honor honor fifth studio album american alternative rock band released june rca_records double album disc containing heavy rock songs second disc acoustic songs frontman decided diverse blend songs felt years existence band break new ground music album recorded newly built studio featured guests lyrics deal introspective themes major influence involvement campaign trail presidential election promotional tour album included rock shows acoustic smaller venues reviews honor positive praising composition sound critics found album inconsistent album nominated grammy awards topped charts countries including australia reached including number united_states united_kingdom honor broke band consecutive streak grammy award best rock album wins began left lose background touring support uncertain felt rushing record creatively rewarding considered possible film score began writing acoustic songs eventually album worth songs wanting solo album accepting drift usual style brought songs sound like bassist replied songs sound record decided acoustic record saying loud rock music life decided double album heavy rock shit beautiful acoustic based lower dynamic stuff described bottle rock record jack record songs realise live acoustic record stated decisive moment making double album demos computer realizing hours music adding band years fifth record thought boring making album album making videos playing festivals wanted special album recorded new recording studio built warehouse california named studio west contrast original studio basement alexandria virginia development honor took months half months installing equipment studio songs written waiting finished band rehearsed ended different versions songs according added got point didn want play rock songs anymore afraid going recording recording sessions ran january march half weeks spent acoustic record tracks recorded acoustic half ending final track list studio finished band moved helped final stages construction speed process rock songs minute compositions acoustic record finished dave started feeling better rock record songs recorded analog tape reused tape shortage desire save money transferred overdubs editing mixing mixed rock songs mixed stereo versions acoustic sides band entered studio songs finished rehearsed producer worked stated loose honor planned dave meticulous electric album segments instrument starting drums guitars vocals finally bass write bass line home showing bass recorded vocals said bass tailor tuning parts sound drums guitars fill hole left bass hole wants certain frequency isn traditional bass fun weeks work rock songs band studio noon morning making rock record devastating thing months working rock songs band approaching established deadline meeting decided finish album day need song day leaving song listen click track find tempo roll arrangement head recorded parts write lyrics rushed approach prevented writing bass lines ended concentrating finding notes getting rhythm right declared making record band particularly acoustic songs showed capable things scary makes feel like bigger band frontman stated acoustic disc opportunity use acoustic tracks wrote past years albums fit particularly felt hard acoustic song middle rock record sequence tracks include composition friend friend previously recorded pseudonym late cassette razor wrote benefit concert drummer composition cold day sun attempt electric version track featuring vocals drums preparing acoustic album decided improve guest appearances list musicians like work guests appeared record included fame queens stone age agreed appear los_angeles grammy awards described appearance second greatest thing happen life marriage brought nova virginia moon heard record considered song vibe jones voice smooth warm figured work great song features guitar technician lead guitar crew jazz experience keyboard player dog contributed album later drafted touring band album finished stated hoped remembered record describing fucking kick ass thing saying asked album buy tell physical graffiti wide dynamic shows range band wanted album composition double album disc rock songs acoustic ones said demonstrated artistic freedom specific genre music specific style musician play different instruments write nova write tune stated tried fit sound stylistic differences guys playing song sounds like fucking band tried albums middle ground sound acoustic record far delicate beautiful atmospheric rock far brutal aggressive previous work arrangements aiming complexity record elaborate acoustic guitar vocal songs written hold orchestration pump organs stand bass acoustic guitar sound influences rush guitarist open notes conjunction notes lyrics rock album tried focus general themes hands acoustic introspective lyrics vulnerable revealing things wouldn loud wouldn admit declared writing songs sort quality sing dig deeper place find words don know album makes sound heartfelt deeper emotional listen include friend friend song wrote 1990s time shared apartment talking suicide saw virginia boy jumped train tracks album theme content including title came spent time campaign trail presidential election pull small towns thousands people come rescued man said political record saw inspired release promotion price album dollar paid regular single disc thought albums complemented package don need money copies special edition set containing making documentary disc second disc surround sound issued limited copies quadruple vinyl record distributor sony issued album copy protection software later lead scandal like nature computers vulnerable promotional campaign included mtv special hours lead single best released band highest charting single main american british australian charts follow released august early debut cell phones like best proceeded billboard chart resolve double way cold day sun issued singles way included video game release promoted honor tour tour began summer ran june featured shows city electric arenas acoustic smaller venues late concerts included tour headlined additional band acoustic shows guitarist followed honor tour years touring musician rejoining time member recording acoustic shows august los_angeles turned live album skin bones reception commercial performance album entered billboard albums_chart number worldwide best selling album strongest initial sales entire career far copies united_states honor topped charts australia finland new_zealand ireland reached canada austria denmark december honor sold units north_america successful album colour shape certified platinum riaa album reached multi platinum status canada australia united_kingdom critical response honor generally met positive reviews metacritic website assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews writing new_york_times considered album unexpected felt rock acoustic considered songs melodies hypnotic guitar patterns suggest fine prospects follow album entertainment_weekly described discs honor outdoors indoors sides pack ing proof rock degree weather sound terrific blasting open windows boom boxes beach parties acoustic songs pretty ultimately concluding probably half allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine considered record showcases band eager stretch experiment rock record having fluid new found sense drama gives nearly cinematic sense scope acoustic album similar flow easy grace makes fitting complement harder record reviewer joe gross spin described hard rock disc consistent career considered album chronicle physical mental graffiti emerge large shadows including nerve power popmatters considered honor great tunes means perfect praised rock songs indications loud band acoustic tracks wrote despite tempo feel songs infectious reviewers found honor inconsistent writing rolling_stone praised acoustic songs considering honor easily disc claiming rock songs resolve strain hard melody gets lost went fashion band self inflicted love lyrics blunt impact criticized acoustic disc reveal ing songwriting shortcomings praised rock songs loud recorded considered song set sounds especially tight ferocious diminished unfortunate revelations disc bbc_music reviewer found track list lacking songs double disk stand head shoulders rest truly represent developed let album record ultimately doesn live hype billboard felt electric acoustic sides concept comes ultimately concluding scaling ambitions great album instead average ones pitchfork_media described record sterile controlled double disc heavy handed segregation deliberate rock songs repetitive usa today gave album half stars said crafted tunes performances don measure band finest honor honorable effort keeps fighting shape accolades album grammy awards 48th grammy awards best rock album best rock performance duo group vocal best virginia moon ultimately lost awards band album colour shape receive grammy ranked honor 9th best album rolling_stone 30th best track listing songs written composed noted personnel charts certifications year end charts singles charts charted belgian combined sales airplay chart
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