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{{Infobox album
| name = Tonight the Stars Revolt!
| type = studio
| artist = Powerman 5000
| cover = Powerman5000ttsr.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 20, 1999
| recorded = 1998–1999
| venue =
| studio = *Sunset Sound Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California)
- The Chop Shop Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, California)
| genre = {{hlist|Industrial metal|alternative metal|nu metal}}
| length = 39:09
| label = DreamWorks
| producer = {{hlist|Sylvia Massy|Ulrich Wild|Powerman 5000}}
| prev_title = The Blood-Splat Rating System
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Anyone for Doomsday?
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Tonight the Stars Revolt!
| type = studio
| single1 = When Worlds Collide
| single1date = July 1999
| single2 = Nobody's Real
| single2date = November 2, 1999
| single3 = Supernova Goes Pop
| single3date = March 27, 2000
}}
}}
Tonight the Stars Revolt! is the second album by American rock band Powerman 5000. It was released on July 20, 1999, by DreamWorks Records. Having sold over one million copies and achieving platinum status, this would become the group's most successful release and featured such hits as "Nobody's Real" and "When Worlds Collide".
Album information
Although it doesn't tell a specific story, the songs have a cohesive theme, primarily oriented around campy Atomic Age science fiction reminiscent of the 1950s, coupled with nihilistic, apocalyptic messages and paranoid, cyberpunk imagery.
Music critics and fans alike compare Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One's fixation on bygone science fiction with older brother Rob Zombie's obsession with B-movie horror themes. Both seem to share an affection for campy entertainment that influence their musical output, though Spider has since abandoned science fiction as the inspiration for Powerman 5000's sound and image. The CD booklet of Tonight the Stars Revolt! is also composed with science fiction imagery and text, similar to Zombie's horror-themed Hellbilly Deluxe, released the year prior.
Musically, the album bears similarity to Rob Zombie's industrial metal sound with catchy riffs and electronic elements. However, it also includes a cover of The Cars' "Good Times Roll" and "Watch the Sky for Me", a moody, lounge song with its entire melody taken from the track "One More Kiss, Dear" by Vangelis for the Blade Runner soundtrack. {{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
The album shares the same title as a story by Gardner Fox published in the pulp science fiction magazine Planet Stories (1952).{{cite web | url=https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=68568 | title=Planet Stories v05 05 - Tonight the Stars Revolt! - Gardner F. Fox }}
Reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r423738|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev2 = Robert Christgau
|rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=powerman+5000 Robert Christgau review]
|rev3 = Rolling Stone
|rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20071002061931/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/powerman5000/albums/album/216699/review/6067348/tonight_the_stars_revolt Rolling Stone review]
|rev4 = Yahoo! Music
|rev4score = (favorable)[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420172915/http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12047421 Yahoo! Music review]
}}
- CMJ (July 19, 1999, p. 3) – "...tighter than a barbed wire noose wrapped around your neck...[TONIGHT] relies on sci-fi imagery and memorable hooks that are sharp enough to catch more than a few big, heavy fish".{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1201898 |title=Powerman 5000 - Tonight The Stars Revolt! CD Album MP3 |publisher=Cduniverse.com |date=July 20, 1999 |accessdate=March 12, 2012}}
Awards
The album won the Boston Music Awards for "Album of the Year" in 2000, while "When Worlds Collide" was nominated for "Single of the Year".{{cite web|url=http://www.5000volt.com/PM5K/newsletter.html|title=POWERMAN 5000 FAN ALLIANCE NEWSLETTER|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001210032700/http://www.5000volt.com/PM5K/newsletter.html|archivedate=December 10, 2000}}
Media appearances
- "When Worlds Collide" featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2. It also served as the theme song to WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW and featured on the Little Nicky soundtrack, Free Air, Vol. 2, and MTV The Return of the Rock.
- "Nobody's Real" featured on the End of Days soundtrack, Gravity Games 2000: Summer Sounds, Vol. 1, and Naked 4-Play as a live rendition.
- "The Son of X-51" (Remix) featured exclusively on the Bride of Chucky soundtrack.
- "Supernova Goes Pop" featured on the Universal Soldier: The Return soundtrack and Gran Turismo 3.
Track listing
All lyrics by Spider One; all music by Powerman 5000, except "Good Times Roll" by The Cars.
{{Track listing
| title1 = An Eye Is Upon You
| note1 = featuring Malachi Throne
| length1 = 0:51
| title2 = Supernova Goes Pop
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = When Worlds Collide
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Nobody's Real
| length4 = 2:54
| title5 = System 11:11
| length5 = 0:48
| title6 = Tonight the Stars Revolt!
| length6 = 2:42
| title7 = Automatic
| length7 = 3:22
| title8 = The Son of X-51
| length8 = 2:58
| title9 = Operate, Annihilate
| length9 = 3:48
| title10 = Blast Off to Nowhere
| note10 = featuring Rob Zombie
| length10 = 3:45
| title11 = They Know Who You Are
| length11 = 2:33
| title12 = Good Times Roll
| note12 = featuring DJ Lethal
| length12 = 2:33
| title13 = Watch the Sky for Me
| note13 = featuring Ginger Fish and Malachi Throne
| length13 = 5:22
| total_length = 39:09
}}
Note
- The song "Watch the Sky for Me" ends at minute 3:50. After 30 seconds of silence (3:50–4:20), the hidden track "The World of the Dead" starts.
Personnel
- Spider One – vocals
- Adam 12 – guitar
- M.33 – guitar
- Dorian 27 – bass
- Al 3 – drums
Production
- Chapman Baehler – photography
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Joe Barresi – engineer
- Ginger Fish – piano
- Frank Gryner – mixing
- Scott Humphrey – programming, mixing
- Sylvia Massy – producer, engineer
- Marc LaCorte – programming
- DJ Lethal – turntables
- Spider One – art direction, design
- Nika – art direction, design
- Malachi Throne – narrator
- Ulrich Wild – producer, mixing
- Rob Zombie – vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
- Ron Handler – A&R
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Powerman+5000&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=TLP|title=Powerman 5000, TLP|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2021|url-access=subscription}}
| 29 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2021}}
| 187 |
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Single !Chart !Position |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 1999
|rowspan="2"| "When Worlds Collide" | style="text-align:center;"|16 |
| Modern Rock Tracks
| style="text-align:center;"|18 |
| rowspan="2"| 2000
|rowspan="2"| "Nobody's Real" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | style="text-align:center;"|18 |
| Modern Rock Tracks
| style="text-align:center;"|23 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Powerman 5000|title=Tonight the Stars Revolt!|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|accessdate=November 6, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom |nosales=true}}
References
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Category:Albums produced by Ulrich Wild
Category:DreamWorks Records albums
Category:Industrial metal albums
Category:Nu metal albums by American artists