Satellite

by P.O.D.

Overview

During an era when most heavy metal bands wallowed in their own misery, singing about pain and sadness, P.O.D. offered a more optimistic alternative. The band had been releasing music since the late '90s, but it was this album rather than its commercially overlooked predecessor, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown (1998), that reached out to countless listeners. Quite simply, you can't deny the emotion P.O.D. funnels into its songs. The sentiment feels genuine, as if this band truly cares about its listeners, one of the key reasons why this album shook the metal world in 2002. And, as most listeners will no doubt agree, it did so for the better. The metal world needed an album like Satellite in 2002, just like it needed a band like P.O.D. to challenge longtime metal heavyweights like Tool and Korn for supremacy. The spiritual, emotional band writes songs about promise and hope -- songs that inspire you to celebrate life, not despise it. It's not just the singing of vocalist Sonny either, though his soaring voice has much to do with it. Rather, it's the band as a whole that gives the songs on Satellite so much affective power. These four guys obviously love making music together, and that passion comes across in every song. Guitarist Marco, bassist Traa, and drummer Wuv fuse a variety of influences -- metal, hip-hop, dub, Rage Against the Machine -- and create music that stands on its own, apart from the many other nu-metal bands of the time. In particular, "Alive" and "Youth of the Nation" stand out as rallying calls for metal fans looking for music about living, not dying. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	09/11/2001
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678347528

Tracks

1. Set It Off
2. Alive
3. Boom
4. Youth of the Nation
5. Celestial
6. Satellite
7. Ridiculous
8. The Messenjah
9. Guitarras de Amor
10. Anything Right
11. Ghetto
12. Masterpiece Conspiracy
13. Without Jah, Nothin'
14. Thinking About Forever
15. Portrait

Album Credits

Performance Credits

P.O.D.   Primary Artist,Vocals,Co-Producer
Eek-A-Mouse   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
H.R.   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Christian Of Blindside   Primary Artist
Christian   Primary Artist
Christian Lindskog   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Meagan Moore   Choir/Chorus
Joel Derouin   Violin
Marcos Curiel   Guitar,Vocals
Suzie Katayama   Conductor
Howard Benson   Loops,Keyboards
Wuv Bernardo   Drums,Vocals
Traa Daniels   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Sonny Sandoval   Vocals
Marcos   Guitar,Vocals
Laurie Schillinger   Choir/Chorus
Jonnie Hall   Choir/Chorus
D.J. Harper   Choir/Chorus
Healey Moore   Choir/Chorus
Wuv   Drums,Vocals
Traa   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Nils Montan   Choir/Chorus
Ayana Williams   Choir/Chorus
Colin Sasaki   Choir/Chorus
Larry Corbett   Cello
Bobbi Page   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Duane Baron   Assistant Engineer
Randy Staub   Engineer
Suzie Katayama   String Arrangements
Steve Russell   Guitar Technician,Production Assistant,Pre-Production Assistant
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Howard Benson   Producer
Steve Kaplan   Mixing Engineer
Eric Miller   Assistant Engineer
Mike Ski   Programming
Matt Silva   Mixing Engineer
Chris "Sleepy J" Vaughan-Jones   Pro-Tools
Andres Torres   Guitar Technician
Gary Girsh   Drum Technician
Jim Foster   Pro-Tools
MikeSki   Programming
P.O.D.   Composer,Producer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Bobby Brooks   Editing,Pro-Tools,Assistant Engineer
Bobbi Page   Contractor