The Fundamental Elements of Southtown

Infobox Album
Name = The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
Type = Album
Artist = P.O.D.


Released = August 24, 1999
Recorded = February — April 1999 at The Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California; Sparky Dark, Calabasas, California; Mates, North Hollywood, California
Genre = Nu metal, Rapcore
Length = 57:43
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Howard Benson
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3pfixqykldse link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout rating|4|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Southtown.asp link]
*Artistdirect rating|2.5|5 [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,874028,00.html link]
*Cross Rhythms rating|10|10 [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/POD/The_Fundamental_Elements_Of_Southtown/1678/ link]
*"HM Magazine" [http://web.archive.org/web/20010305082610/www.hmmagazine.com/issue79/79reviews.html link] cite journal |last=Van Pelt |first=Doug |year=1999 |month=September/October |title=Album Reviews: P.O.D. "the fundamental elements of southtown" |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=79 |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-24]
Last album = "The Warriors EP"
(1999)
This album = "The Fundamental Elements of Southtown"
(1999)
Next album = "Satellite"
(2001)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Censored cover. Singles
Name = The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
Type = studio
single 1 = Southtown
single 2 = Rock the Party (Off the Hook)
single 1 date = January 7, 2000
single 2 date = February 25, 2000

"The Fundamental Elements of Southtown" is the major label debut album of nu metal band P.O.D. released on August 24, 1999. It marks their Atlantic Records debut, and went on to become the band's first platinum album, peaking at No. 51 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in April 2000.

"Southtown" and "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" became the album's singles. Both of which had music videos which enjoyed notable airplay upon release. The album also includes a U2 cover of "Bullet the Blue Sky."

Track List

# "Greetings" – 1:29
# "Hollywood" – 5:22
# "Southtown" – 4:08
# "Checkin' Levels" – 1:06
# "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" (featuring Lisa Papineau)– 3:24
# "Lie Down" – 5:09
# "Set Your Eyes to Zion" – 4:06
# "Lo Siento" – 0:33
#"Bullet the Blue Sky" (U2 Cover - featuring Lisa Papineau) – 5:18
# "Psalm 150" – 0:55
# "Image" – 3:32
# "Shouts" – 0:55
# "Tribal" – 4:26
# "Freestyle" – 3:57
# "Follow Me" – 3:43
# "Outkast" – 9:33
#* "Outkast" lasts 4:16, Hidden Track "Tambura" begins at 6:22"

Awards

2000 San Diego Music Awards

* Album of the Year
* Song of the Year - "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"

=2001 GMA Dove Awards=

* Short Form Music Video of the Year - "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"

Personnel

*Sonny Sandoval – Vocals
*Marcos Curiel – Guitar
*Traa Daniels – Bass
*Wuv Bernardo – Drums

Other Personnel
* DJ Circa – turntables
* Santos – percussion
* Howard Benson – keyboards, production

Notes

* An earlier version of "Southtown" appears on the band's previous Tooth & Nail Records release "The Warriors EP".
* The song of "Follow Me" appears as an instrumental version titled "Sabbath" on "The Warriors EP".
*On some versions, "School Of Hard Knocks" is listed as a bonus track. On other versions, "Whatever It Takes" is a bonus track.
*The album also features the instrumental bonus track, "Tambura".
*There was an alternate censored cover distributed in the Christian market.

Limited Edition Bonus EP

Infobox Album |
Name = Limited Edition Bonus EP
Type = EP
Artist = P.O.D.
Released = August 24, 1999
Genre = Rapcore, Nu metal
Length = 18:51
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = P.O.D.
Reviews =
Last album = "The Warriors EP"
(1999)
This album = "Limited Edition Bonus EP / The Fundamental Elements of Southtown"
(1999)
Next album = "Satellite"
(1999)

The "Limited Edition Bonus EP" was released by P.O.D. as a free CD given away with the purchase of their first mainstream album, "The Fundamental Elements of Southtown", in 1999. It contained a new version of the song "Draw the Line" (from the album "Snuff the Punk") and the demo version of "Lie Down" (on "The Fundamental Elements of Southtown"). It also has the new track "It's About Time", the instrumental demo "Estrella", the intro "Warriors Come Out to Play...", and a track with "Messages for Your Answering Machine". Because of its limited release, it is now considered a collector's item.

Track listing

# "Warriors Come Out to Play..." - 0:40
# "Draw the Line" (Fundamental Version) - 3:16
# "It's About Time" (Demo) - 4:13
# "Lie Down" (Demo) - 4:23
# "Estrella" (Demo) - 4:33
# "Messages for your Answering Machine" - 1:42

References

External links

* [http://www.dutchwarriorklan.com/ Dutchwarriorklan]
* [http://www.myspace.com/payableondeath P.O.D. on MySpace]
* [http://www.payableondeath.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.polishwarriorklan.com/ Polishwarriorklan]
* [http://www.promotionscrew.com/pod/ P.O.D. Promotions Crew: Official Street Team]
* [http://www.thesouthtown.com/ theSouthtown.com]
* [http://www.thewarriorstour.com/ The Warriors Tour Official Site]
* [http://www.warriorchile.com P.O.D. on Spanish]