Headstrong (Headstrong album)

Infobox Album
Name = Headstrong
Type = Album
Artist = Headstrong


Released = February 19, 2002
Recorded = 2001 in London, Ontario
Genre = Alternative metal
Nu metal
Rapcore
Length =
Label = RCA
Producer = Dan Brodbec
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fbfrxql0ldje link]
Last album = Demo
(2001)
This album = "Headstrong"
(2002)
Next album =

"Headstrong" is the eponymous major label debut album from the alternative metal band of the same name. It was released on RCA Records in 2002 and proved to be the group's only album before disbanding the following year.

The band chose Dan Brodbec, the same man behind their demo, to produce the album in their native land of London, Ontario. "Headstrong" features one single in "Adriana," which reached #15 on the Modern Rock Tracks and had a music video. Its style features elements of rap and funk intertwined with metal and has been compared to bands like Rage Against the Machine, 311, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Prior to the release of "Headstrong", the band toured through Canada from November to December 2001. [Bliss, Karen [http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/H/Headstrong/2001/10/16/745927.html T.O. rockers make U.S. debut] JAM! Music (October/November 2001). Retrieved on August 9, 2008.] Following its release, they performed with Tommy Lee before being curiously pulled from touring in July 2002. The following month they were dropped by RCA Records. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5392 HEADSTRONG Dropped By RCA RECORDS] RoadRunnerRecords.com (August 12, 2002).]

Reception

"Headstrong" received mixed reviews. Brian O'Neill of AllMusic described it as "a decidedly Caucasian rap-rock mélange that sounds like it's been heard before, but only because it has." However, Robin Steeley of Music Reviewer gave the album 6/10, noting that it "features dynamic production and skilled instrumentation." [ [http://www.music-reviewer.com/october-2002/rock-pop-alternative/headstrong/ Headstrong] Music-Reviewer.com (October 2002).] As of 2008, "Headstrong" also has an average rating of 4.5/5 stars based on 16 reviews on Amazon.com. [ [http://www.amazon.com/Headstrong-Explicit/dp/B0013AZOFC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_7?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1218325903&sr=8-7 Headstrong - Headstrong] Amazon.com]

Track listing

# "All of the Above" – 4:01
# "Backlash" – 3:37
# "Inside Joke" – 3:16
# "Swing Harder" – 4:10
# "Built" – 0:38
# "Adriana" – 3:31
# "What Do You Feel Like" – 2:53
# "I Am for Real" – 4:20
# "Get In" – 3:15
# "Hoodies and Hood" – 4:01
# "State" – 3:41
# "Open Season" – 3:51

Personnel

* Matt Kinna - vocals
* Jon Cohen - bass guitar
* Joel Krass - guitar
* Brian Matthews - drums
* Dan Brodbec - producer
* Jack Joseph Puig - mixing

Charts

References