Weight (album)


Weight is the fourth full-length studio album by the Rollins Band, released on April 12, 1994. It featured the band's biggest hits, "Liar" and "Disconnect". The band recorded the album during a snowy December 1993 in Echo Creek Ranch, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Appearances in other media

The video for the single "Liar" gained further popularity after appearing on a 1994 Beavis and Butt-Head episode titled "Liar! Liar!". Another video from the album, "Disconnect", appeared twice on the series, first in the 1995 episode "Top o' the Mountain", then as part of the episode "Shortcuts" in March 1997. The song "Civilized" was also used as the closing theme for Dennis Miller Live from 1994–2002 on HBO.

Track listing

All songs are credited to the Rollins Band.
  1. "Disconnect" – 4:57
  2. "Fool" – 4:26
  3. "Icon" – 3:41
  4. "Civilized" – 3:54
  5. "Divine Object of Hatred" – 4:01
  6. "Liar" – 6:34
  7. "Step Back" – 3:58
  8. "Wrong Man" – 4:19
  9. "Volume 4" – 4:39
  10. "Tired" - 3:46
  11. "Alien Blueprint" – 3:45
  12. "Shine" – 5:26

    Reception

The album received positive reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave it a four-star rating, and labelled it "their most impressive album to date". In 2016, Metal Hammer included it on their "10 essential alt-metal albums" list.

Accolades

Chart performance

;Album
ChartPeak
Australian Album Chart10
UK Albums Chart22
New Zealand Chart26
Swedish Album Chart29
U.S. Billboard 20033
Dutch Album Charts35

;Singles

Personnel

;Rollins Band
;Additional musicians and production