriately energetic note with the growling rage of Coal Chamber's "Glow," putting a properly spleen-venting cap on this unrelenting soundtrack. |
Producer: Chris Vrenna; Dave Fortman; David Bottrill; Howard Benson; Jay Baumgardner; Jim Wirt; John Kurzweg; Alex Lifeson; Matt Martone; Mushroomhead; Nickelback; Paul Ebersold; Rick Parashar; Rick Rubin; Rob Zombie; Ross Hogarth; Scott Humphrey; Sevendust; Steve |
Engineer: Randy Staub |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/26/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 017115 | | Label : Universal Distribution | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00044001711527 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (4/19/02, p.73)
- "...[The cd] features 10 worthwhile new cuts by hard-rocking chart-toppers..."CMJ (4/1/2002, p.15)
- "...Universal's soundtrack...is filled to the brim with a cornucopia of radio-friendly, mainstram rock tunes..." |
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