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''An Education in Rebellion'' is the debut album of American nu metal band The Union Underground. Released on July 18, 2000 through Columbia, the album sold nearly 400,000 copies and featured the singles "Turn Me On 'Mr. Deadman'," "Revolution Man," and "Killing the Fly." This would be the group's only major label effort and last studio album before disbanding. ==Overview== After selling more than 5,000 copies of their self-recorded, self-produced 1997 EP, The Union Underground gained the attention of Columbia A&R executive John Weakland. They performed for three Columbia representatives before being signed to Columbia's Portrait imprint by John Kalodner who commented, "I'd bet my bottom dollar this band will be around 10 years from now." Its summer 2000 release, ''An Education in Rebellion'', resided on the American music charts for four months. The album's lead single, "Turn Me On 'Mr. Deadman'," proved key in its success and held on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for six months. The song jabs at the rock star image and found its title from a myth surrounding the Beatles song "Revolution 9." It would go on to become The Union Underground's best known song and received both significant radio play and MTV rotation thanks to its music video. Because of the single, ''An Education in Rebellion'' also made AN's Hottest Sales Nationwide chart.〔(The Album Network: 9.08.00 ) JohnKalodner.com (September 8, 2000). Retrieved on 6-07-09.〕 It was later featured on the 2001 compilations ''Corrosion'' and ''KROQ New Music''. "Killing the Fly" peaked at #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks while the final single, "Revolution Man," reached #26 and became an Active Rock top 30 hit.〔(The Union Underground - Biography ) 100XR.com (2005). Retrieved on 6-07-09.〕 A live performance of "South Texas Deathride" was included on ''Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium''. Four tracks from the band's self-released EP - "Drivel," "Bitter," "Until You Crack," and "Natural High" - were included on ''An Education in Rebellion''. A large amount of demo material had been recorded prior to their major label debut, which allowed the band to choose the "cream of the crop" for its inclusion. Lyrically, the album features various autobiographical themes including household drug use, particularly in tracks like "Trip With Jesus." In an interview, The Union Underground described the meaning behind their major label release: :"''An Education in Rebellion'' is kind of a personal thing with us. You know when we were 14 - 15 years old, we just decided that this is what we're going to do with our lives regardless what anyone around us says or wants us to do. We just stayed completely focused on that and that's really what that's about. It's not about fuck your parents and fuck your teachers and tell them all to fuck off." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「An Education in Rebellion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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