Satellite (P.O.D. album)

Satellite
POD-Satellite.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
RecordedMarch — May 2001 at Bay 7 in Valley Village, California and Sparky Dark in Calabasas, California
Genre
Length53:04
LabelAtlantic
ProducerHoward Benson, P.O.D.
P.O.D. chronology
The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
(1999)
Satellite
(2001)
Payable on Death
(2003)
Singles from Satellite
  1. "Alive"
    Released: July 4, 2001
  2. "Youth of the Nation"
    Released: December 25, 2001
  3. "Boom"
    Released: May 14, 2002
  4. "Satellite"
    Released: August 20, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Cross Rhythms9/10 stars[2]
Entertainment.ie4/5 stars[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout4/5 stars[5]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[6]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[7]

Satellite is the fourth studio album and the second major label release by the American Christian nu metal band P.O.D. The album was released on September 11, 2001, debuting at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 133,000 copies sold. It spent five consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of that chart.

It went on to sell over three million copies in the U.S., and over seven million worldwide,[8] making it the band's highest-selling album. Satellite was placed at No. 137 on the Billboard's top 200 albums of the decade (2000–2009).[9] It was the 117th best-selling album of 2001[10] and the 26th best-selling album of 2002 in the United States.[11]

Album information

Satellite produced four singles with music videos; "Alive", "Youth of the Nation", "Boom", and title track, "Satellite".

"Alive" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Although not released as a single, "Portrait" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards. "Youth of the Nation" also earned a nomination in 2003 for "Best Hard Rock Performance".

Reception

  • Rolling Stone (9/27/01, pp. 67–8) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Explodes beyond the confines of what has become a played-out sound... songs on a passion so fierce they're almost exhausting to listen to.... Without resorting to ham-fisted angst, P.O.D. push all the right emotional buttons."[7]
  • Spin (p. 89) - "[They] sang from the heart about school shootings, losing parents, and being truly alive."
  • Q magazine (1/02, p. 106) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...heavy, angry, and very, very loud....many songs have messages of peace and spirituality....their Gen-X angst sounds genuine..."
  • CMJ (10/1/01, p. 16) - "[Its] honest spiritual subject matter coupled with crack-your-skull riffs work like a well-oiled machine."[12]
  • Revolver put Satellite on its list called "10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need to Own".[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels, Wuv Bernardo, except where noted.

Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Set It Off"4:16
2."Alive"3:23
3."Boom"3:08
4."Youth of the Nation"4:19
5."Celestial"1:24
6."Satellite"3:30
7."Ridiculous" (featuring Eek-a-Mouse)4:17
8."The Messenjah"4:19
9."Guitarras de Amor"1:14
10."Anything Right" (featuring Christian Lindskog)4:17
11."Ghetto"3:37
12."Masterpiece Conspiracy"3:11
13."Without Jah, Nothin" (featuring H.R.)3:42
14."Thinking About Forever"3:46
15."Portrait"4:32
Total length:53:04
  • A special edition re-release was released a year after the original album release, and featured the bonus tracks version

Personnel

Charts

Awards

MTV Video Music Awards 2002

  • Best Video of the Year for "Alive" (nominated)
  • Best Group Video for "Alive" (nominated)
  • Best Rock Video for "Youth Of The Nation" (nominated)
  • Best Direction for "Alive" (nominated)
  • Best Special Effects for "Alive" (nominated)
  • Viewer's Choice for "Alive" (nominated)

2002 Grammy Awards

  • Best Hard Rock Performance for "Alive" (nomination)

2003 Grammy Awards

  • Best Metal Performance for "Portrait" (nomination)
  • Best Hard Rock Performance for "Youth Of The Nation" (nomination)

References

  1. ^ "Satellite - P.O.D." Allmusic.
  2. ^ "P.O.D. - Satellite". Cross Rhythms.
  3. ^ "P.O.D. - Satellite". Entertainment.ie.
  4. ^ Farber, Jim (September 14, 2001). "Satellite Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  5. ^ "P.O.D., "Satellite" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout.
  6. ^ Lecaro, Lina (September 16, 2001). "A Strong Crop in Fall's First Harvest (P.O.D.: "Satellite")". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Eliscu, Jenny (September 4, 2001). "Satellite : P.O.D. : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  8. ^ "P.O.D. Come Back Rocking - uDiscover". www.udiscovermusic.com.
  9. ^ "Top 200 Albums Of The Decade By Billboard".
  10. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 2001".
  11. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 2002".
  12. ^ "P.O.D. - Satellite CD". CD Universe.
  13. ^ Burgess, Aaron. "10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need To Own". Revolver. (September 9th, 2014). Retrieved on October 27th, 2015
  14. ^ "P.O.D. Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.
  15. ^ "ARIA certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  16. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  17. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (P.O.D.)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  18. ^ "IFPI Sweden Searchable database - Gold and Platinum" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  19. ^ "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015.

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