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Strait Up

Strait Upis the second studio album by the Americannu metalbandSnot,released on November 7, 2000. The album features appearances by variousalternative metalmusicians.[3][1]The album was released as a tribute to Snot's lead singerLynn Strait,who was killed in a car accident on December 11, 1998.[3][4]

Strait Up
Studio albumby
Snot
ReleasedNovember 7, 2000
Recorded1998–2000
Studio
Genre
Length50:17
LabelImmortal
ProducerMike Doling,John "Tumor" Fahnestock,Jim Wirt
Snotchronology
Get Some
(1997) 		Strait Up
(2000) 		Alive!
(2002)
Alternative cover

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album peaked at No. 56 on theBillboard200.[5]CMJcalled the album "A vivid cross section ofnu-metalstyles ".[2]Melody Makergave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said that "The riffs are diamond hard and magnificently driven... the best of the band is found in their quieter moments."[6]It won a 2000Metal EdgeReaders' Choice Award for Hits/Compilation/Live Album of the Year.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Starlit Eyes" (featuringSerj TankianofSystem of a Down)Mike Doling, John Fahnestock, Jamie Miller, Serj Tankian2:58
2."Take It Back" (featuringJonathan DavisofKorn)Doling, Fahnestock, Jonathan Davis, Nathan Cox3:03
3."I Know Where You're At" (featuringM.C.U.D.ofHed PE)Doling, Fahnestock, Jared Gomes4:39
4."Catch a Spirit" (featuringMax CavaleraofSoulfly)Doling, Fahnestock, MaxCavalera3:55
5."Until Next Time" (featuringJason SearsofR.K.L.)Doling, Fahnestock, Lynn Strait, Jason Sears3:11
6."Divided (An Argument for the Soul)" (featuringBrandon BoydofIncubus)Doling, Fahnestock, Brandon Boyd3:46
7."Ozzy Speaks" (a spoken word track featuringOzzy Osbourne)0:16
8."Angel's Son"(featuringLajon Witherspoon,Clint Lowery,andMorgan RoseofSevendust)Lajon Witherspoon, Clint Lowery3:49
9."Forever" (featuringFred DurstofLimp Bizkit)Doling, Fahnestock, Fred Durst2:55
10."Funeral Flights" (featuringDez FafaraofCoal Chamber)Doling, Fahnestock, Dez Fafara2:59
11."Requiem" (featuringCorey TaylorofSlipknot&Stone Sour)Doling, Fahnestock, Corey Taylor3:36
12."Reaching Out" (featuringMark McGrathofSugar Ray&Whitfield CraneofUgly Kid Joe)Doling, Fahnestock, Mark McGrath, Whitfield Crane, Stan Frasier4:39
13."Absent" (one of only two completed tracks for Snot's unfinished second album(appears onStrangeland's soundtrackfeaturing backing vocals byAimee Echo))Strait, Doling, Fahnestock, Miller,Sonny Mayo5:30
14."Sad Air" (a spoken word track featuringLynn Strait,with backing guitar by Snot guitaristSonny Mayo)Mayo2:11
15."Strait Up" (a hidden track that is mixed byDJ Lethal)5:58
Total length:50:17

Personnel

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Credits adapted from album'sliner notes.[8]

Snot

  • Lynn Strait– vocals(tracks 13),spoken word(track 14)
  • Mike Doling – guitars(tracks 1–6, 8–13),additional vocals(tracks 11, 12)
  • Sonny Mayo– guitars(tracks 8, 10, 14),programming(track 14)
  • John Fahnestock – bass(tracks 1–6, 8–13),additional vocals(tracks 11, 12)
  • Jamie Miller – drums(track 13)

References

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  1. ^abcHuey, Steve."Review ofStrait Up".Allmusic.RetrievedAugust 23,2008.
  2. ^ab12/00, p. 70
  3. ^abIannini, Tommaso (2003). "Snot".Nu metal(in Italian). Giunti. pp. 78–79.ISBN88-09-03051-6.
  4. ^Jeffries, Vincent."Biography of Snot".Allmusic.RetrievedAugust 23,2008.
  5. ^"Charts and awards forStrait Up".Allmusic.RetrievedAugust 23,2008.
  6. ^11/21/00, p. 58
  7. ^Metal Edge, June 2001
  8. ^Strait Up(booklet).Immortal.2000.
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