Weight (album)

Weight
Studio album by Rollins Band
Released April 12, 1994
Recorded 1993 & 1994
Genre Alternative metal,[1] post-hardcore, funk metal
Length 53:26
Label Imago Records
Producer Theo Van Rock
Rollins Band chronology
The End of Silence
(1992)The End of Silence1992		 Weight
(1994)		 Come in and Burn
(1997)Come in and Burn1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
NME 4/9/94, p.41

Weight is the fourth full-length studio album by the Rollins Band, released on April 12, 1994 (see 1994 in music). It featured the band's biggest hits, "Liar" and "Disconnect", which gained rotation on MTV and gained popularity after being featured on Beavis and Butt-head. The song "Civilized" was also used as the closing theme for Dennis Miller Live from 1994–2002 on HBO.

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 Object of Hatred" – 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

Reception

The album received positive reviews from critics. 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]

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1994Metal HammerUnited Kingdom "Albums of the Year"7[3]
1994Melody MakerUnited Kingdom "Albums of the Year"34[4]
1994SoundsGermany "Albums of the Year"47[5]
1995RAWUnited Kingdom "90 essential albums for the 90s"*[6]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Chart performance

References

  1. 1 2 "The 10 essential alt-metal albums - Metal Hammer". 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "allmusic ((( Weight > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Metal Hammer - Albums of the Year". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Melody Maker - Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  5. ↑ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  6. ↑ "Terrorizer - 90 essential albums for the 90s". RAW. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  7. ↑ "Rollins Band - Weight". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  8. ↑ Weight, UK charts page for Weight by Rollins Band
  9. ↑ "Rollins Band - Weight". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  10. ↑ "Rollins Band - Weight". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  11. ↑ "Weight charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  12. ↑ "Rollins Band - Weight". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  13. ↑ "UK charts page for "Liar" by Rollins Band". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  14. ↑ "Rollins Band - "Liar"". Steffen Hung, dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-01-17.


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