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''Life Is Peachy is also the international title that Ashamed (film) is known by'' ''Life Is Peachy'' is the second studio album by the American nu metal band Korn, released on October 15, 1996 through Immortal/Epic Records. ''Life is Peachy'' earned gold on January 8, 1997 and later certified platinum on December 9, 1997. Following the success of their 1994 self-titled debut, Korn earned a second double platinum for the album in the United States, certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 10, 1999.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RIAA certifications )〕 The album debuted and peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 and peaked at number one in New Zealand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Zealand albums chart )〕 The album has 14 tracks, not including the hidden track after "Kill You". Korn released three singles from the album and each charted on the UK Singles Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chart Log UK: Alex K - Kyuss )〕 For the first time, Korn released covers of the songs "Lowrider" by War and "Wicked" by Ice Cube. The album features such themes as social encounters, sex and revenge. The album cover was designed by Martin Riedl and its name is credited to Korn's bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. ''Life Is Peachy'' received mixed reviews from critics. It has sold over 2.5 million copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan as of January 4, 2013, and over 6 million copies worldwide. ==Writing and recording== Writing for the band's second album started immediately after touring their self-titled debut. Guitarist Munky described the writing process as, "we didn't write nothin' for two years then we had creativity build up, like blue balls of creativity." Doug Small, author of ''The Story of Korn'' (ISBN 0825618045), said that "the band's songwriting method — a sort of collective building process wherein four instrumentalists, with the input of Jonathan (), develop each other's ideas until they've created a monster — is truly a group effort." The album's lyrics — for the most part — were primarily written by lead singer Jonathan Davis. Drummer David Silveria told ''Modern Drummer'', "somebody will start playing something and the rest of us will work around it and see where it goes." After playing at a few gigs with Deftones in California, United States, Korn went back to the studio to start recording ''Life Is Peachy'' in April 1996. Korn asked Ross Robinson to produce, and wanted to begin recording at Indigo Ranch,〔(Music: Life Is Peachy (CD) by Korn (Artist) ). Tower Records. Retrieved 2010-04-12.〕 mostly because their first album had been recorded there and was a success.〔Arvizu 2009 p. 78〕〔(Music: Korn (CD) by Korn (Artist) ). Tower Records. Retrieved 2010-04-12.〕 The quick process was accompanied by drinking and partying. When Davis recorded, he preferred several other people be in the recording studio with him. Jason Arnopp, author of ''Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks'' (ISBN 0091879337), along with Doug Small, insisted the album was rushed when it was put together. Silveria explained, "We went in really fresh, and we wanted to get it done quickly to capture that moment. So it was probably about sixty percent knowing what I was going to play and forty percent just playing whatever came to mind at that moment, It ended up really good, and it has a kind of energy I probably wouldn't have gotten if I'd worked everything out beforehand." Korn's bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu said, "We wanted that same energy and inspiration we found up in the Malibu Hills."〔 Jonathan Davis said regarding the writing of the album "Right after we got done touring with Ozzy Osbourne, Ross () hooked up with us. We went into a rehearsal studio and started writing. It was faster and thrashier. It was us reacting the vibe that we had to hurry up and get this done. We thought, "Let's do something great, but let's not take a year on it." While James "Munky" Shaffer collaborated "Some of the songs and riffs from the first record had been lingering around for years. When it was time to write Life Is Peachy, we went back into the rehearsal studio and we wanted to take the elements that the fans liked and we liked about Korn and elaborate on some of those like Jonathan freaking out. "Twist" came to life. There was that dissonant guitar playing. There was more of a punk rock feel and attitude that the band had. I think a lot of that came from touring so much and the energy of the crowds. We wanted to create a really angry album."〔(Retrospective Rewind: Jonathan Davis and James "Munky" Shaffer of Korn talk "Life is Peachy" ) artistdirect.com.〕 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「Life Is Peachy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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