Out of Exile is the second studio album by the American hard rock Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often accompanied with pianos, and keyboards. It developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with bands like band Audioslave Audioslave was an American hard rock supergroup who formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of then-former Soundgarden frontman, rhythm guitarist, and lead singer Chris Cornell and the then-former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford (bass and backing vocals) and Brad Wilk (drums). Critics, first released on May 23, 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. It is the band's only number one album on the Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outsold all others during. Four singles were released: "Be Yourself", "Your Time Has Come "Your Time Has Come" is the second single by the American hard rock band Audioslave from their second album Out of Exile. It was released in 2005", "Doesn't Remind Me "Doesn't Remind Me" is the third single from American hard rock band Audioslave's second album Out of Exile. It was released on May 24, 2005, in the United States, and was nominated for "Best Hard Rock Performance" at the 48th Grammy Awards", and "Out of Exile "Out of Exile" is the title track from Audioslave's second album Out of Exile and the fourth and final single released in 2006". "Doesn't Remind Me" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990. In 1989 it was presented as Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance until the following year, when the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance category was formed. From 1992 to 1994 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with at the 2006 Grammy Awards The 48th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 8, 2006 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Irish rock band U2 were the big winners, winning five awards including Album of the Year. Mariah Carey, John Legend, and Kanye West won three awards each, with Kelly Clarkson winning two.
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Background
Drummer Brad Wilk Brad Wilk is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave explained: "Audioslave the band has arrived. The first record was people from two other bands with history attached. I don't feel that with this record."[1] Chris Cornell Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist for Soundgarden. He is also known as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave and for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998. He is known for his wide four-octave vocal range, and powerful vocal belting technique. He was the founder and frontman for admitted to writing his most personal songs ever on this album, influenced by the positive changes in his life since 2002.[2] He also described the album as more varied than the debut and relying less on heavy guitar riffs.[3]
On May 6, 2005, Audioslave played a free show in Havana, Cuba Havana (Spanish: La Habana , IPA: [la aˈβana], officially Ciudad de La Habana,) is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city is one of the 14 Cuban provinces. The city/province has 2.4 million inhabitants, and the urban area over 3.7 million, making Havana the largest city in both Cuba and the Caribbean region.[4] Audioslave became the first American rock group to perform a concert in Cuba The Republic of Cuba (pronounced /ˈkjuːbə/ ; Spanish: República de Cuba, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðe ˈkuβa] ( listen)) is an island country in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos, playing in front of an audience of 70,000.[5] The band traveled to Havana on May 4 to interact with Cuban musicians.[6] Cornell commented: "Hopefully, this concert will help to open the musical borders between our two countries." The 26-song set concert was the longest the band had ever played.[7] Many songs from Out of Exile were performed at the concert, held three weeks prior to the release date, making these the first live performances of the tracks from this album. The concert was documented on the Live in Cuba Live in Cuba is the first live DVD of the American hard rock band Audioslave, containing footage of the free concert that the band performed in Cuba in front of over 70,000 people. The concert itself is considered to be an historical event, as it marks the first time in Cuban history that an American rock band has been permitted to perform within DVD released in October of the same year.
Reception
Out of Exile was released in May 2005 and debuted at number one on the U.S. charts. The album has since gone on to achieve platinum status. The album features the singles "Out of Exile "Out of Exile" is the title track from Audioslave's second album Out of Exile and the fourth and final single released in 2006", "Be Yourself "Be Yourself" is the first single by Audioslave for their second album Out of Exile. It was released in 2005. The song topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for seven weeks and the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in 2005", "Your Time Has Come "Your Time Has Come" is the second single by the American hard rock band Audioslave from their second album Out of Exile. It was released in 2005", and "Doesn't Remind Me "Doesn't Remind Me" is the third single from American hard rock band Audioslave's second album Out of Exile. It was released on May 24, 2005, in the United States, and was nominated for "Best Hard Rock Performance" at the 48th Grammy Awards".
Critical response was mostly warm, highlighting the fact that the band was working towards defining its own sound, as opposed to just Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine is a Grammy award winning American rock band, formed in 1991 in Los Angeles, California. The band's line-up comprises vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk. Critics have noted Rage Against the Machine for its "fiercely polemical music, which brewed sloganeering fronted by Cornell. Critics initially described Audioslave as an amalgamation of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden,[8] but by the band's second album, Out of Exile, noted that they had established a separate identity. The album was received more favorably than Audioslave's debut; critics noted Cornell's stronger vocals, likely the result of quitting smoking and drinking,[9] and pointed out that Out of Exile is "the sound of a band coming into its own."[10] Allmusic allmusic is a service of music guide, owned by All Media Guide. Allmusic was founded in 1991 by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine as a guide for consumers. Its first reference book was published the following year. AMG on the Internet predates the World Wide Web and was first available as a Gopher site praised the album as "lean, hard, strong, and memorable."[11] The lyrics, however, were still a common complaint; musicOMH.com wrote that Cornell's lyrics "continue to border on the ridiculous."[12] The album was chosen as one of Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. is an American-based multinational electronic commerce company. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it is America's largest online retailer, with nearly three times the Internet sales revenue of the runner up, Staples, Inc., as of January 2010's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.
Track listing
All lyrics by Chris Cornell, with music written and arranged by Audioslave.
- "Your Time Has Come "Your Time Has Come" is the second single by the American hard rock band Audioslave from their second album Out of Exile. It was released in 2005" – 4:15
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- "Be Yourself "Be Yourself" is the first single by Audioslave for their second album Out of Exile. It was released in 2005. The song topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for seven weeks and the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in 2005" – 4:39 Listen (help·info Sound sample from the song "Be Yourself" by Audioslave. Duration less than 30 seconds)
- "Doesn't Remind Me "Doesn't Remind Me" is the third single from American hard rock band Audioslave's second album Out of Exile. It was released on May 24, 2005, in the United States, and was nominated for "Best Hard Rock Performance" at the 48th Grammy Awards" – 4:15
- "Drown Me Slowly" – 3:53
- "Heaven's Dead" – 4:36
- "The Worm" – 3:57
- "Man or Animal" – 3:53
- "Yesterday to Tomorrow" – 4:33
- "Dandelion" – 4:38
- "#1 Zero" – 4:59
- "The Curse" – 5:09
In the song "Drown Me Slowly", a brief clip from the song "Sound of a Gun" can be heard in the background during the bridge of the song. Sound of a Gun was recorded for Out of Exile, but was replaced, only to appear on the album "Revelations" two years later.
B-Sides
- "Super Stupid" – 3:27 (Japanese bonus track)
- "Like a Stone" (live) – 4:24 (UK & Japanese bonus track)
Personnel
- Mixed by Brendan O'Brien Brendan O’Brien is a record producer, mixer, and engineer.
- Mixed at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA California's geography ranges from the Pacific coast to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east, to Mojave desert areas in the southeast and the Redwood–Douglas fir forests of the northwest. The center of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. California is the most and Southern Tracks, Atlanta Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the State of Georgia, USA. As of 2009[update] Atlanta had an estimated population of about 540,900 people. Its metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the country, inhabited by more than 5.4 million people. The Atlanta Combined Statistical Area has a population approaching six million, making it, GA Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama and by Florida in the south; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the vast Appalachian Mountains system. The central piedmont.
- Additional Engineering by Billy Bowers.
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering.
- Produced by Rick Rubin Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records.
- Album Cover by Antony Nagelmann.
- Art Direction by Robert Fisher.
- Photography by Ethan Russell.
Line-up
- Chris Cornell Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist for Soundgarden. He is also known as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave and for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998. He is known for his wide four-octave vocal range, and powerful vocal belting technique. He was the founder and frontman for – vocals
- Tom Morello Thomas Baptiste "Tom" Morello is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, his acoustic solo act The Nightwatchman, and his newest group, Street Sweeper Social Club. He is best-known for his use of guitar effects, his innovative guitar solos, his use of – guitar
- Tim Commerford Timothy Robert Commerford , also known by his various monikers/stage names (Timmy C, Y. tim K., Simmering T, Tim Bob, and tim.com) is the Bassist/backing vocalist for American rock band Rage Against The Machine and the now-defunct Audioslave – bass
- Brad Wilk Brad Wilk is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave – drums
Additional personnel
- Lindsay Chase – coordination
- Jason Gossman – assistant
- Dan Leffler – assistant
- Billy Mims – assistant
- Jonny Polonsky – Assistant
- Thom Russo – engineer
- Jim Scott – engineer
- Brian Virtue – engineer
Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Top Canadian Albums | 1 | |
| Top Internet Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Track name | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Be Yourself" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 | ||
| Hot Digital Songs | 13 | ||
| Modern Rock Tracks | 1 | ||
| Pop 100 | 33 | ||
| "Your Time Has Come" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 12 | |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 12 | ||
| Pop 100 | 93 | ||
| "Doesn't Remind Me" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 68 | |
| Hot Digital Songs | 66 | ||
| Pop 100 | 75 | ||
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 | ||
| Modern Rock Tracks | 3 | ||
| 2006 | "Out of Exile" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 9 |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 14 |
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