We All Bleed
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We All Bleed is the third
Background
In 2008, after being dropped from Columbia Records, lead singer Ed Sloan admitted that he fell into a depression of sorts and began to feel disillusioned with the music industry. He admits "Coming from the success of the first record and losing our way after the second album hit me hard. You get signed, everything is golden and you think it’ll go on forever. After we were dropped, I was consumed with self-doubt. Music had always been my escape, but then music became my enemy. I shut down as a songwriter—and actually, pretty much as a human being."[citation needed]
Lead guitarist and keyboardist Les Hall is credited with rejuvenating Sloan's musical interest and masterminding the recording of We All Bleed. Ed Sloan says that his exile had taken him to a darker place in life and that the songs in We All Bleed would reflect that. Though dealing with harsh realities the band also stated that there is a strong element of positivity in the album that 'gets you ready to face the day'. Sloan and Hall maintain that cutting the ties associated with a major label also helped to charter that new path. "It was a fresh start. We spent two years writing whatever we wanted, with no expectations, no deadline," Sloan says. "Who knew if we would even release another record? It was a blast to have no obligation to copy the past."[citation needed]
Critical reception
We All Bleed has received a significantly better critical response compared to Crossfade's first two albums. William Rulhmann from
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Dead Memories" | Ed Sloan |
| 2:54 |
2. | "Killing Me Inside" | Hall | Hall | 5:13 |
3. | "Prove You Wrong" |
| Hall | 3:18 |
4. | "Lay Me Down" | Sloan |
| 4:25 |
5. | "Dear Cocaine" |
| Hall | 4:58 |
6. | "Suffocate" | Hall | Hall | 5:54 |
7. | "I Think You Should Know" | Hall | Hall | 3:53 |
8. | "We All Bleed" | Hall | Hall | 4:04 |
9. | "Open Up Your Eyes" |
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| 3:56 |
10. | "Make Me a Believer" |
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| 10:11 |
Total length: | 48:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Killing Me Inside" (Music Video) | 3:42 |
Total length: | 51:24 |
Personnel
- Crossfade
- Ed Sloan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, co-producer, engineer, arrangements
- Les Hall – lead guitar, keyboards, background vocals, producer, engineer, arrangements, programming, sampling, string arrangements (tracks 2, 6, 8)
- Mitch James – bass, background vocals, arrangements
- Mark Castillo – drums
- Additional personnel
- Ben Grosse – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Will Hunt – drums
- Travis "Tronik" Huff – drum and additional piano engineer
- Mimi "Audia" Parker – assistant drum and piano engineer
- Rick Beato – additional guitar and bass engineer
- Ken Lanyon – additional guitar and bass engineer
- Kii Arens – artwork and photography
- Paul Pavao – mix assistant, editing, and additional engineering (track 10)
- Mikey Canzonetta – mix assistant, editing, and additional engineering (track 10)
- Dan Rockett – additional engineering (track 2)
- José Alcantar – additional editing
- Jay Clifford – string arrangements (tracks 2, 6-8, 10)
- Brian Conner – additional background vocals (track 4)
- Eddie Horst – string conductor (tracks 2, 6-8, 10)
- Justin Bruns – violin 1 (tracks 2, 6-8, 10)
- Kenn Wagner – violin 2 (tracks 2, 6-8, 10)
- Catherine Lynn – viola (tracks 2, 6-8, 10)
- Daniel Lavfer – cello (tracks 2, 6-8, 10)
- Chuck Wiggins – guitar tech
Chart performance
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 100 |
US Billboard Alternative Albums | 14 |
US Billboard Independent Albums | 17 |
US Billboard Rock Albums | 26 |
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums | 9 |
Singles
On June 1, 2010 the music video for the first single "Killing Me Inside" was released. The single was released to
References
- ^ a b William Ruhlmann (2011-06-21). "We All Bleed - Crossfade | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "Dutch Distortion • Recensies • Crossfade – We All Bleed". Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Crossfade - We All Bleed (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2014-05-14.