Start Something

Infobox Album
Name = Start Something
Type = Album
Artist = Lostprophets


Released = February 2, 2004 (U.K.)
February 3, 2004 (U.S.)
Recorded = March – September 2003 at Bigfoot Studio in Los Angeles, CA
Genre = Alternative metal,Hard rock
Length = 55:24 (U.S.)
59:29 (U.K.)
Label = Columbia (U.S.)
Visible Noise (U.K.)
Producer = Eric Valentine
Reviews =
* "Allmusic" rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jbfrxqualdhe link]
* "Rolling Stone" rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album?id=5095454 link]
* "Splendid" rating|4.5|5 [http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=10815336641130969 link]
* "Drowned in Sound" rating|8|10 [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/8853.html Link]
* "Dot Music" rating|7|10 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/040130/33/1w7wy.html Link]
* "HardcoreSounds" rating|5|5 [http://www.hardcoresounds.net/modules.php?name=Band_List&file=cdviewer&func=631 Link]
* entertainment.ie rating|4|5 [http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Lostprophets---Start-Something/3127.htm Link]
* Sputnikmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=181 link]
* scenepointblank rating|6|10 [http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/179 Link]
Last album = "Thefakesoundofprogress"
(2000/2001)
This album = "Start Something"
(2004)
Next album = "Liberation Transmission"
(2006)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = "USA Cover"
Background = lightsteelblue


Lower caption = Singles
Name = Start Something
Type = Studio
single 1 = Burn Burn
single 1 date = November 3, 2003
single 2 = Last Train Home
single 2 date = January 26, 2004
single 3 = Wake Up (Make a Move)
single 3 date = May 3, 2004
single 4 = Last Summer
single 4 date = August 23, 2004
single 5 = Goodbye Tonight
single 5 date = November 22, 2004

"Start Something" is the second studio album by the British alternative metal band Lostprophets. Released on February 2, 2004 through Visible Noise, the album became a commercial success, peaking at #33 in the U.S. Billboard 200 and reaching high positions in charts worldwide, despite receiving mixed reviews from publications. Recorded at Bigfoot Studio in Los Angeles in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Eric Valentine.

Five singles were released from the album: "Burn Burn", "Last Train Home", "Wake Up (Make a Move)", "Last Summer" and "Goodbye Tonight". These singles were responsible for launching Lostprophets into mainstream popularity.

Music

Recording and production

The album was produced by Eric Valentine. He has also produced albums by Queens of the Stone Age, Good Charlotte and the Neon Knights.

MTV reports that the band chose the album name for two reasons. Firstly, the band wanted to motivate people they had met who stated that they would "love to do this and that" but never had the drive to do it. The second being that the band viewed "Start Something" as their first "musical step", as they felt "Thefakesoundofprogress", originally intended as only a demo, "did not accurately reflect their ability". [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485340/20040225/lostprophets.jhtml?headlines=true/ Lostprophets Start Something On Second LP - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News ] ]

ongs

"Burn Burn" was the first single from Start Something and was released in the winter of 2003. going on to become one of the most successful songs from "Start Something" on the rock charts. "Burn Burn" charted on the American singles chart World Singles Official Top 100. but charted at 81 on the German Single Chart and on 48 on the Australian Singles Chart. "Last Train Home" is the second single to ever chart in the US, the first one is "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja". "Burn Burn" is the only single to ever to chart in Germany.

"Last Train Home" the second single from the album, was released in the spring of 2004, and became the most successful song from "Start Something" on the rock charts and arguably the band's most recognizable and popular song. The song peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart and number ten on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Last Train Home" is the second single to ever chart in the US, the first one is Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja.

The third single was "Wake Up (Make a Move) and peaked at 9 on the Modern Rock Tracks and 16 on the Mainstream rock Tracks.

"Last Summer" was the fourth single from Start Something. The previous singles, "Last Train Home" and "Wake Up (Make a Move)" had all been highly successful on both sides of the Atlantic, so this single was under pressure to be as good. It reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart, which meant it didn't match its previous efforts.

Their fifth single was "Goodbye Tonight" and peaked on 42 on the British singles chart.

Release and Reception

"Start Something" was the band's breakout album. Upon its release in February 2004, "Start Something" peaked at number thirty three on the "Billboard" 200 album chart. The album granted Lostprophets international recognition. "Start Something" achieved Gold status in the United States and Platinum in the UK.cite web| title = The BPI - Certified awards database| url = http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinum.html| publisher = British Phonographic Industry| accessdate = 2008-05-28]

Initial reception of the album was mixed. Johnny Loftus of Allmusic gave the album two out of five stars and said. "As sonically powerful as Start Something is, and as convincing as Lostprophets' earnest vocalizing and layered instrumental dynamics are, it's just so damn difficult to take the Welshmen seriously when every megabyte of their sonic output is a patent appropriation of the post-grunge movement's most salable proofs." [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jbfrxqualdhe allmusic ((( Start Something > Overview ))) ] ]

tart Something Tour

To promote the album, the band toured North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand, as part of the Big Day Out festival.

Track listing

#"We Still Kill the Old Way" – 4:20
#"To Hell We Ride" – 3:40
#"Last Train Home" – 4:35
#"Wake Up (Make a Move)"¹ – 3:56
#"Burn Burn" – 3:36
#"I Don't Know" – 3:57
#"Hello Again" – 4:56
#"Goodbye Tonight" – 3:54
#"Start Something" – 3:26
#"A Million Miles" – 4:32 or 4:24²
#"Last Summer" – 4:07
#"We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan"³ - 4:05
#"Sway" – 10:24

Japanese Bonus Tracks
*"Lucky You" –4:33
*"Like a Fire" –4:02

¹ "Wake Up (Make A Move)" was originally simply titled "Make a Move." It was retitled for the single release, and later album pressings reflected this.
² The interlude of this track was shortened soon after release, due to copyright issues regarding the phone voice initially used.
³ This track was excluded from US versions of the album.

Chart positions

Album

ingles

References

External links

* [http://www.lostprophets.co.uk/ Band web page]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aqx4uak3kam3c/ All Music Guide]
* [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485340/20040225/lostprophets.jhtml?headlines=true/ MTV News Article]