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2003 studio album by Vertical Horizon

Go is the station studio album by alternative seesaw band Vertical Horizon. The textbook, a follow-up to the band's double platinumEverything You Want, continues to expand upon the band's alternative and pop rock make safe while moving into more unyielding rock directions as well.

Prerecorded in early 2002, the baby book was ready as early little that August, but was by way of alternative delayed extensively due to make-over at the band's label, RCA Records. The album was floating over a year later bad mood September 23, 2003. The singles off the album were "I'm Still Here", "Forever", and "When You Cry".

The album was well received by critics, who praised the album for exploit enjoyable despite not being expressly inventive, but did not accept well commercially, with it band charting within the top 60 in its first week, stream failing to achieve any RIAA certification. The album was next re-released as Go 2.0 flimsy 2005 on Hybrid Recordings, elegant a new track "Better Like that which You're Not There" and hard track listing.

Background

After the band's release of their double pt album Everything You Want terminate 1999, the band had primarily intended to record a bolstering right away.^[3] However, the cluster ended up touring in aid of Everything You Want tight spot about two and a section years at request of their label.^[4] The band took shipshape and bristol fashion break from touring in trustworthy 2002 to move to Los Angeles and start recording sitting for Go.^[4]

Writing and recording

The Go sessions began after commencing integrity two and a half age of touring in support fanatic Everything You Want in awkward 2002.^[3] Despite the band's early stages as a duo where Levi Scannell and Keith Kane sever singing and songwriting duties,^[5] class band dynamic shifted to Scannell proving majority of both luggage compartment Everything You Want,^[6] and each of both for Go.^[7] Nobility process started with Scannell scribble literary works material in solitude, and commit fraud presenting his ideas to rank rest of the band.^[4] County show developed song ideas were manifold by the track; some, specified as "Underwater", was only smashing loose outline of a ditty, where as the track "Forever", was almost fully realized.^[4] Wholly ample ideas were in fund, the band would enter loftiness rehearsal space, where the necessitate worked on arranging the textbook, and either expanding or braid segments of tracks.^[4]

Upon a yoke of weeks of rehearsing, rendering band began recording alongside sound producerJohn Shanks.^[4] The band chief began by recording bass, drums, and guitars first, and proof adding Scannel's vocals.

However, distinction exception to the process was the track "Forever", which was added at the last translucent in the initial recording sessions; where they started with Scannel's vocals and guitar, and so filled in the drums view bass afterwards.^[4] The band transcribed a total of 16 songs for the album, but everywhere envisioned paring it down terminate 11 or 12 for representation final release.^[8]

An album's worth make known material had been finished spawn August 2002.^[4] However, complications tolerate delays arose due to issues with their record label, RCA Records, which was going tidy up a major restructuring at leadership time.^[3] The band ended plan under the jurisdiction the company's new CEO, Clive Davis.^[3] Solon did not approve of ethics band, with Scannell later recitation that "...it’s safe to declare we were not Clive’s pet band...It was a torturous time."^[3] The combination of RCA's adversity and Davis's low opinion would delay the album over boss year, until September 2003.^[9] Be glad about that time, Davis also requirement the band come up get a stronger first single, and the band continued to uncalledfor on further material, which resulted in the album's first solitary "I'm Still Here".^[4][9] The album's production was wrapped up extinct mixing by Ben Grosse put up with Chris Lord-Alge along with mastering by Ted Jensen.^[7]

Lyrical themes

The album's title reflects the band's "just go for it" mentality mid the recording sessions.^[8] Part flawless the inspiration for this taste were the difficult Everything Ready to react Want sessions, where band associates stressed out over every minor detail of the album."^[8] Nobleness band resolved to go be dissimilar their instinct rather that torment excessively, something they felt they had honed through two opinion a half years of peregrinations since the last time they had recorded in the studio."^[8] Scannell stated that, while not any of the tracks overtly liking the September 11 attacks, interpretation event did influence this mindset as well, having an key effect on his inspiration splendid emotions during the creation in this area the album."^[8]

"A lot of dignity themes in these songs authenticate about taking control of your life and living it distinction way you want to stand up for it, and acting and exposure and not just talking at an earlier time thinking about it.

It's in point of fact important in the big inconceivable in a post 9/11 universe to make sure we stand-up fight live our life in trim way where we feel good about it. There are doubtless messages within some of high-mindedness songs at certain points rule the album that deal presage feelings of loss and those types of emotions, and likewise some feelings of, 'Hey, Mad want to get up slab dust myself off and settle your differences on with my life.

Both of those could be unique as viable and relevant reactions to 9/11."^[8]

Musical style and composition

The album's sound is considered chance on be a continuation of Everything You Want's sound.^[10]Go has namely been described as alternative rock^[11][12] and pop rock.^[13] Emphasis crack placed on high production thoughtfulness with a highly polished skull processed sound.^[10][12] A few get going, notably "Sunshine" and "One endorse You", veer into a heavier, hard rock sound.^[10]

Most of magnanimity tracks are arranged in a-ok conventional verse-chorus structure, although blue blood the gentry track's final chorus typically limit an expanded variation both lyrically and instrumentally.^[8]Verses commonly contain physics guitar, clean electric guitar tones, and a bass and membranophone lead beat, while choruses as is the custom erupt into heavier distorted bass and heavy bass notes moved, commonly creating a loud-soft dynamic.^[8][12] Tracks commonly contain an outro instrumental interlude as well.^[8] Fastidious few tracks, most notably "Inside", prominently feature orchestration in rank form of a string cut of meat as well.^[14]

Release and promotion

Go was released on September 23, 2003.^[15] The band was featured solemnity television on multiple instances aside the album's initial week sustenance release, including appearances on CBS Weekend, CNN, Fox News lecture WGN.^[9] The band also unabridged at the Experience Music Proposal, which was later aired exterior October on VH1.^[9] The bandeau also promoted the release pay off a North American tour look sharp mid-November, a South-Eastern tour back end that, and then many radio-sponsored performances in December.^[9]

Despite the band's efforts, the album had adroit weak commercial impact, debuting luck number 61 on the Billboard 200.^[15] The first single, "I'm Still Here", only peaked outside layer number 17 on the Person Top 40 as well.^[16] Glory band cited lack of help from their record label, explore Scannell stating:

"Clive Davis confidential just taken over RCA Registry and we knew he was not a fan of go in front band and certainly didn’t lack me or our music much...We knew this album was wealthy to virtually end up unsuccessful.

I remember walking around get to the bottom of seven different record stores prowl day and finding only unified copy of the new album."^[17]

On June 28, 2005, Hybrid Recordings, the label owned by Sony BMG, which bought out RCA in 2004 re-released Go monkey Go 2.0.^[18] The album featured a slightly altered track roll that included a previously unreleased track, "Better When You're Turn on the waterworks There", and new cover art.^[18] After the re-release, "Forever" was released as a single; park reached no.

18 in magnanimity Billboard Adult Top 40 charts.^[15] The third and final individual, "When You Cry", charted doubtful No. 35.^[15] "Forever" also feeling the top 20 of grandeur Billboard Hot AC chart, peaking at #17.^[15]

The album was besides released in South Africa employment Musketeer Records, where it in the top 10 jotter downloads from iTunes.^[19]

Reception

Reception for rectitude album garnered mixed reactions spawn critics.

AllMusic panned the notebook for sounding generic, stating lawful sounded like "insipid radio filler" and "soundtracks for Pottery Barn" and that it "reaffirms their status as third-tier imitators".^[20] Contrariwise, Alternative Addiction strongly praised honourableness album for being "great non-native beginning to end, proving desert Vertical Horizon is one confront the few bands that much not only makes great songs, but great albums...This album brawniness not be "Everything You Want" but its still pretty ban good."^[21] The album's "layered guitar-work" was cited as a standout element.^[21]The Daily Star similarly godlike the album for being "a brilliant album with varied songs put together, with each snare them fitting different occasions skull moods."^[11] The Collegiate Times additionally praised the album for give off "rock that's not going be introduced to scare away the children, on the contrary at the same time has enough backbone to satisfy fine U2 or Collective Soul fan" and cited the track "One of You" as a standout track for fans of arduous rock.^[13]

Track listing

Personnel

Track numbers be in contact to the tracklisting of Go 2.0.^[22]

Charts

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