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The Illusion of Progress is the sixth studio album by American rock band Staind. It was released on August 19, 2008. The Illusion of Progress was produced by Johnny K and recorded in lead singer Aaron Lewis's home studio. It debuted at No. 3 in the Billboard 200 with 91,800 units sold.

The Illusion of Progress
Studio album by Staind
Released	August 19, 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Studio	Home Studio of frontman Aaron Lewis at The Barn, Massachusetts Mardi Gras Studios, Massachusetts Groovemaster Studios, Illinois
Genre	Post-grunge alternative rock hard rock
Length	56:54
Label	Flip Atlantic Roadrunner
Producer	Johnny K, Staind
Staind chronology
The Singles: 1996–2006 (2006) The Illusion of Progress (2008) Staind (2011)
Singles from The Illusion of Progress
"Believe" Released: June 24, 2008 "All I Want" Released: November 24, 2008 "The Way I Am" Released: January 26, 2009 "This Is It" Released: May 4, 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	53/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Billboard	(positive)[3]
The Boston Globe	(favorable)[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Q	[1]
Rolling Stone	[6]
TuneLab Music	[7]

The lead single "Believe" topped the Alternative Songs chart on September 13, 2008. It accumulated three weeks at number one. The second single was "All I Want", and was released on November 24. The video continued the story of the first single video and was available on Staind's Myspace on December 12. In Europe the second single was "The Way I Am", and its video was available on the official Staind website as of December 24. "This Is It" was later released as the last single off the album. The album has sold over 500,000 units in the United States alone.

Lewis recorded a country version of the album’s ninth track "Tangled Up in You" on his 2011 solo EP Town Line.

Sound

Lewis commented, "We went into the studio with the mindset of making our heaviest record yet, but the record that came out has flavors of Pink Floyd and straight-up blues. We didn't use the same rigs that we use onstage; we used all vintage guitars and amps, and I'm pretty psyched about it. The songs are pretty timeless in their texture." The band calls the new project the "most musical CD" they've recorded to date.[8]

Promotion

To promote the album, Staind treated their fans to a series of intimate, behind-the-scenes "webisodes" posted on staind.com, documenting their recording process. Staind also premiered the song "Believe" worldwide on U.S. station KYSR in Los Angeles. Staind also released the song, "This Is It", on iTunes early as a single. "This Is It" was released as a downloadable track for the video game Rock Band on July 29 for the Xbox 360 and July 31 for PlayStation 3.[9] "This Is It" was also featured on the soundtrack for the 2009 film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Reception

Initial critical response ranged from mixed to average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 53, based on 8 reviews.[1]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Aaron Lewis; all music written and composed by Staind.

• Note: All other editions with bonus tracks only contain "It's Been A While (Acoustic At The Hiro Ballroom)" and "Schizophrenic Conversations (Acoustic At The Hiro Ballroom)".[11]

• Note: The Japanese edition of The Illusion of Progress lists the two bonus tracks "Something Like Me" and "The Truth" as both recorded live at the Hiro Ballroom. This is incorrect. They are actually the studio versions recorded during the Chapter V album sessions.

• Note: "Something Like Me" offered as an iTunes exclusive pre-order.

Personnel

Credits taken from album’s liner notes.[14]

Staind

• Aaron Lewis – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Mike Mushok – lead guitar
• Johnny April – bass, backing vocals
• Jon Wysocki – drums

Additional musicians

• John Pirruccello – pedal steel guitar (tracks 9 and 12)
• Johnny K – piano (track 4), Hammond organ (tracks 9 and 12)
• Rick Barnes – slide guitar (track 9)
• Stevie Blacke – orchestration (track 9)
• Vernard Burton, Emoni Wilkins, Sharlisa Brooks, Zita Smith, Lajuanese Robertson, and Carya Holmes-Brown – additional vocals (track 12)

Production

• Johnny K – producer and engineer
• Tony "Tadpole" Mysliwiec – digital editing
• Justin Wilk – additional editing
• Jeff Gilmer – assistant engineer
• Ryan Williams – mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering

Charts

References

External links

• Staind's Aaron Lewis Tells Fans To Expect Surprises On New LP, The Illusion Of Progress
• Lyrics

На других языках

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- [en] The Illusion of Progress

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[es] The Illusion of Progress

The Illusion of Progress es el sexto álbum de estudio de la banda de rock estadounidense Staind. El disco fue grabado en el estudio de Aaron Lewis, vocalista de la banda, y en él se presenta la alineación original de la banda incluidos Mike Mushok (guitarrista), Jon Wysocki (batería y percusión) y Johnny April (bajo y voces).

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[it] The Illusion of Progress

The Illusion of Progress è il sesto album di inediti del gruppo statunitense Staind uscito il 19 agosto negli USA e l'8 settembre 2008 in Italia e pubblicato dalla Flip/Elektra e Roadrunner. L'album è stato anticipato dal singolo Believe, che ha raggiunto il n.1 nella Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks e da This Is It, resa disponibile nello stesso periodo su iTunes. Secondo singolo, è stato All I Want, mentre sul mercato europeo è uscito come singolo il brano The Way I Am. L'ultimo estratto è stato invece This Is It, mandato nelle radio il 4 maggio 2009. L'album ha raggiunto la terza posizione in classifica e ha venduto oltre 370 000 copie negli Stati Uniti, rimanendo per 28 settimane consecutive in classifica.

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[ru] The Illusion of Progress

The Illusion of Progress (с англ. — «Иллюзия прогресса») — шестой студийный альбом американской метал-группы Staind, выпущенный 19 августа 2008 года. Альбом был продюсирован Джонни К. и записан в домашней студии солиста Аарона Льюиса. Он дебютировал под номером 3 в Billboard 200 с 91 800 проданных единиц за первую неделю[8]. Это их последний альбом, который был выпущен на Flip Records.

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