Life on Display

Life on Display is the second studio album by post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. It was produced by John Kurzweg whose previous work includes Creed, Socialburn, and No Address, and whom produced the band's previous album, and Michael "Elvis" Baskette.

Life on Display
Studio album by
Puddle of Mudd
ReleasedNovember 25, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length55:36
Label
Producer
Puddle of Mudd chronology
Come Clean
(2001)		 Life on Display
(2003)		 Famous
(2007)
Singles from Life on Display
  1. "Away from Me"
    Released: October 21, 2003
  2. "Heel Over Head"
    Released: February 17, 2004
  3. "Spin You Around"
    Released: June 15, 2004

In contrast to their previous album, Come Clean, Life on Display was a commercial disappointment, only being certified Gold by the RIAA, in comparison to Come Clean's triple platinum success. To date, Life on Display has sold 706,191 units in the United States.

The album received generally negative reviews, and peaked at #20 on the Billboard 200 album chart, spending 23 weeks on the chart. It was less successful internationally on the charts.

The album spawned one hit single, "Away from Me", which reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. Two additional minor hits, "Spin You Around" and "Heel Over Head," charted on the U.S. Mainstream Rock and Alternative charts. All three singles had corresponding music videos.

History

Puddle of Mudd began writing material for the second album while on tour for their first in 2002.[1] 18 songs were recorded for the record.[2] The band spent over 8 months in various studios recording the material.[3] Singer Scantlin had to learn new chord progression for the track, "Time Flies." A B-Side song entitled, "Bleed" was loaned for the movie, The Punisher. An unreleased song called "Galvanic" garnered some attention due to the fact Scantlin cried during playback for it.[4][5]

Promotion

The "Away from Me" video was featured during the 10th season of Making the Video. Puddle of Mudd also performed four tracks off the album on the November 25 debut episode of Fuse TV's 7th Avenue Drop. "Nothing Left to Lose" served as the main theme song for WWE's Royal Rumble 2004. Also went as one of the soundtrack of the famous TV series The O.C.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(37/100)[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]
Blender[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[8]
Q[6]
Rolling Stone[9]

Initial critical response to Life on Display was generally unfavorable. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 37, based on seven reviews.[6] Life on Display received largely average to poor reviews from Entertainment Weekly, E Online, and Allmusic. Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone gave the album a mere 1 out of 5 stars, citing "the predominant emotion transmitted by these tired, hookless tunes is a kind of skull-banging numbness."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wesley Scantlin except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Away from Me" 4:00
2."Heel Over Head" 4:05
3."Nothing Left to Lose" 4:30
4."Change My Mind"Scantlin, Doug Ardito4:20
5."Spin You Around" 4:27
6."Already Gone" 4:32
7."Think" 4:10
8."Cloud 9" 3:34
9."Bottom" 5:22
10."Freak of the World" 3:36
11."Sydney" 4:58
12."Time Flies" 7:05
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Life Ain't Fair"3:45
14."Daddy"4:17
15."Bleed"3:34

Personnel

Production

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Puddle of Mudd - Recording Studio (Life On Display) on YouTube
  2. Moss, Corey (May 28, 2003). "Next Puddle of Mudd LP Will Have Heartfelt, 'Super Heavy' Songs - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  3. "Puddle of Mudd Ready to put 'Life On Display'". AlternativeAddiction.com. September 21, 2003. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  4. "Puddle Of Mudd : Wes Scantlin's Songbird Is Back, And It's Making Him Cry - Rhapsody Music Downloads". VH1.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  5. "Puddle Of Mudd: My Songs Making Me Cry". UltimateGuitar.
  6. "Life on Display reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  7. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 25, 2003). "Life on Display - Puddle of Mudd". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  8. Sinclair, Tom (November 28, 2003). "Life on Display Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  9. Hoard, Christian (December 11, 2003). "Life On Display : Puddle Of Mudd : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Puddle of Mudd – Life on Display" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Puddle of Mudd – Life on Display" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Life on Display". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  14. "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  15. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  16. "Canadian album certifications – Puddle of Mudd – Life on Display". Music Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  17. "American album certifications – Puddle of Mudd – Life on Display". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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