Songs from the Earth

Infobox Album |
Name = Songs From the Earth
Type = Album
Artist = Son of Sam


Released = April 17, 2001
Recorded = 2000cite web | title = Son Of Sam :: MisfitsCentral.com | work = MisfitsCentral.com | url = http://www.misfitscentral.com/bands/son-of-sam.php | accessdate = 2007-06-18 ]
Genre = Horror punk
Death rock
Length = 30:16
Label = Nitro Records
Producer = Todd Youth
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jpfqxqt0ldde link]
*Punknews.org rating|4|4 [http://www.punknews.org/review/95 link]
Last album =
This album = "Songs from the Earth"
(2001)
Next album = "Into the Night"
(2008)

"Songs From the Earth" is the first album by horrorpunk/deathrock supergroup Son of Sam. The album was a tribute to Glenn Danzig's former band Samhain, though there are no cover songs on the album. Danzig himself plays backup guitar on "Stray," and plays backup guitar and keyboards on the title track "Songs from the Earth." ["Songs from the Earth" CD booklet] Allmusic notes "Evernight" as sounding like 'Sonic Youth-like art noise' and the title track as being 'very much in the classic Misfits vein.' [cite web | author = Schulte, Tom | title = allmusic ((( Songs from the Earth > Overview ))) | work = Allmusic | url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jpfqxqt0ldde | accessdate = 2007-06-17 ] The album closer "Invocation" bears similarity to the Danzig song of the same name from the album "Danzig 4".cite web | title = Son Of Sam :: MisfitsCentral.com | work = MisfitsCentral.com | url = http://www.misfitscentral.com/bands/son-of-sam.php | accessdate = 2007-06-18 ]

Track listing

# "Of Power" – 3:31
# "Stray" – 2:53
# "Evernight" – 3:12
# "In the Hills" – 2:25
# "Songs from the Earth" – 4:12
# "Satiate" – 2:40
# "Of Man" – 2:46
# "Michael" – 3:14
# "Purevil" – 3:07
# "Invocation" – 2:16

Personnel

*Davey Havok – vocals
*Todd Youth – guitar
*London May – drums
*Steve Zing – bass
*Glenn Danzig – extra guitar on "Stray" and "Songs from the Earth", keyboards on "Songs from the Earth"
*Nick 13 – backing vocals on "Stray", "Songs from the Earth" and "Satiate"
*Ricky Mahler – extra lead guitar on "Of Power" and backing vocals
*Joey C. – drums on "Satiate" and backing vocals
*Howie Pyro – bass on "Satiate" and backing vocals
*Crazy Craig – backwards vocals on "Invocation"
*Produced by Todd Youth
*Engineered by Andrew Alekel
*Assisted by Chad Essig
*Mixed by Nick Raskulinecz
*Mastered by Tom Baker
*Photography by BJ Papas
*Layout by Chris Nitro
*Band logo by Linas Garsys

References