Perversion (album)
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"Perversion" is a 1998 album by Industrial Rock
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On the 17 April 2000 Online chat session, one of the band members disclosed that the title of the album was going to be named "Whore", but their record label TVT Records
threw a fit and thought it was not a good idea to use the title, so 2 days before they would go to manufacturing the CD's, the band came up with name 'Perversion', so it was tiled Perversion.
On the front cover of the album, there is writing that says "Safe Handling Instructions" and information, protection and instructions on how to keep clean and alive written underneath. Possibly the songs and graphic designs references the signs of meat or poultry, viruses or bacteria and illness or diseases. Inside the case (Where's there two pictures split up in half), on the left side the two pictures, there is picture of Jeff Scheel tired to a chair and rapidly moving his head back and forth. On the right side of the two pictures, there is the band members Doug Firley, Matt Dudenhoeffer and Kurt Kerns near the right corner listen to something with headphones on and there are pigs in the pictures. Lyrics are also feature in the flip-folder inside.
It was once said on a website that Perversion was originally going to be released on June 6, 1998, but at one point it was shifted back a couple of days to June 9, due to some unknown reason. Perversion has been met with mixed reviews and ratings. Allmusic gave the album 2.5/5, eMusic
gave it a 4/5 and MOG
gave it a 3/5. On June 27, 1998, Gravity Kills's Perversion album reach #107 on the Billboard 200
and one of the reviewers describe the album's music as "A Bullet bouncing in a can" or "More golden angst-driven hits" or "Very similar to NIN
". A critic of Spin
named, Joshua Westlund commented that he felt like the band was recreating NIN's song "Head Like a Hole
" and said "Gravity Kills songs have no subjects because pronouns don't matter to singer Jeff Scheel; the charges against "you" in the first verse always come back as revelations about "me" in the second. Lust disgust, and ennui sound like the same numb sensation in GK's music. Which might explain why "darkness" has seldom sounded so gray."
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Production
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
act Gravity Kills
Gravity Kills
Gravity Kills is an American industrial rock band from Jefferson City, Missouri. Their music was described by one critic as "a blending of eerie industrial rock with a pop-infused melodic chorus and a bit of hard-core head banging."...
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On the 17 April 2000 Online chat session, one of the band members disclosed that the title of the album was going to be named "Whore", but their record label TVT Records
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
threw a fit and thought it was not a good idea to use the title, so 2 days before they would go to manufacturing the CD's, the band came up with name 'Perversion', so it was tiled Perversion.
On the front cover of the album, there is writing that says "Safe Handling Instructions" and information, protection and instructions on how to keep clean and alive written underneath. Possibly the songs and graphic designs references the signs of meat or poultry, viruses or bacteria and illness or diseases. Inside the case (Where's there two pictures split up in half), on the left side the two pictures, there is picture of Jeff Scheel tired to a chair and rapidly moving his head back and forth. On the right side of the two pictures, there is the band members Doug Firley, Matt Dudenhoeffer and Kurt Kerns near the right corner listen to something with headphones on and there are pigs in the pictures. Lyrics are also feature in the flip-folder inside.
Drown
TVT Records wanted "Drown" to be one of the singles off of Perversion but was rejected and refused by band and the band told them we would never play it live, but went top 10 in one of Germany's charts in 1998.Disintegrate
"Disintegrate" was going to be a single, but the band refused to play the song live so the label changed singles on the album. And the lyrics "I'm still making love to it" sometimes get confused with the words "I'm still making love too wet".If
"If" was actually supposed to be the first single off of Perversion as picked by the band but the record label forced a different song. The song was actually written in response to a local St. Louis music journalist that hated the band.Release and Reception
Before Perversion was released, a promotional CD was released under the name 'Perversion' in 1998, which contained all of the album's songs and had "Drown" titled as "Drowned" (or sometimes as "Drowning"), this song was renamed before official album release.It was once said on a website that Perversion was originally going to be released on June 6, 1998, but at one point it was shifted back a couple of days to June 9, due to some unknown reason. Perversion has been met with mixed reviews and ratings. Allmusic gave the album 2.5/5, eMusic
EMusic
eMusic is an online music and audiobook store that operates by subscription. It is headquartered in New York City with an office in London and owned by Dimensional Associates. As of September 2008 eMusic has over 400,000 subscribers....
gave it a 4/5 and MOG
MOG (online music)
MOG is a paid subscription online music service and blog network, where users can listen to, read about, and discover music. Users can play any song in MOG's catalog on their computer through their web browser; on their mobile device through MOG's applications for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and...
gave it a 3/5. On June 27, 1998, Gravity Kills's Perversion album reach #107 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and one of the reviewers describe the album's music as "A Bullet bouncing in a can" or "More golden angst-driven hits" or "Very similar to NIN
Nin
Nin may refer to:* Nine Inch Nails, an American industrial rock band* NIN , a Serbian political magazine* NIN , the Sumerian sign for lady* NIN , a human gene* Nion or Nin, a letter in the Ogham alphabet...
". A critic of Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
named, Joshua Westlund commented that he felt like the band was recreating NIN's song "Head Like a Hole
Head Like a Hole
"Head Like a Hole" is a song by the American industrial rock project Nine Inch Nails. A song influenced by industrial metal group Ministry, it was released as the second single from the group's debut album Pretty Hate Machine...
" and said "Gravity Kills songs have no subjects because pronouns don't matter to singer Jeff Scheel; the charges against "you" in the first verse always come back as revelations about "me" in the second. Lust disgust, and ennui sound like the same numb sensation in GK's music. Which might explain why "darkness" has seldom sounded so gray."
Misprinted track name
In an online chat session on April 17, 2000, the band disclosed that the actual title of Track 10 is "Belief" and claimed that there was a misprint during the cover production process in 1998.Alive (CD single) production error
Some copies of the Alive CD singles only contain one track. As the Record label has the listing for both tracks, it is possibley assumed that this was a production error.Album
| Country | Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. | Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
107 |
Singles
| Country | Chart (1998) | Title | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | Mainstream Rock Mainstream rock Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:... |
Falling Falling (Gravity Kills song) Falling is a hit single performed by the Industrial Rock band Gravity Kills from the album Perversion, released by TVT Records in 1998.The song was made an appearance in a 1998 cross-platform racing video game Test Drive 5, released on PlayStation by Accolade and Pinball Syndicate.Falling was... |
35 |
Others songs
| Country | Chart (1998) | Title | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
- | Drown | 3 |
Complication-promo appearances
Some of the songs appeared in some complication volumes and promos:| Year | Song | Complications/promos |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Drown | Crossing All Over, Vol. 9 |
| Alive (Hurricane Mix DJ Hurricane DJ Hurricane is a hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. He is known for his work as the Beastie Boys' DJ... ) |
Offroad Tracks Vol.16 | |
| If (Compound Remix) | TVT Warped '99 | |
| Alive | Creed on (CD Sampler) | |
| - | Falling | Virtually Alternative 92 |
Game appearances
Both "Drown" and "AliveAlive (Gravity Kills song)
Alive is a single performed by the Industrial Rock band Gravity Kills from their album Perversion, released by TVT Records in 1998.-Video Game appearances:...
" were featured in Test Drive: Off Road 2
Test Drive (video game)
Test Drive is a series of racing video games. Originally published by Accolade, which was later bought by Infogrames, the first game was released in 1987 and has since been followed by several sequels...
. "Falling
Falling (Gravity Kills song)
Falling is a hit single performed by the Industrial Rock band Gravity Kills from the album Perversion, released by TVT Records in 1998.The song was made an appearance in a 1998 cross-platform racing video game Test Drive 5, released on PlayStation by Accolade and Pinball Syndicate.Falling was...
" was featured in Test Drive 5
Test Drive 5
Test Drive 5 is a cross-platform racing game, released on the PlayStation and PC in 1998. It is the fifth entry in the Test Drive series of video games.-Tracks:There are 18 tracks in the game, with 17 real-world tracks, plus one fictional circuit....
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Track listing
Personnel
Gravity Kills- Jeff Scheel - Lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
- Matt Dudenhoeffer - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Doug Firley - KeyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
and BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Kurt Kerns - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Production
- Produced by Roli MosimannRoli MosimannRoli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later collaborated with Foetus leader J. G...
and Gravity Kills - Engineered by Doug Firley and Federico Panero
- Mixed by Gary Townsley and East Side Sound
- Written by Gravity Kills
- Photos by Joseph CulticeJoseph CulticeJoseph Cultice began his photography career in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was inspired by his love of rock'n roll and pop icons like KISS and David Bowie. He moved to New York City in 1990....
- Package Design by David Lau