Length 38:25 Release date 28 March 2006 | Artist Rob Zombie Label Geffen Records | |
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Released March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28) Recorded 2005 at The Chop Shop in Hollywood, CA Producer Scott Humphrey, Rob Zombie Educated Horses
(2006) The Best of Rob Zombie
(2006) Genres Heavy metal, Industrial metal, Alternative metal Similar Rob Zombie albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Rob zombie sawdust in the blood
Educated Horses is the third album by Rob Zombie, released on March 28, 2006. A streaming "listening party" was held on MP3.com starting March 22, 2006, which caused advance copies to spread throughout P2P software programs. It's the first album to feature guitarist John 5, drummer Tommy Clufetos and the last to feature bassist Blasko.
Contents
- Rob zombie sawdust in the blood
- Production
- Reception
- Music videos
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Chart positions
- Songs
- References
In response to questions about what the album's title means, Rob Zombie said:
"It was a weird kind of phrase, like, that I remembered as something as a kid. You know, my parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, the whole family, were involved in carnival business and, like, circus business, so as a kid, we would get dragged to these things, and we'd have to spend all this time there. And that was just one of the attractions I remember, what they would call the trained animals, you know, educated horses."
Production
Educated Horses can be described as Zombie's most experimental album to date. Writing for Rob Zombie for the first time, John 5 experimented with a number of acoustics, which can be heard on tracks such as "Sawdust in the Blood" and "Death of It All". "Foxy Foxy" is the most mainstream and "party-going" song that he has written yet, and its music video shows many attractive girls, including his wife Sheri Moon, dancing to the song. Yet the album still contains his signature horror tastes. "17 Year Locust" and "The Scorpion Sleeps" were both written about creepy-crawlies.
Rob Zombie has stated that the album had influences from glam rock artists like Slade, T. Rex, and Gary Glitter.
Reception
The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, Zombie's highest chart position since Hellbilly Deluxe, selling about 120,000 copies in its first week. It also debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart. In its second week it dropped to number fourteen, selling a further 46,720 copies.
The song "The Lords of Salem" was nominated for the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance of 2008.
Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine had this to say:
Music videos
Zombie directed music videos for "Foxy Foxy" and "American Witch". Artist and animator David Hartman created two animated music videos, for "American Witch" and "The Lords of Salem".
Track listing
All songs written by Rob Zombie, John 5 and Scott Humphrey unless otherwise noted.
Personnel
Music
Recording & Other
Art & Design
Chart positions
Songs
1Sawdust in the Blood1:23
2American Witch3:49
3Foxy Foxy3:30