Welcome Reality
Welcome Reality is the debut album by British group Nero. A concept album, it was released first in Ireland on 12 August 2011[1] and the rest of the world on 15 August 2011 except Australia and New Zealand where it was released on 19 August 2011[2] on Chase & Status's MTA Records.[3] The album has sold 120,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015.[4]
Critical response
Welcome Reality has received generally positive reviews. Spin gave the album a score of 7/10, and wrote, "Alana Watson gives Nero's robotic skronk a rare injection of humanity, and the U.K. producers are smart enough to build most of their debut full-length around her husky voice, skipping the sampled spasticity of Skrillex in favor of Daft Punk's melodic big beat, '80s-inspired electro, and stadium-sized mash-ups of squealing guitar and windy synths."[14] Jeff Weiss, for the LA Times, found the album to be "As effective as it is predictable", stating "Welcome Reality will inevitably soundtrack thousands of summer and fall blowouts".[10] The album was not well received by Clash, who stated that "Welcome Reality is so in your face and predictable it feels like the musical equivalent of a Michael Bay movie: loud, crass, periodically fun, but ultimately forgettable".[7]
Track listing
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15. | "Innocence" (Hesper Muze Remix) | 5:49 |
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15. | "Angst" | 4:51 |
16. | "Welcome Reality VIP" | 4:27 |
17. | "This Way" (Album Version) | 5:49 |
18. | "New Life" | 4:33 |
19. | "Choices" (Album Version) | 6:14 |
20. | "Symphony 2808" | 17:34 |
21. | "Symphony 2808" (Video) | 18:12 |
Charts
References
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "'Welcome Reality' release date, track listing and art work announced". Nero. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ Sigel, Tego (11 April 2011). "Nero To Release Their Debut Album Welcome To Reality In August". RWDmag. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015.
- ↑ O'Brien, Jon. Welcome Reality at AllMusic
- ↑ "Music - Review of Nero - Welcome Reality". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Nero - Welcome Reality | Clash Music Latest Album Review". Clashmusic.com. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ Alexis Petridis (4 August 2011). "Nero: Welcome Reality - review | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ Simon Price (14 August 2011). "Album: Nero, Welcome Reality (Mercury) - Reviews - Music". London: The Independent. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Album Review: Nero's 'Welcome Reality' - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "Nero - Welcome Reality | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon (19 December 2011). "Young Jeezy, Nero, and Bryan and the Haggards - Review". The New York Times.
- ↑ Schiller, Mike. "Nero: Welcome Reality < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Nero, 'Welcome Reality' (MTA)". SPIN. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "Welcome Reality (Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track): Nero: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality (Deluxe Version) by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "Welcome Reality +". Amazon.com.
- ↑ "Australian-Charts.com". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ↑ "Nero - Welcome Reality". ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ Irish Albums Chart - Week: 18 August 2011 IRMA, Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Nero - Welcome Reality". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "Rumer - Seasons of My Soul". hitparade.ch/.
- ↑ UK Albums Chart - Week Ending: 27 August 2011 The Official Charts Company, Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- 1 2 "Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard.com. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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