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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
Name = LIFE |
Type = [[Album]] |
| name = Life
Artist = [[dope (band)|dope]] |
| type = studio
| artist = [[Dope (band)|Dope]]
Cover = dope-life.jpg|225px|Album Cover |
| cover = dope-life.jpg
Released = [[November 6]], [[2001]] |
| alt =
Recorded = Pulse Recording, [[Los Angeles, California|L.A.]]; The Dope Factory |
| released = November 6, 2001
Genre = [[Heavy metal (music)|Heavy metal]]/[[Industrial music|Industrial]] |
Length = 45:36 |
| recorded = 2001
Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] |
| venue =
| studio = Pulse Recording ([[Los Angeles]])<br />The Dope Factory
Producer = Josh Abraham, Edsel Dope |
Reviews =
| genre = * [[Nu metal]]
* [[industrial metal]]
*[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|2}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7m8o1vd3zzza link] |
| length = 45:36
Last album = ''[[felons and revolutionaries]]''<br />(1999) |
| label = {{hlist|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[Flip Records (1994)|Flip]]}}
This album = ''LIFE''<br />(2001) |
| producer = * [[Josh Abraham]]
Next album = ''[[felons for LIFE]]''<br />(2002) |
* [[Edsel Dope]]
| prev_title = [[Felons and Revolutionaries]]
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Felons for Life]]
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Life
| type = studio
| single1 = Now or Never
| single1date = September 17, 2001<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Anon. |date=August 31, 2001 |title=Rock: Upcoming New Releases |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Hits/00s/2001/Hits-2001-08-31.pdf |journal=[[Hits (magazine)|HITS]] |publisher=Dennis Lavinthal |volume=15 |issue=759 |page=52 |via=worldradiohistory.com}}</ref>
| single2 = Slipping Away
| single2date = 2002
}}
}}
}}

{{Album ratings
'''''LIFE''''' is the second album by [[dope (band)|dope]]. It was released on [[November 6]], [[2001]] on [[Epic Records]].
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusc1">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r556421|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Ben |date=December 2001 |title=Dope: Life |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews/index_404.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030624193444/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews/index_404.html |archive-date=2003-06-24 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[melodic.net]]
| rev3score = {{Rating|2.0|5}}<ref name="melodic">{{cite web |url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=626/ |title= Melodic Net - Dope - Life|website=www.melodic.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211847/http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=626%2F |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
'''''Life''''' (stylized '''''LIFE''''') is the second studio album by [[nu metal]] band [[Dope (band)|Dope]]. It was released on November 6, 2001 on [[Epic Records]] and [[Flip Records (1994)|Flip Records]]. ''Life'' has sold over 73,000 copies in the [[United States]]<ref name="ss">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69165/billboard-bits-carl-wilson-mike-gordon-dope Nielsen SoundScan sales figures]</ref> The album's sound bears a resemblance to those of [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] and features some [[rap metal]] influences.<ref name="allmusc1"/> This was Dope's last album released on Epic and Flip, as the band severed ties over Epic Records' lack of promotion.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
# "Take Your Best Shot" (E. Dope) – 2:49
# "Now or Never" (Slade, E. Dope, Virus) – 3:26
| all_writing = [[Edsel Dope]], except where noted
| title1 = Take Your Best Shot
# "Nothing (Why)" (E. Dope) – 3:59
| length1 = 2:48
# "Stop" (E. Dope, [[Tripp Eisen|Eisen]]) – 2:50
| title2 = Now or Never
# "Thanks for Nothing" (E. Dope) – 2:50
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
# "Die MoFo Die" (E. Dope, Eisen) – 3:06
* Dope
# "What About..." (Slade, E. Dope) – 3:23
* [[Acey Slade]]
# "Move It" (Slade, E. Dope) – 2:47
* [[Virus (musician)|Virus]]
# "Jenny's Cryin'" (E. Dope) – 3:11
}}
# "With or Without You" (E. Dope) – 3:36
# "Crazy" (E. Dope) – 3:05
| length2 = 3:26
| title3 = Nothing (Why)
# "Slipping Away" (E. Dope) – 3:02
| length3 = 3:59
# "March of Hope" (Slade, E. Dope) – 7:28 (Contains hidden track "You're Full of Shit")
| title4 = Stop
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
* Dope
* [[Tripp Eisen]]
}}
| length4 = 2:50
| title5 = Thanks for Nothing
| length5 = 2:50
| title6 = Die MF Die
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
* Dope
* Eisen
}}
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = What About...
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
* Dope
* Slade
}}
| length7 = 3:23
| title8 = Move It
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
* Dope
* Slade
}}
| length8 = 2:47
| title9 = Jenny's Cryin{{'-}}
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = With or Without You
| length10 = 3:36
| title11 = Crazy
| length11 = 3:05
| title12 = Slipping Away
| length12 = 3:02
| title13 = March of Hope
| note13 = contains the [[hidden track]] "You're Full of Shit"
| length13 = 7:01
| total_length = 45:36
}}


==Credits==
Note: Some versions of LIFE have "You're Full of Shit" as track 14. It is still unlisted on the album though.
===Dope===
* [[Edsel Dope]] – lead vocals, additional guitar, bass, programming, producer, recording/engineering (1), digital editing, layout/design, design, artwork
* Simon Dope – keyboards, samplers, percussion, additional engineering (1)
* [[Acey Slade]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, additional engineering (1)
* Sloane "Mosey" Jentry – bass
* Racci "Sketchy" Shay – drums
* [[Virus (musician)|Virus]] – lead guitar, backing vocals


===Other personnel===
==Personnel==
{{div col}}
* Edsel Dope - lead [[vocals]], [[guitar]]s, [[bass guitar|bass]], programming, producer, recording/engineering (track 1), digital editing, layout and design, artwork
* [[DJ Lethal]] – turntables (4, 7, 13)
* Simon Dope - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], samplers, [[percussion instrument|percussion]], additional engineering (track 1)
* Jordan Schur – executive producer and A&R
* [[Acey Slade]] - guitars, backing vocals, additional engineering (track 1)
* [[Josh Abraham]] – producer, recording/engineering (2–13)
* Virus - guitars, backing vocals
* Anthony "Fu" Valcic – recording/engineering (2–13)
* Sloane "Mosey" Jentry - bass
* Kevin Strauwen (Strowen on album) – assistant engineer
* Sketchy Shay - [[drums]]
* [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] – mixing
* [[DJ Lethal]] - turntables on tracks 4, 7, and 13
* Steve Sisco – mix down engineer
* Jordan Schur - executive producer and A&R
* Vlado Meller – mastering
* Josh Abraham - producer, recording/engineering (except track 1)
* Chip Quigley – management and direction
* Anthony "Fu" Valcic - recording/engineering (except track 1)
* Kaz Utsunomiya – A&R for Epic
* Kevin Strauwen (Strowen on album) - assistant engineer
* Lia Sweet – business affairs
* Andy Wallace - mixing
* Joe Serling – legal representation
* Steve Sisco - mix down engineer
* John Ditmar – booking
* Vlado Meller - mastering
* Chapman Baehler – photography
* Chip Quigley - management and direction
* Hans Fahrmeyer – photography
* Kaz Utsunomiya - A&R for Epic
* Gene Ambo – photography
* Lia Sweet - business affairs
* Sara Bowers – layout and design
* Joe Serling - legal representation
* Lori Jensen – cover inspiration
* John Ditmar - booking
* Ron Ransom – artwork
* Chapman Baehler - photography
* Dink – artwork
* Hans Fahrmeyer - photography
* Darcy J.Watt – artwork
* Gene Ambo - photography
* Darcy Vorhees – artwork
* Sara Bowers - layout and design
* Jenny Dots – artwork
* Lori Jensen - cover inspiration
* Ron Ransom - artwork
* Darrin Moore – artwork
* Dink - artwork
* OzZMUDD – artwork
{{div col end}}
* Darcy Watt - artwork
* Darcy Vorhees -artwork
* Jenny Dots - artwork
* Darrin Moore - artwork
* OzZMUDD - artwork


==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
{{col-begin}}
===Album===
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
;Album
!Year
{|class="wikitable"
!Album
!Chart
!Chart (2001)
!Peak<br />position
!Position
|-
|-
|The [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dope|chart=all}}|title=Life - Dope|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
| 2001
|align="center"|180
| ''LIFE''
| Heatseekers
| No. 6
|-
|-
|[[Top Heatseekers]]
| 2001
|align="center"|6
| ''LIFE''
| The Billboard 200
| No. 180
|}
|}


{{col-2}}
===Singles===
;Singles
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Year
!Song
!Single
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%"|[[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|US<br />Main.]]
!Chart
!Position
|-
|-
| 2001
|2001
| "Now or Never"
|"Now or Never"
|align="center"|28
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| No. 28
|-
|-
| 2002
|2002
| "Slipping Away"
|"Slipping Away"
|align="center"|29
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| No. 29
|}
|}
{{col-2}}
{{col-end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Dope}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2001 albums]]
[[Category:2001 albums]]
[[Category:Dope albums]]
[[Category:Dope (band) albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Josh Abraham]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Josh Abraham]]
[[Category:Epic Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 13:15, 14 September 2024

Life
Studio album by
Dope
ReleasedNovember 6, 2001
Recorded2001
StudioPulse Recording (Los Angeles)
The Dope Factory
Genre
Length45:36
Label
Producer
Dope chronology
Felons and Revolutionaries
(1999) 		Life
(2001) 		Felons for Life
(2002)
Singles from Life
  1. "Now or Never"
    Released: September 17, 2001[1]
  2. "Slipping Away"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
melodic.net[4]

Life (stylized LIFE) is the second studio album by nu metal band Dope. It was released on November 6, 2001 on Epic Records and Flip Records. Life has sold over 73,000 copies in the United States[5] The album's sound bears a resemblance to those of Marilyn Manson and features some rap metal influences.[2] This was Dope's last album released on Epic and Flip, as the band severed ties over Epic Records' lack of promotion.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Edsel Dope, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Your Best Shot" 2:48
2."Now or Never"
3:26
3."Nothing (Why)" 3:59
4."Stop"
2:50
5."Thanks for Nothing" 2:50
6."Die MF Die"
  • Dope
  • Eisen
3:06
7."What About..."
  • Dope
  • Slade
3:23
8."Move It"
  • Dope
  • Slade
2:47
9."Jenny's Cryin'" 3:11
10."With or Without You" 3:36
11."Crazy" 3:05
12."Slipping Away" 3:02
13."March of Hope" (contains the hidden track "You're Full of Shit") 7:01
Total length:45:36

Credits

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Dope

[edit]
  • Edsel Dope – lead vocals, additional guitar, bass, programming, producer, recording/engineering (1), digital editing, layout/design, design, artwork
  • Simon Dope – keyboards, samplers, percussion, additional engineering (1)
  • Acey Slade – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, additional engineering (1)
  • Sloane "Mosey" Jentry – bass
  • Racci "Sketchy" Shay – drums
  • Virus – lead guitar, backing vocals

Other personnel

[edit]
  • DJ Lethal – turntables (4, 7, 13)
  • Jordan Schur – executive producer and A&R
  • Josh Abraham – producer, recording/engineering (2–13)
  • Anthony "Fu" Valcic – recording/engineering (2–13)
  • Kevin Strauwen (Strowen on album) – assistant engineer
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Steve Sisco – mix down engineer
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Chip Quigley – management and direction
  • Kaz Utsunomiya – A&R for Epic
  • Lia Sweet – business affairs
  • Joe Serling – legal representation
  • John Ditmar – booking
  • Chapman Baehler – photography
  • Hans Fahrmeyer – photography
  • Gene Ambo – photography
  • Sara Bowers – layout and design
  • Lori Jensen – cover inspiration
  • Ron Ransom – artwork
  • Dink – artwork
  • Darcy J.Watt – artwork
  • Darcy Vorhees – artwork
  • Jenny Dots – artwork
  • Darrin Moore – artwork
  • OzZMUDD – artwork

Chart positions

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Anon. (August 31, 2001). "Rock: Upcoming New Releases" (PDF). HITS. 15 (759). Dennis Lavinthal: 52 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  2. ^ a b Allmusic review
  3. ^ Mitchell, Ben (December 2001). "Dope: Life". Blender. Archived from the original on June 24, 2003. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Melodic Net - Dope - Life". www.melodic.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Nielsen SoundScan sales figures
  6. ^ "Life - Dope". Billboard.
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