REVELATIONS (ALBUM)

'''Revelations''' is the third and, with the departure of lead vocalist Chris Cornell in February 2007, final studio album by American rock band Audioslave.
The album was released on September 5, 2006 in the U.S., and a day earlier in the UK (see 2006 in music). Brendan O'Brien, who has produced or mixed the albums of numerous major rock acts of the past twenty years, including Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, The Offspring, Pearl Jam, Incubus, and Bruce Springsteen, was at the helm for this record. Audioslave had 20 songs written (a few of which were sampled during their 2005 tour),^[1] and returned to the studio in early January to finish recording them.
Guitarist Tom Morello described the sound as "Earth, Wind and Fire meets Led Zeppelin".^[2]
The album received mixed reviews, gaining a 60 out of 100 metascore on metacritic.com based on 15 reviews.^[3] ''Rolling Stone'' wrote: "Most of these twelve tracks are impressive structures with periodic highs... that never resolve into songs." A number of reviewers also mentioned that the four members moved even further on the way to their mutation into a cohesive, unified rock band.
On July 3, a private listening party was held for fan club members and non fan club contest winners. The album gained a strong fan review, noting a darker tone, and anthemic choruses. Love, life and loss are all themes on the new album. Political activism is also starting to rear its head in Audioslave's music with songs such as Wide Awake, which uses the Hurricane Katrina disaster and George W. Bush as subject matter.^[4]
Prior to the album's release, the title track appeared in the video game Madden NFL 2007. The songs "Wide Awake" and "Shape of Things to Come" were featured in the 2006 film ''Miami Vice''.
''Revelations'' entered the Billboard 200 at the #2 spot with 150,631 copies.
Many of the tracks have not been performed live, as Cornell left the band in 2007. "One And The Same" and "Sound Of A Gun" were played by the band during the Out Of Exile tour, and Cornell performed alone recently acoustic versions from "Until We Fall", "Original Fire", and "Wide Awake". Lacking a lead vocalist and with the band's future in question, the remaining members have not toured in support of the album.
The album has been certified Gold in the following countries:

★ USA for shipments of 500,000

★ Canada for shipments of 50,000

★ Australia for shipments of 35,000 (first week)

★ New Zealand for shipments of 7,500 (first week).
The album has sold nearly 1 million copies worldwide. [1]
When marketing for the album, the band had the fictional nation dubbed Audioslave Nation shown on the album art featured on Google Earth. [2]

Contents

Track listing

iTunes bonus track

Revelations Bonus Tracks & Best Buy Bonus CD

Special Edition DVD

Credits

Chart positions

Album

Singles

References

Track listing

All lyrics by Chris Cornell, with music written and arranged by Audioslave.
#"Revelations" – 4:12
#"One and the Same" – 3:38
#"Sound of a Gun" – 4:20
#"Until We Fall" – 3:50
#"Original Fire" – 3:38
#"Broken City" – 3:48
#"Somedays" — 3:33
#"Shape of Things to Come" – 4:34
#"Jewel of the Summertime" – 3:53
#"Wide Awake" – 4:26
#"Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye" – 3:32
#"Moth" – 4:57
★

iTunes bonus track

#"Show Me How To Live (Live at The Quart Festival)" - 5:02

Revelations Bonus Tracks & Best Buy Bonus CD

Albums purchased at Best Buy in the first week came with a Bonus CD with four live bonus tracks. The same live bonus tracks are also found on the Japanese edition of the CD.
#"Set It Off" (Live) – 4:25
#"Doesn't Remind Me" (Live) – 4:50
#"Gasoline" (Live) – 5:34
#"Out Of Exile" (Live) – 5:04

Special Edition DVD

A special edition of the album includes an 18-minute DVD featuring interviews with the band members on their thoughts on the album.

Credits

★ Chris Cornell - Vocals

★ Tom Morello - Guitar

★ Tim Commerford - Bass

★ Brad Wilk - Drums

★ Billy Bowers - Engineer

★ P.R. Brown - Cover Art

★ Danny Clinch - Photography

★ Nick DiDia - Engineer

★ Brandy Flower - Art Direction

★ Pete Lewis - Band Technician

★ Bob Ludwig - Mastering

★ Brendan O'Brien - Producer

★ Bobby Schneck - Band Technician

★ Matt Serrechio - Assistant

★ Tom Syrowski - Assistant

Chart positions

Album

Year	Album name	Chart	Position
2006	''Revelations''	The Billboard 200	2
2006	''Revelations''	Top Canadian Albums	1
2006	''Revelations''	Top Internet Albums	2
2006	''Revelations''	UK Albums Chart	12

Singles

Year	Track name	Chart	Position
2006	"Original Fire"	The Billboard Hot 100	79
2006	"Original Fire"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
2006	"Original Fire"	Modern Rock Tracks	3
2006	"Revelations"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
2006	"Revelations"	Modern Rock Tracks	38

References

1. Blabbermouth.net - AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist On New CD: 'If You Want Your Ass Kicked, You've Come To The Right Place'
2. MTV News - New Audioslave LP: 'Led Zeppelin Meets Earth, Wind & Fire' Harris, Chris
3. Metacritic - Revelations by Audioslave
4. audioslaved.com - The Audioslave Fan Forum - Album listening party in London