Strait Up is the second studio album by the American nu metal band Snot, released on November 7, 2000. The album features appearances by various alternative metal musicians. The album was released as a tribute to Snot's original lead singer Lynn Strait, who was killed in a car accident on December 11, 1998.
Reception
The album peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard 200. CMJ called the album "A vivid cross section of nu-metal styles".12/00, p. 70 Melody Maker gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said that "The riffs are diamond hard and magnificently driven... the best of the band is found in their quieter moments."11/21/00, p. 58 It won a 2000 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for Hits/Compilation/Live Album of the Year.Metal Edge, June 2001
Track listing
Note: On streaming, Ozzy Speaks is cut, and a song called 'Untitled' is added after 'Absent'
'Untitled' plays the song Absent, with Sad Air added at the end of the track.
The song erroneously labelled as "Sad Air Lynn Strait" plays Strait Up from the physical release.
Personnel Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Snot Lynn Strait – vocals , spoken word Mike Doling – guitars , additional vocals Sonny Mayo – guitars , programming John Fahnestock – bass , additional vocals Jamie Miller – drums
Guest musicians Brandon Boyd – vocals Max Cavalera – vocals Mike "Mad Dog" Combs – additional guitars Nathan Cox – additional vocals Whitfield Crane – additional vocals Jonathan Davis – vocals Marcello Dias – additional bass Fred Durst – vocals Aimee Echo – additional vocals Klaus Eichstad – additional guitars Dez Fafara – vocals Stan Frazier – additional vocals Jared "M.C.U.D." Gomes – vocals Shannon Larkin – drums Clint Lowery – guitar and vocals Mark McGrath – vocals Shavo Odadjian – additional bass Ozzy Osbourne – spoken word DJ Product – turntables Morgan Rose – drums Jason Sears – vocals Serj Tankian – vocals Corey Taylor – vocals Jim Wirt – strings , Hammond organ , piano Lajon Witherspoon – vocals
Production Nic Adler – executive producer Andrew Alekel – additional engineering Stefan Broadley – Pro Tools, programming Terry Date – vocal engineer Mike Doling – producer John Fahnestock – producer , art concept Diane Gallemore – front cover photo Sean Henning – executive producer Dave Holdridge – Pro Tools Donat Kazarinoff – engineer , pro-tools, programming Marek – assistant mix engineer Steve Piper – Pro Tools Justin Risley – Pro Tools Ross Robinson – producer Wendy Sherman – art direction and design Happy Walters – co-executive producer Rick Will – mixing Jim Wirt – producer , co-producer , engineer
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