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Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow 
Studio album by Down Released March 26, 2002 Recorded September 28 2001 - November 26 2001 Genre Heavy metal, sludge metal, stoner metal Length 66:04 Label Elektra Producer Down
Warren RikerDown chronology NOLA
(1995)Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
(2002)Down III: Over the Under
(2007)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Metal Hammer 
Rock Sound Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow is the second album by Down, released on March 26, 2002. The subtitle "A Bustle in your Hedgerow" is borrowed from the lyrics of "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.
Contents
Background
This was Down's first album in seven years since the release of NOLA, the longest gap between the band's three studio albums to date. Since Down was a supergroup, the band went on hiatus in 1996 so that members could focus on their main bands (namely Eyehategod, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar and Pantera). Down reformed in 1999 with Pantera bassist Rex Brown replacing Todd Strange. The band wanted the album to have a "bluesy" feel, so they moved into Phil Anselmo's barn, dubbed "Nödferatu's Lair," in southern Louisiana where they lived and recorded the album in 28 days without anyone leaving the house.
Release and reception
The album was released on March 26, 2002, but was not received with the same positive reviews as NOLA. Blabbermouth.net reviewer Borivoj Krgin stated, "Down II appears to have been thrown together more haphazardly, with much of the material falling short of the standard set by Down's classic debut offering." However, UK critics were more enthusiastic, with Metal Hammer awarding the album 8/10 and Rock Sound declaring it "a storming experience from the depths" and rating it at 4/5. Despite its poor US reviews, the album debuted at number 44 on the Billboard 200.
Tour
To support the album, Down toured on the second stage of Ozzfest in 2002.They also scheduled an 18-date tour that began May 1 in New York and ended on May 25 in Dallas.[2] Afterward, the band once again entered an indefinite hiatus to focus on their respective bands. An Evening With Down Tour Dates are as follows: -
Date City Country Venue April 28, 2002 Birmingham, Alabama United States Five Points Music Hall April 29, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia The Roxy May 1, 2002 New York City, New York Roseland Ballroom May 2, 2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Trocadero May 3, 2002 Worcester, Massachusetts The Palladium May 5, 2002 Cleveland, Ohio The Palladium May 6, 2002 Cincinnati, Ohio Bogart's May 7, 2002 Columbus, Ohio Newport Music Hall May 9, 2002 Grand Rapids, Michigan The Orbit Room May 10, 2002 Detroit, Michigan Harpo's May 11, 2002 Chicago, Illinois House of Blues May 13, 2002 Minneapolis, Minnesota Quest Club May 15, 2002 Denver, Colorado Ogden Theater May 17, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada House of Blues May 18, 2002 West Hollywood, California House of Blues May 19, 2002 San Francisco, California The Fillmore May 21, 2002 Scottsdale, Arizona Cajun House May 23, 2002 San Antonio, Texas Sunset Station May 24, 2002 Houston, Texas Sunset Station May 25, 2002 Dallas, Texas Deep Ellum Live Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Lysergik Funeral Procession" Anselmo, Keenan, Bower, Windstein 3:10 2. "There's Something on My Side" Anselmo, Keenan, Windstein 5:21 3. "The Man that Follows Hell" Anselmo, Keenan 4:33 4. "Stained Glass Cross" Anselmo, Keenan, Bower 3:36 5. "Ghosts Along the Mississippi" Anselmo, Keenan, Windstein, Bower, Brown 5:06 6. "Learn From This Mistake" Anselmo, Keenan, Brown 7:14 7. "Beautifully Depressed" Anselmo, Keenan, Windstein, Bower 4:52 8. "Where I'm Going" Anselmo, Keenan 3:10 9. "Doob Interlude" Bower 1:50 10. "New Orleans is a Dying Whore" Anselmo, Windstein, Keenan, Bower 4:15 11. "The Seed" Anselmo, Keenan, Bower 4:21 12. "Lies, I Don't Know What They Say But..." Anselmo, Keenan, Brown 6:21 13. "Flambeaux's Jamming with St. Augustine" Bower 0:59 14. "Dog Tired" Anselmo, Keenan, Bower 3:21 15. "Landing on the Mountains of Meggido" Anselmo 7:49 - The song "Ghosts Along The Mississippi" takes its title from a book by photographer Clarence John Laughlin, whose photographs were used extensively in the booklet art for NOLA.
- The title "Landing on the Mountains of Meggido" refers to a hill overlooking a valley where the kibbutz of Meggido, Israel is located. In apocalyptic literature this place is identified as the site of the final battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of time, known as Armageddon.
Accolades
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Metal Hammer United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[3] 2002 4 Kerrang! United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[4] 2002 14 Terrorizer United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[5] 2002 20 Personnel
Band
- Phil Anselmo – vocals, guitar on "Landing on the Mountains of Meggido"
- Pepper Keenan – guitar
- Kirk Windstein – guitar
- Rex Brown – bass
- Jimmy Bower – drums
Additional musicians
- Stephanie Opal Weinstein – Backing Vocals on "Landing On The Mountains Of Meggido"
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position 2002 The Billboard 200 44 References
- ^ "Down II - Down". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r580680.
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- ^ "Metal Hammer - Albums of the Year". Rocksound. http://www.rocklist.net/metal.htm#2002. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Kerrang! - Albums of the Year". Kerrang!. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html#2002. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Terrorizer - Albums of the Year". Rocksound. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/terroris.htm#2002. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
Studio albums Live albums Singles "Stone the Crow" · "Temptation's Wings" · "Bury Me in Smoke" · "Beautifully Depressed" · "Ghosts Along the Mississippi" · "On March the Saints" · "I Scream" · "Mourn"Related bands Categories:- Down albums
- 2002 albums
- Elektra Records albums
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