Staind-Dysfunction-1999-HiTS iNT

ARTIST: Staind

TITLE: Dysfunction

LABEL: Elektra

TYPE: Album

GENRE: Hard Rock

SOURCE: CD (LP)

BITRATE: 196 kbps avg/44100 Hz

ENCODER: LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new

SIZE: 70.21 MB

PLAYTIME: 56:05

RELEASE DATE: 1999-04-13

RIP DATE: See your pre db.



Track List

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1. Suffocate 3:16

2. Just Go 4:50

3. Me 4:36

4. Raw 4:09

5. Mudshovel 4:41

6. Home 4:04

7. A Flat 4:59

8. Crawl 4:29

9. Spleen 21:01

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Total Playtime: 56:05Release Notes:



At the beginning of the '90s, "metal" was a dirty word. A few bands, such as

Metallica, had enough weight to appear as heirs to the metallic crown, but for

the most part, it was the province of lightweight pop-metal mavens. How times

change. By the end of the decade, metal was ultra-serious, with the typical band

tackling somber, even morose, subjects without humor either in their lyrics or

music; it was nothing but a constant grind. Staind is very much emblematic of

its era, as much as Poison was of its ù which isn't meant to be a slam,

actually. It's just that the band's debut album, Dysfunction, is a product of

the times. Staind shows a lot of promise on Dysfunction, but you'd forgive a

casual observer for thinking that it's an average alt-metal record, because in

many ways it is. Unlike Korn or Limp Bizkit (who fervently endorsed Staind, so

much so that LB's lead singer, Fred Durst, co-produced the album), Staind

doesn't really have a distinct image or musical style, but the band does

summarize '90s underground metal, from Alice in Chains to Tool to Korn. This is

hookless, solo-less music where the sonic texture serves as coloring for the

bleak words. Not necessarily an easy listen for the uninitiated, but anyone

who's grown up on alt-metal will find familiar touchstones throughout the record

and will be pleased at how the band easily shifts tempos and sonic colorings,

while Aaron Lewis actually sings on much of the record. These are subtle

pleasures, the kinds that aficionados will appreciate. Other listeners, however,

will likely find Dysfunction a little tedious, since there isn't a wide variety

of songs on the record, nor is there anything catchy. That, of course, is a

signature trait of alt-metal and helps make the record a sign of the times ù but

that doesn't mean it's an easy record to enjoy for anyone outside of the

cognoscenti.