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{{Short description|2002 studio album by Chevelle}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox album | name = Wonder What's Next | type = studio | artist = [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]] | cover = ChevelleWonderWhatsNext.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2002|10|8}} | recorded = September–November 2001 | studio = [[The Warehouse Studio|The Warehouse]] (Vancouver) | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Alternative metal]]<ref name="melodic" /> * [[nu metal]]<ref name="musicomh" /> }} | length = 46:10 | label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] | producer = [[Garth Richardson]] | prev_title = [[Point No. 1|Point #1]] | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = [[This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)]] | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles | name = Wonder What's Next | type = studio | single1 = [[The Red (song)|The Red]] | single1date = July 22, 2002 | single2 = [[Send the Pain Below]] | single2date = January 28, 2003 | single3 = [[Closure (Chevelle song)|Closure]] | single3date = September 2, 2003 }} }} '''''Wonder What's Next''''' is the second studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], released on October 8, 2002 by [[Epic Records]]. Spawning the singles "[[The Red (song)|The Red]]", "[[Send the Pain Below]]", and "[[Closure (Chevelle song)|Closure]]", it proved to be Chevelle's breakthrough album, landing them high-profile tour slots including the main stage of [[Ozzfest]] [[Ozzfest lineups by year#Ozzfest 2003|2003]]. Having sold over two million copies in the United States alone, ''Wonder What's Next'' remains the band's most successful album. ==Background and recording== After experiencing label troubles, Chevelle's management set up a showcase in New York. The group received three offers, ultimately choosing Epic. After debating between [[Garth Richardson|GGGarth]] and Ben Gross, they enlisted Garth to produce their sophomore album. Recording was scheduled at [[The Warehouse Studio]] in [[Vancouver]] to begin the day following the [[September 11 attacks]]. With a tragic event having just taken place in the band's home country, they were met with an unsettling start to the recording process. The band spent nine weeks at the spacious studio. ''Wonder What's Next'' would feature a heavier, more textured sound than [[Point No. 1|its predecessor]], which, according to frontman [[Pete Loeffler]], was "more [[independent music|indie]]" and didn't effectively capture the band's intensity. While Chevelle's debut album was recorded in standard [[D tuning]], the band switched to [[drop B tuning|drop B]], with some songs written in standard [[D♭ tuning]]. The band also spent much more time adjusting tones and preparing before recording, as opposed to the less refined studio process of working with [[Steve Albini]]. Ben Kaplan, the [[Pro Tools]] editor, also took a liberal approach to adding textures underneath much of the music. The band was at first uneasy with this approach but came to appreciate the influence it had on the overall sound. However, the track "One Lonely Visitor" breaks from this with its bare-bones approach; a demo was recorded in a home studio, but after rerecording it with Garth in Vancouver, Loeffler still favored the original, less-produced version for its more natural feel and convinced the label to use it.<ref>Van Pelt, Doug [http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/chevelle_interview_wpete_703200307/index.php?page=1 Chevelle - Interview w/Pete 7/03] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130126002603/http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/chevelle_interview_wpete_703200307/index.php?page=1 |date=January 26, 2013 }} ''HM'' (July 2003). Retrieved November 11, 2012.</ref> The same method would be used on the final track of their [[This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)|follow-up album]] in 2004. ==Touring and promotion== "[[The Red (song)|The Red]]" served as the album's lead single. It had an accompanying music video depicting an [[anger management]] seminar and gained heavy rotation on [[MTV2]]. "[[Send the Pain Below]]" provided an even more successful follow-up single by reaching No. 1 on two charts. It, too, had an accompanying video revolving around a snowboarder. A final single was released in September 2003 with "[[Closure (Chevelle song)|Closure]]." The moody track landed spots in the top 20 of both aforementioned charts and had a video featuring concert footage from live version of the song. Leading up to the album's release, Chevelle toured the United States with [[Local H]] and [[Burning Brides]] from March through May 2002. They then joined [[Ozzfest]] from July through September. For the remainder of the year, Chevelle continued touring the US with [[Stone Sour]] and [[Sinch (band)|Sinch]]. Chevelle also performed "The Red" on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn]]'' on November 8. The band toured Europe with [[Audioslave]] in early 2003 before returning to the US. In the spring, they played on [[Music as a Weapon Tour|Music as a Weapon II]] with fellow Chicago-based headliners [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]].<ref name="Tour archive">{{cite web| url=http://chevelleinc.com/ |title=Tour Archive |publisher=Chevelleinc |access-date=December 24, 2007}}</ref> Chevelle later appeared on the tour compilation album ''[[Music as a Weapon Tour#Music as a Weapon II|Music as a Weapon II]]'', featuring the songs "The Red" and "Forfeit."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.disturbed1.com/main.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222224417/http://www.disturbed1.com/main.html| archive-date=December 22, 2007 |title=Music as a Weapon II |publisher=Disturbed1 |access-date=December 24, 2007}}</ref> The band appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' to perform "Send the Pain Below" on May 20. From June through August, Chevelle performed on the main stage of Ozzfest, where they recorded and later released the live album ''[[Live from the Road]]'' and the live DVD ''[[Live from the Norva]]''.<ref>[http://www.chevelleinc.com/tourarchive.html Chevelle Tour Archive] ChevelleInc.com. Retrieved November 11, 2012.</ref> Starting in November, the band performed radio gigs until the end of the year, when they took a several-month break from touring to begin writing [[This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)|their next album]]. ==Critical reception== {{Music ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=amg>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wonder-whats-next-r601666/review|title=Wonder What's Next - Chevelle|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' |rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=blender>[http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50860/wonder-what146s-next.html Blender review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708145721/http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50860/wonder-what146s-next.html |date=July 8, 2010 }}</ref> |rev3 = [[Cross Rhythms]] |rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref name="CR77">{{cite journal |last=Cummings |first=Tony |title=Chevelle - ''Wonder What's Next'' |date=November 2003 |issue=77 |journal=[[Cross Rhythms (magazine)|Cross Rhythms]] |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Chevelle/Wonder_Whats_Next/8299/}}</ref> |rev4 = Jesus Freak Hideout |rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=jfhideout>{{cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/WonderWhatsNext.asp |title=Jesus Freak Hideout review |access-date=July 29, 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030301165656/http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/WonderWhatsNext.asp |archive-date=March 1, 2003 }}</ref> |rev5 = ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]'' |rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=melodic>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=627|title=Wonder What's Next|last=Wippsson|first=Johan|magazine=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]|access-date=April 23, 2012|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307124416/http://melodic.net/?page=review&id=627|url-status=dead}}</ref> |rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=stone>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/114737/review/5945880/wonder_whats_next|title=Wonder What's Next : Chevelle : Review|last=Cherry|first=Robert|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 5, 2002|access-date=April 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206121033/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/114737/review/5945880/wonder_whats_next|archive-date=February 6, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} Reviews for ''Wonder What's Next'' were generally positive. Brian O'Neill of [[AllMusic]] noted how the band demonstrates an "[[indie rock]] mindset" in spite of the album's slick production. He added "Chevelle managed to retain its credibility yet still put out 11 tracks that, while still catchy, offer uniqueness not often heard in more commercial fare, no mean feat." [[MusicOMH]]'s Tom Day described the band's sound as comparable to the likes of [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], and [[Deftones]] and summed up by stating, "there are no qualms with the high calibre, heavy rock that Chevelle have served up here."<ref name="musicomh">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/chevelle-wonder-whats-next | title=Chevelle - Wonder What's Next | magazine=[[musicOMH]] | date=August 11, 2003 | access-date=April 13, 2016 | author=Day, Tom}}</ref> ==Commercial performance== The album's first single "The Red" was released far in advance in July 2002. It met with significant radio airplay and charted highly on the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] and [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] charts. Its music video also gained significant TV rotation. In October, the album debuted at number 14 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Its second single "Send the Pain Below" attained even greater success than its predecessor in January 2003, reaching number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts. To round off promotion of ''Wonder What's Next'', "Closure" was released as the third and final single far later in September to substantial success. By mid-2003, ''Wonder What's Next'' had sold over one million copies in the US alone. The following year, it had reached 1.3 million.<ref>Klodz, Randy J. [http://www.soakmag.com/articles/chevelle.asp Chevelle: Helping Bring Hard-Rock to Chicago, A Million Units at a Time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130120851/http://soakmag.com/articles/chevelle.asp |date=November 30, 2010 }} ''SOAK'' Magazine (2004). Retrieved November 17, 2012.</ref> By mid-2020, it has sold over two million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=chevelle&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=ST&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title = Gold & Platinum|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref> ==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_lyrics = [[Pete Loeffler]] | all_music = Chevelle | title1 = Family System | length1 = 4:17 | title2 = Comfortable Liar | length2 = 3:43 | title3 = [[Send the Pain Below]] | length3 = 4:12 | title4 = [[Closure (Chevelle song)|Closure]] | length4 = 4:11 | title5 = [[The Red (song)|The Red]] | length5 = 3:58 | title6 = Wonder What's Next | length6 = 4:10 | title7 = Don't Fake This | length7 = 3:39 | title8 = Forfeit | length8 = 3:59 | title9 = Grab Thy Hand | length9 = 4:13 | title10 = An Evening with El Diablo | length10 = 5:43 | title11 = One Lonely Visitor | length11 = 4:06 |total_length = 46:11 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks | title12 = It's No Good | length12 = 3:59 | title13 = Black Boys on Mopeds | length13 = 3:26 |total_length = 53:36 }} {{Track listing | headline = Expanded edition bonus tracks | title12 = Until You're Reformed | length12 = 4:00 | title13 = (High) Visibility | note13 = [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] cover | length13 = 2:51 | title14 = Black Boys on Mopeds | note14 = [[Sinéad O'Connor]] cover | length14 = 3:26 | title15 = [[It's No Good]] | note15 = [[Depeche Mode]] cover | length15 = 3:59 |total_length = 60:26 }} ==Personnel== Credits taken from the CD liner notes. '''Chevelle''' * [[Pete Loeffler]] – guitar, vocals * Joe Loeffler – bass guitar, backing vocals * Sam Loeffler – drums '''Technical personnel''' * [[Garth Richardson]] – producer * [[Michael Baskette|Michael "Elvis" Baskette]] – engineering * Dean Maher, Amber Gislason – assistant engineers * Ben Kaplan – digital editing * [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] – mixing * [[Howie Weinberg]] – mastering ==Charts== '''Album''' {|class="wikitable" !Chart (2002) !Peak<br>position |- |[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] |align="center"|14 |- |Top Internet Albums |align="center"|14 |} '''Singles''' {|class="wikitable" !Year !Song !Chart !Peak<br>position |- |rowspan="3"|2002 |rowspan="3"|"[[The Red (song)|The Red]]" |[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] |align="center"|56 |- |[[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] |align="center"|3 |- |[[Alternative Songs]] |align="center"|4 |- |rowspan="3"|2003 |rowspan="3"|"[[Send the Pain Below]]" |''Billboard'' Hot 100 |align="center"|65 |- |Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="center"|1 |- |Alternative Songs |align="center"|1 |- |rowspan="2"|2004 |rowspan="2"|"[[Closure (Chevelle song)|Closure]]" |Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="center"|17 |- |Alternative Songs |align="center"|11 |} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Chevelle|title= WONDER WHAT'S NEXT|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2002|certyear=2020|access-date=January 7, 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Chevelle}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2002 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Garth Richardson]] [[Category:Albums recorded at The Warehouse Studio]] [[Category:Chevelle (band) albums]] [[Category:Epic Records albums]]
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