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''14 Shades of Grey'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Staind, released on May 20, 2003. The album continues to develop a post-grunge sound seen on the band's previous album ''Break the Cycle'', though the songs on ''14 Shades of Grey'' have fewer pop hooks, focusing more on frontman Aaron Lewis's emotions.〔 The album featured four singles and debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first week sales of 220,000 copies. By July 2003, ''14 Shades of Grey'' had been certified gold then later platinum.〔(Staind Gets Good News On The Home Front, Goes Gold ) Yahoo! Music (July 23, 2003). Retrieved on 2-24-10.〕 ==Background== After finishing their tour schedule, Staind allowed Lewis and his wife to conceive their first child and settle for a few months. They then took about five weeks to write new songs before they began recording in Los Angeles. The band also spent a week developing the songs at producer Josh Abraham's house. Guitarist Mike Mushok noted it as the first time Staind has actually written in the studio.〔Fuoco, Christina (liveDaily Interview: Mike Mushok of Staind ) LiveDaily.com (January 7, 2004). Retrieved on 2-24-10. 〕 In January 2003, Staind planned on a May 6 release date for their untitled fourth album. This date persisted into March during which an album title was announced. However, this would have to be delayed a few weeks.〔(Staind Aiming For May 6 To Release 'Break The Cycle' Follow-Up ) Yahoo! Music (January 20, 2003). Retrieved on 2-24-10.〕 Aaron Lewis elaborated on the lighter direction of ''14 Shades of Grey'': :"It's kind of a logical progression where we're getting older now. . . () Mike () is married, and I'm married now with a kid and we're that much deeper into figuring out as far as lyrically goes and figuring out our trades as far as writing songs go."〔(Staind's '14 Shades Of Grey' In Stores ) Yahoo! Music (May 20, 2003). Retrieved on 2-24-10.〕 Guitarist Mike Mushok described the album title in a 2003 interview: :"I think it's kind of referring to how in life there's black and white and then there's this grey area. . . I think the older you get you start to realize that more things are grey and not so much black and white."〔(Staind Shares Concept Behind '14 Shades Of Grey' ) Yahoo! Music (May 13, 2003). Retrieved on 2-24-10.〕 The song "Layne" is a tribute to Layne Staley, late Alice in Chains singer. The song "Zoe Jane" honors Aaron Lewis' firstborn daughter. Some shots of Zoe Jane are featured in the video for So Far Away. 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「14 Shades of Grey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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