Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow…
Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow… is the second studio album from the American band Down, released on 26 March 2002 through Elektra. Its subtitle comes from a line in Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", a nod to the classic rock roots that sit underneath the band's heaviness.
It follows their 1995 debut NOLA and came before Down III: Over the Under in 2007, so it marks the middle step in the band's early run of records. The music mixes alternative metal, heavy metal, Southern rock, groove metal and sludge metal, with the slow, weighty riffing that the stoner metal tag suggests. If you like your metal thick with Southern swagger, this is the record to hear next after the debut.
Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow…: tracklist and credits
15 tracks · 1:06:04Tracklist
- 1Lysergik Funeral ProcessionAnselmo, Bower, Keenan, Windstein3:10
- 2There’s Something on My SideAnselmo, Keenan, Windstein5:21
- 3The Man That Follows HellPhil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan4:33
- 4Stained Glass CrossAnselmo, Bower, Keenan3:37
- 5Ghosts Along the MississippiAnselmo, Bower, Brown, Keenan, Windstein5:06
- 6Learn From This MistakeAnselmo, Brown, Keenan7:14
- 7Beautifully DepressedAnselmo, Bower, Keenan, Windstein4:53
- 8Where I’m GoingPhil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan3:11
- 9DoobinterludeJimmy Bower1:51
- 10New Orleans Is a Dying WhoreAnselmo, Bower, Keenan, Windstein4:16
- 11The SeedAnselmo, Bower, Keenan4:21
- 12Lies, I Don’t Know What They Say But…Anselmo, Brown, Keenan6:21
- 13Flambeaux’s Jamming With St. AugJimmy Bower1:00
- 14Dog TiredAnselmo, Bower, Keenan3:22
- 15Landing on the Mountains of MeggidoPhil Anselmo7:49
- Produced by
- Down, Warren Riker, Warren Riker and Down
- Recorded at
- Nodferatu's Lair, Louisiana
- Recorded
- November 2001
- Label
- Elektra
- Length
- 1:06:04
Line-up
- Wayne Lohr · Hammond organ, Rhodes piano · guest
- Rex Brown · farfisa, keyboard · guest
- Pepper Keenan · resonator guitar, timpani, electric guitar · guest
- Jimmy Bower · guest
- Stephanie Opal Weinstein · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Beautifully Depressed” · 2002
- “Ghosts Along the Mississippi” · 2002
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Released the same week
Also released on 26 March
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 March 2002 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 March 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 2002 | |
| US release | 26 March 2002 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 March 2002 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | — | 603497985951 | other |
| 26 March 2002 | XE | Elektra | 075596274524 | original |
| 26 March 2002 | US | Elektra | 075596277228 | original |
| 26 March 2002 | US | Elektra | 075596274524 | original |
| 2016 | CA | EastWest | 081227954246 | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |