Two (Utah Saints album)

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Two
Utah Saints - Two.jpg
Studio album by
Utah Saints
Released23 October 2000 (2000-10-23) (UK)
14 August 2001 (2001-08-14) (US/Canada)
GenreElectronica, house, big beat, hip hop
Length59:24 (UK edition)
65:09 (US/Canada edition)
LabelEcho (UK)[1]
Nettwerk (US/Canada)[2]
ProducerUtah Saints
Utah Saints chronology
Utah Saints
(1992) 		Two
(2000)
Singles from Two
  1. "Love Song"
    Released: 24 January 2000
  2. "Funky Music"
    Released: 8 May 2000
  3. "Power to the Beats"
    Released: 2 October 2000
  4. "Massive"
    Released: 26 March 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Robert Christgau(dud)[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[5]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[6]
Spin8/10[2]

Two is the second album by British electronic group Utah Saints.[7] The album features guest vocalists Michael Stipe ("Sun", "Punk Club", "Rhinoceros", "Wiggedy Wack"), Chuck D ("Power to the Beats"), Edwin Starr ("Funky Music") and Guy Leger ("Sick").

"Love Song" peaked at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Critical reception[]

Spin praised the album's take on trance, writing that it is "spun with a lithe touch that gives the awe-kissed micromelodies of 'Massive' and 'Lost Vagueness' a sense of rapture uncoiling."[2]

Track listing[]

UK edition[]

  1. "Sun"
  2. "Power to the Beats"
  3. "Love Song"
  4. "Lost Vagueness"
  5. "Punk Club"
  6. "Funky Music Sho' 'Nuff Turns Me On"
  7. "Rhinoceros"
  8. "Morning Sun"
  9. "Sick"
  10. "B777"
  11. "Techknowledgy"
  12. "Three Simple Words"
  13. "Massive"
  14. "Wiggedy Wack"

U.S. edition[]

  1. Sun
  2. Massive
  3. Power to the Beats
  4. Lost Vagueness (Oliver Lieb Mix)
  5. Punk Club
  6. Funky Music
  7. Rhinoceros
  8. Morning Sun
  9. Sick
  10. B777
  11. Techknowledgy
  12. Three Simple Words
  13. Love Song
  14. Lost Vagueness (Original Mix)
  15. Wiggedy Wack

Samples[]

The track "Power to the Beats" features a sample of "Enter Sandman" by American heavy metal band Metallica. This was the first time that the band had approved of sampling one of their songs.

The track "Love Song" features a sample of "Pick Up the Pieces" by British funk band Average White Band.

The track "Lost Vagueness" features a sample of "I Go to Sleep" by American rock band The Pretenders.

The track "Techknowledgy" features a sample of "Search and Destroy" by American punk rock band The Stooges.

The track "Three Simple Words" features a sample of "Come Into My Life" by American R&B singer Joyce Sims.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "UTAH SAINTS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Reviews". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. September 16, 2001 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Two at AllMusic
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Utah Saints". Robert Christgau.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Berger, Arion (September 13, 2001). "Two". Rolling Stone (877): 111–112.
  7. ^ "The Wu-Tang Clan Returns; And the Chemical Brothers; The Utah Saints; Lorette Velvette". www.nypress.com.


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