Weight
Studio album by
Rollins Band
ReleasedApril 12, 1994
RecordedDecember 1993
StudioEcho Creek Ranch (Meyers, California)
GenreAlternative metal[1]
Length53:26
LabelImago
ProducerTheo Van Rock
Rollins Band chronology
The End of Silence
(1992) 		Weight
(1994) 		Come In and Burn
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
MusicHound Rock[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[9]

Weight is the fourth studio album by American rock band Rollins Band, released on April 12, 1994. It featured the band's biggest hits, "Liar" and "Disconnect". The band recorded the album during a snowy December 1993 in Echo Creek Ranch, in Meyers, California.

Appearances in other media

The video for the single "Liar" gained further popularity after appearing on a 1994 Beavis and Butt-Head episode titled "Liar! Liar!".[10] Another video from the album, "Disconnect", appeared twice on the series, first in the 1995 episode "Top o' the Mountain", then as part of the episode "Shortcuts" in March 1997 (coincidentally the same month the band's follow-up Come In and Burn was released). The song "Civilized" was also used as the closing theme for Dennis Miller Live from 1994–2002 on HBO.

Reception and legacy

The album received positive reviews from critics, and had sold 423,000 units in the United States as of 1996, making it their most commercially successful release.[11] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave it a four-star rating, and labelled it "their most impressive album to date". In 2016, Metal Hammer included it on their "10 essential alt-metal albums" list.[1]

Track listing

All songs are credited to the Rollins Band.

  1. "Disconnect" – 4:57
  2. "Fool" – 4:26
  3. "Icon" – 3:41
  4. "Civilized" – 3:54
  5. "Divine" – 4:01
  6. "Liar" – 6:34
  7. "Step Back" – 3:58
  8. "Wrong Man" – 4:19
  9. "Volume 4" – 4:39
  10. "Tired" – 3:46
  11. "Alien Blueprint" – 3:45
  12. "Shine" – 5:26

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1994 Metal Hammer United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 7 [12]
1994 Melody Maker United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 34 [13]
1994 Sounds Germany "Albums of the Year" 47 [14]
1995 RAW United Kingdom "90 Essential Albums for the 90s" * [15]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Rollins Band

Production

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b Hill, Stephen (December 15, 2016). "10 essential alt-metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Rollins Band - Weight". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2102". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 369. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. ^ Frost, Deborah (April 22, 1994). "Weight". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Cromelin, Richard (April 10, 1994). "Rollins Finds a New Voice in 'Weight'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Holtje, Steve (1999). "Henry Rollins/Rollins Band". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 952–953. ISBN 1-57859-061-2 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Welchman, Geoffrey (April 21, 1994). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. No. 680. pp. 83–84.
  9. ^ Hannaham, James (1995). "Henry Rollins". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 335–336. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  10. ^ Beavis & Butthead - Liar by Rollins Band, retrieved September 18, 2022 - on YouTube
  11. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (June 22, 1996). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. ((cite web)): |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Metal Hammer - Albums of the Year". Metal Hammer. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
  13. ^ "Melody Maker - Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  14. ^ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  15. ^ "RAW's 90 Essential Albums For The 90s". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  16. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Rollins Band – Weight". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rollins Band – Weight" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rollins Band – Weight" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Charts.nz – Rollins Band – Weight". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rollins Band – Weight". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  22. ^ "Weight charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  23. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 238.
  24. ^ "Rollins Band - "Liar"". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  25. ^ "UK charts page for "Liar" by Rollins Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2022.


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