The Origin of the Feces
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The Origin of the Feces | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 12, 1992 | |||
Recorded | October 31, 1991 | |||
Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 43:28 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | P. T. Barnum, Peter Steele, Josh Silver | |||
Type O Negative chronology | ||||
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Reissue cover | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Q | [4] |
The Origin of the Feces is the second studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative, released in 1992.
Recording and production
The album was recorded in a studio but produced to sound "live" by adding crowd noises, banter with the fictitious audience, and even a song stopping because the venue supposedly had received a bomb threat. This was done to simulate the controversy the band faced during the European leg of their Slow, Deep and Hard tour. The band is known among fans for weaving this type of humour into their often gloomy music.
Album content
The album is composed primarily of slightly altered, re-recorded versions of tracks that had appeared already on Slow, Deep and Hard. Four of the song's titles have been deliberately renamed:
- - "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity" = "I Know You're Fucking Someone Else"
- - "Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 x 10⁻⁸ cm⁻³ gm⁻¹ sec⁻²" = "Gravity"
- - "Prelude to Agony" = "Pain"
- - "Xero Tolerance" = "Kill You Tonight"
One song, "Are You Afraid?", is an original composition that the band played live as an introduction to "Gravity" but never included on an official studio album. It foreshadows the gothic sound the band would adopt on their next album, Bloody Kisses.
This album also started the tradition of Type O Negative recording cover songs performed in their distinct,
In another instance of the band's sense of humor, circus impresario P. T. Barnum is credited as a co-producer for the record, despite the fact that he had been dead for over 100 years at the time the album was released.
Packaging
The original cover of the album has a close-up of Steele's
In addition to the re-issue's cover, other artwork included in the album's sleeve/liner notes is the famous 1498 woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Track listing
All lyrics and music by Peter Steele, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Know You're Fucking Someone Else"
| 15:02
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2. | "Are You Afraid?" | 2:13 |
3. | "Gravity"
| 7:13
|
4. | "Pain"
| 4:41
|
5. | "Kill You Tonight" | 2:17 |
6. | "Hey Pete" (Billy Roberts, new lyrics by Peter Steele) | 5:10 |
7. | "Kill You Tonight (Reprise)"
| 7:08
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Total length: | 43:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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8. | "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover) | 7:20 |
Total length: | 50:48 |
Credits
- lead vocals, bass guitar
- backing vocals, co-lead vocals (on "Hey Pete"), electric guitar
- sound effects
- percussion
- Johnny Kelly – drums, percussion (on "Paranoid")
Charts
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 59 |
References
- ^ a b c "Type O Negative – The Origin of the Feces (Not Live at Brighton Beach)". Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Type O Negative - The Origin of the Feces". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "Type O Negative - The Origin of the Feces". Q: 128. April 2001.
- ^ "The Greatest Album Covers in Roadrunner History. #1 - Type O Negative Bloody Kisses". Roadrunner Records. YouTube. March 25, 2010. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 2, 2022.