Legion of Boom (album)
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Released | January 13, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
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Length | 59:17 | |||
Label | V2 | |||
Producer | The Crystal Method | |||
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Legion of Boom is the third studio album by American electronic music duo the Crystal Method. It was released on January 13, 2004, by V2 Records. The album features contributions from Milla Jovovich and Kyuss lead singer John Garcia, and also contains guitar riffs courtesy of Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland (who also co-produced three tracks) and vocal talents by beatboxer Rahzel. Its title is likely a reference to the supervillain team Legion of Doom.
Background
The album was nominated for a
An edited version of "Born Too Slow" was featured in the soundtrack for the video games
The album also contains the only known time either members of the Crystal Method have provided vocals for a song. The song that features this is "I Know It's You", which has Ken Jordan singing through a vocoder.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Alternative Press | [1] |
Blender | [1] |
E! Online | B[1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
Los Angeles Times | [4] |
Q | [5] |
Resident Advisor | [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Spin | 5/10[1] |
Upon release, Legion of Boom received mixed reviews from critics. The album has a score of 58 out of 100 from
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Starting Over" | 4:01 |
2. | "Born Too Slow" | 2:59 |
3. | "True Grit" | 5:06 |
4. | "The American Way" | 4:26 |
5. | "I Know It's You" | 5:48 |
6. | "Realizer" | 3:48 |
7. | "Broken Glass" | 3:55 |
8. | "Weapons of Mass Distortion" | 4:50 |
9. | "Bound Too Long" | 6:23 |
10. | "Acetone" | 5:15 |
11. | "High and Low" | 5:23 |
12. | "Wide Open" | 7:23 |
Total length: | 59:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Born Too Slow (EK's Spider in the Corner Alt. Dub)" | 6:15 |
14. | "Born Too Slow (Deepsky's Green Absinthe Dub)" | 8:20 |
Personnel
The Crystal Method
- Scott Kirkland – Producer, keyboards, drum programming (all tracks), vocals (through a vocoder) (track 5)
- Ken Jordan – Producer, keyboards (all tracks)
Musicians
- Robin Goodridge (Bush) - drums
- Rahzel – vocals (tracks 1, 4, and 10)
- John Garcia – vocals (track 2)
- Milla Jovovich – vocals (track 5)
- Lisa Kekaula – vocals (tracks 6 and 11)
- Hanifah Walidah – vocals (tracks 9 and 12)
- Wes Borland – guitar (tracks 2, 7, and 8)
- Jon Brion – guitar (track 6)
- DJ Swamp – turntables (track 4)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Critic reviews at Metacritic
- AllMusic
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ Masterfully crafted and shot through with outlaw energy. [May 2004, p.101]
- ^ Pisces. "Crystal Method - Legion of Boom". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Billboard review". Archived from the original on January 10, 2004. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ^ "Playlouder review". Archived from the original on May 29, 2004. Retrieved 2017-05-13.