Blackout (Hed PE album)

Infobox Album
Name = Blackout
Type = studio
Artist = Hed PE


Released = March 18, 2003
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock, punk rock, rap rock
Length = 49:46
Label = Jive
Producer = Mike Bradford
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfuxqqald6e link]
*Yahoo! Music (favorable) [http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12027021 link]
Last album = "Broke"
(2000
This album = "Blackout"
(2003)
Next album = "Only in Amerika"
(2004)

"Blackout" is the third studio album by American punk rock band Hed PE. Released on March 18, 2003, it peaked at #33 on the "Billboard" 200, while its title track peaked at #21 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and at #32 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. [cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfuxqqald6e~T3 |title=Charts and awards for "Blackout" |accessdate=2008-08-23 |publisher=Allmusic] The album also peaked at #102 in the United Kingdom. [ [http://www.zobbel.de/ Zobbel.de - Search within 'H' section] ]

Reception

Allmusic's Johnny Loftus wrote that "While it expands on melodic elements that had previously played a supporting role in the band's sound, "Blackout" also delivers truckloads of crushing guitar and pounding rhythm. And whether or not it is the presence of a top-line producer, (hed) pe have figured out a way to imbue their aggressive mix of heavy rock and hip-hop with some serious hooks [...] Unfortunately, "Blackout" ends with two of its weakest tracks. "Fallen" hovers too close to Linkin Park without offering anything unique to (hed) pe themselves, while "Revelations" is an embarrassing retread of Nine Inch Nails." [cite web |url=http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfuxqqald6e~T1 |title=Review of "Blackout" |accessdate=2008-08-23 |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |publisher=Allmusic]

Track listing

#"Suck it Up" - 3:56
#"Bury Me" - 3:04
#"Dangerous" - 3:25
#"Blackout" - 3:53
#"Get Away" - 3:16
#"Crazy Life" - 3:42
#"Half the Man" - 4:42
#"The Only One" - 3:34
#"Other Side" - 3:35
#"Flesh and Bone" - 3:47
#"Octopussy" - 0:44
#"Carnivale" - 3:58
#"Fallen" - 4:01
#"Revelations" - 3:52

References