Name: MTV2 Handpicked by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 696998628120
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (126 reviews)

COMPILATION

This various-artists album dedicated to rock performers and tied into MTV2's Handpicked special is enough to convince anyone concerned with the state of rock that there's nothing to worry about. The artists are at different points in their careers, with some well-established names, some that were recently established at the time that the album was released, some in the first flush of success, and some unknown. The big stars are Radiohead and Cake, with Coldplay and David Gray also joining the million-seller class, the Crystal Method and Five for Fighting nearly as successful, and Travis, Pete Yorn, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Ryan Adams, Stereomud, and the side project Tenacious D (featuring members of Foo Fighters and Phish) ranking as developing acts. There are familiar songs such as Five for Fighting's "Superman (It's Not Easy)" and Gray's "Babylon," but all the material is engaging, particularly Cake's "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" and Tenacious D's "Wonderboy." The dominant style is hard rock, though the Crystal Method takes an electronic dance approach and there is a mini-set of what are essentially folk-rock singer/songwriters (Gray, Adams, Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik) sequenced together in the middle of the disc. None of the unknown performers really stick out, except in a bad way -- Remy Zero's "Save Me" reveals a particularly slavish U2 wannabe. But there is enough variety and enough quality to suggest that there will be plenty of good hard rock for some time to come. ~ William Ruhlmann

1. Sing

by Travis

Performer: Travis; Performer
Primary Artist: Travis; Main Performer
Arranger: Joby Talbot; Composer
Composer: Francis Healy; Composer
Lyricist: Francis Healy; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jon Bailey
Darrell Thorp; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing Engineer: Nigel Godrich; Production
Producer: Nigel Godrich; Production

2. Life On a Chain

by Pete Yorn

Primary Artist: Pete Yorn; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Pete Yorn; Performer
Bass: R. Walt Vincent
Pete Yorn; Performer
Drum Programming: Brad Wood; Performer
Drums: Pete Yorn; Performer
Electric Guitar: R. Walt Vincent
Pete Yorn; Performer
Harmonica: R. Walt Vincent; Performer
Performer: Pete Yorn; Performer
Synthesizer: Pete Yorn
Brad Wood; Performer
Vocals: Pete Yorn; Performer
Composer: Pete Yorn; Composer
Lyricist: Pete Yorn; Composer
Engineer: R. Walt Vincent; Production
Mastering Engineer: Stephen Marcussen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Brad Wood; Production
Producer: Pete Yorn
R. Walt Vincent
Brad Wood; Production

3. Short Skirt / Long Jacket

by Cake

Acoustic Guitar: John Mccrea; Performer
Background Vocals: Gabriel Nelson
Xan Mccurdy
Vince Difiore
Todd Roper; Performer
Arranger: Cake; Composer
Lyricist: John Mccrea; Composer
Bass: John Mccrea; Performer
Bass Guitar: Gabriel Nelson; Performer
Drum Programming: John Mccrea; Performer
Drums: Todd Roper; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tyler Pope
Xan Mccurdy
John Mccrea; Performer
Keyboard: Tyler Pope
Vince Difiore
Gabriel Nelson
John Mccrea; Performer
Percussion: John Mccrea
Xan Mccurdy
Todd Roper; Performer
Composer: John Mccrea; Composer
Performer: Cake; Performer
Trumpet: Vince Difiore; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Don C. Taylor; Production
Mixing Engineer: Kirt Shearer And John Mccrea
John Mccrea
Cake; Production
Recording: Kirt Shearer And Craig Long
Craig Long; Production
Vocals: John Mccrea; Performer
Primary Artist: Cake; Main Performer
Producer: Cake; Production

4. Rexall

by Dave Navarro (spread)

Primary Artist: Dave Navarro (spread); Main Performer
Performer: Dave Navarro (spread); Performer
Composer: Dave Navarro; Composer
Lyricist: Dave Navarro; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Rich Costey; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater
Rich Costey
Dave Navarro (spread); Production

5. Yellow

by Coldplay

Primary Artist: Coldplay; Main Performer
Performer: Coldplay; Performer
Composer: Chris Martin
Guy Berryman
Will Champion
Jon Buckland; Composer
Lyricist: Guy Berryman
Will Champion
Jon Buckland
Chris Martin; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Michael H. Brauer; Production
Producer: Ken Nelson; Production

6. Save Me

by Remy Zero

Primary Artist: Remy Zero; Main Performer
Performer: Remy Zero; Performer
Composer: Remy Zero; Composer
Lyricist: Remy Zero; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Jack Joseph Puig; Production
Producer: Jack Joseph Puig; Production

7. Sometimes (Album Version)

by Ours

Primary Artist: Ours; Main Performer
Performer: Ours; Performer
Composer: Jimmy Gnecco; Composer
Lyricist: Jimmy Gnecco; Composer
Producer: James Bray
Jimmy Gnecco, Mike Mari & James Bray
Mike Mari
Tim Palmer; Production

8. Idioteque (Live)

by Radiohead

Primary Artist: Radiohead; Main Performer
Performer: Radiohead; Performer
Composer: Paul Lansky
Radiohead; Composer
Lyricist: Radiohead
Paul Lansky; Composer
Producer: N/a; Production
Recording: Nigel Godrich
Will Shapland; Production

9. Name Of The Game (Radio Version)

by The Crystal Method

Primary Artist: The Crystal Method; Main Performer
Performer: The Crystal Method; Performer
Composer: Tom Morello
Scott Kirkland
Ken Jordan; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Morello
Scott Kirkland
Ken Jordan; Composer
Producer: The Crystal Method; Production

10. Sleeping Faster (US Mix Edit)

by Lo Fidelity Allstars

Performer: Lo Fidelity Allstars; Performer
Primary Artist: Lo Fidelity Allstars; Main Performer
Recorder: Martin Whiteman; Performer
Composer: Brendan Graham
Maloney
Machin
Whiteman
Ward
Dickinson
Ma－chin; Composer
Lyricist: Machin
Whiteman
Ward
Dickinson
Brendan Graham
Maloney
Ma－chin; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Martin Whiteman; Production
Producer: Whiteman
Dickinson
Machin
Ward
Ma－chin; Production

11. Babylon (Album Version)

by David Gray

Primary Artist: David Gray; Main Performer
Performer: David Gray; Performer
Composer: David Gray; Composer
Lyricist: David Gray; Composer
Producer: David Gray; Production

12. New York, New York (Album Version)

by Ryan Adams

Primary Artist: Ryan Adams; Main Performer
Performer: Ryan Adams; Performer
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Recording: Ethan Johns; Production

13. Superman (It's Not Easy)

by Five For Fighting

Acoustic Guitar: Gregg Wattenberg; Performer
Lyricist: John Ondrasik; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Rafaell Serrano
Seth Horan; Production
Bass: Sheldon Gomberg; Performer
Cello: Victor Lawrence; Performer
Drums: Dorian Crozier; Performer
Electric Guitar: Gregg Wattenberg; Performer
Composer: John Ondrasik; Composer
Percussion: Dorian Crozier; Performer
Performer: Five For Fighting; Performer
Piano: Shane Keister; Performer
Viola: Ralph Ferris; Performer
Violin: Ralph Ferris; Performer
Engineer: Gregg Wattenberg
Brian Scheuble
David Boucher; Production
Executive Producer: Evan Lamberg
Gregg Latterman; Production
Mixing Engineer: Bob Clearmountain; Production
Vocals: John Ondrasik; Performer
Primary Artist: Five For Fighting; Main Performer
Producer: Gregg Wattenberg; Production

14. Screaming Infidelities (Remix)

by Dashboard Confessional

Performer: Dashboard Confessional; Performer
Primary Artist: Dashboard Confessional; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Ender Carrabba; Composer
Lyricist: Christopher Ender Carrabba; Composer
Engineer: James Wisner; Production
Producer: James Wisner; Production
Remixing: Andy Wallace; Production

15. The Life

by Mystik

Primary Artist: Mystik; Main Performer
Performer: Mystik; Performer
Composer: Adam Carter
M. Ludlum; Composer
Lyricist: M. Ludlum; Composer
Producer: A-plus; Production
Recording: Matt Lavella; Production

16. Pain

by Stereomud

Primary Artist: Stereomud; Main Performer
Bass: Corey Lowery; Performer
Drums: Dan Richardson; Performer
Guitar: Joey Z.
John Fattoruso; Performer
Performer: Stereomud; Performer
Vocals: Corey Lowery
Erik Rogers; Performer
Composer: Joseph Zampella
John Fattoruso
Corey Lowery
Donnie Hamby
Daniel Richardson
Erik Rogers; Composer
Lyricist: John Fattoruso
Corey Lowery
Daniel Richardson
Donnie Hamby
Erik Rogers
Joseph Zampella; Composer
Engineer: Rick Parashar; Production
Executive Producer: John B. Davis; Production
Mixing Engineer: Jay Baumgardner; Production
Producer: Howie Beno; Production

17. Wonderboy (Album Version)

by Tenacious D

Primary Artist: Tenacious D; Main Performer
Bass: Steve Mcdonald; Performer
Drums: Dave Grohl; Performer
Guitar: Jack Black
Dave Grohl; Performer
Keyboard: Page Mcconnell; Performer
Performer: Tenacious D; Performer
Vocals: Kyle Gass
Jack Black; Performer
Composer: Jack Black
Kyle Gass; Composer
Lyricist: Kyle Gass
Jack Black; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Tony Schloss; Production
Engineer: Adam Kasper
Bernie Becker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Tom Baker; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ken Andrews
Cameron Webb; Production
Producer: The Dust Brothers (john King And Michael Simpson); Production

18. Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja

by Lostprophets

Bass: Stuart Richardson; Performer
Primary Artist: Lostprophets; Main Performer
Drums: Michael Chiplin; Performer
Guitar: Mike Lewis
Lee Gaze; Performer
Performer: Lostprophets; Performer
Vocals: Jamie Oliver
Ian Watkins; Performer
Composer: Richard James Oliver
Michael Chiplin
Lee Gaze
Ian Watkins
Michael Lewis
Stuart Richardson; Composer
Lyricist: Stuart Richardson
Richard James Oliver
Michael Lewis
Ian Watkins
Lee Gaze
Michael Chiplin; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jamie Travers; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Michael Scielzi
Michael Barbiero; Production
Producer: Dan Sprigg
Michael Barbiero; Production
Recording: Dan Sprigg; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

18 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 9 minutes and 4 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

17/18 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

14/18 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Rock, Adult Alternative

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United Kingdom

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 21, 2002

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

696998628120

Shopping cart

Notification

MTV2 Handpicked

1. Sing

2. Life On a Chain

3. Short Skirt / Long Jacket

4. Rexall

5. Yellow

6. Save Me

7. Sometimes (Album Version)

8. Idioteque (Live)

9. Name Of The Game (Radio Version)

10. Sleeping Faster (US Mix Edit)

11. Babylon (Album Version)

12. New York, New York (Album Version)

13. Superman (It's Not Easy)

14. Screaming Infidelities (Remix)

15. The Life

16. Pain

17. Wonderboy (Album Version)

18. Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja

Technical Specifications

MTV2 Handpicked

Product information

Release options

1. Sing

2. Life On a Chain

3. Short Skirt / Long Jacket

4. Rexall

5. Yellow

6. Save Me

7. Sometimes (Album Version)

8. Idioteque (Live)

9. Name Of The Game (Radio Version)

10. Sleeping Faster (US Mix Edit)

11. Babylon (Album Version)

12. New York, New York (Album Version)

13. Superman (It's Not Easy)

14. Screaming Infidelities (Remix)

15. The Life

16. Pain

17. Wonderboy (Album Version)

18. Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja

Technical Specifications