album tenth studio album american hip hop duo released album marks return producer falling duo collaborate directly album bang boom album concept compares violent storm roller coaster lyrical themes vary based character songs supernatural humorous lighter subject matter clark production praised critics album peaked billboard group 23rd overall release history produced discography working groups having falling completing album beginning production dark lotus debut album tales lotus pod time producer clark contracted pneumonia ignored illness began severely leading month stay lungs collapsed times result near death experience clark decided reconcile bruce phone conversations led clark producing solo album following year clark produced instances work directly felt missing collaborative element felt earlier albums enjoyable clark work directly work bang boom music lyrics unlike previous albums connected mythology formed basis cards series began concluded albums hell pit references themes concepts songs previous albums said concept album right bruce describes album concept relating violent storm turns tornado pulls people hurricane roller coaster according bruce lot like riding violent roller coaster assume left right way sky shooting floor left whip right storm form roller coaster result concept album focuses variety different moods maintains lyrical content known humorous perspective unlike previous albums album contain aimed rappers music industry figures bruce rapping album described allmusic reviewer delivered carnival fashion fits circus motif contrasted bruce like alice cooper attitude lyrics growing describes growing giant inspired bruce weight gain bruce says song reflects feeling able rap want feel right songs softer killing tower describes war veteran expert climbing college tower shooting people arsenal weapons reference murder production incorporates elements rock heavy metal live instrumentation compares ride describes instrumentation incorporating elements synthesizers cooper says growing incorporates power ballad chords describes influenced called mexico_city low rider music release reception album released bonus poster debuted billboard selling copies week reviews allmusic popmatters generally production album appealing element allmusic wrote denying clark vision wonders duo popmatters cooper said given track listing chart positions personnel composer vocals composer engineer mixing producer programming mastering artwork cover design clay vocals composer vocals vocals vocals background vocals guitar vocals background vocals artwork cover design artwork cover design
The Tempest (album)