Distort Yourself
| Distort Yourself | |
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| Studio album by Institute | |
| Released | September 13, 2005 |
| Recorded | 2004-2005 |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 51:07 |
| Label | Interscope |
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| Allmusic |   |
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| People | |
| Punknews.org | |
Distort Yourself is the debut and only studio album by American rock band Institute, led by then-former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Released on September 13, 2005 through Interscope Records, the album was co-produced by Helmet frontman Page Hamilton. The album also produced the single "Bullet Proof Skin."
The album was released on September 13, 2005 and debuted at #81 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts with first week sales slightly over 12,000. Total U.S. sales as of April 2008 were only 54,000 copies.
"Bullet Proof Skin" served as the album's single which reached #26 on both the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart and on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart. It had considerable radio airplay upon release and, in September 2005, was performed live on nearly every late night television program as well as The Tyra Banks Show. The song was featured on the Stealth soundtrack and the video game NHL 06. A music video was also filmed for it, directed by Kevin Kerslake who has done videos for Nirvana and Green Day.
The album received mixed reviews from critics. Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine was positivie in his review, stating that the album "sounds livelier than anything he's [Rossdale] done since Razorblade Suitcase." Erlewine also added: "Not that it sounds hip, or even particularly relevant to the sound of 2005, but that doesn't matter -- Rossdale is carrying along as if nothing has changed, staying true to his vision, and those who have stuck with him will find Institute a nice revitalization for the ever-earnest post-grunge icon."Punknews.org critic Alex Marriott, who described the record as "an enjoyable effort," thought: "It's about time radio-rock got louder, and this could be the album to do that." Chuck Arnold of People responded positively to the album, writing: "the British rocker is letting his inner head-banger fly with a harder sound than anything he ever did with his old group, and though his musical makeover isn't as wildly triumphant as Stefani's dance-pop reinvention, he makes a solid, credible transformation."
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