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The Illusion of Progress
Rock · 2008 · 16 tracks · 1h 12m

The Illusion of Progress

Staind

A softer, more atmospheric side of post-grunge. Polished mid-tempo rock layered with acoustic textures, bluesy slide guitars, and a persistent rainy-day mood.

August 19, 2008 · Atlantic

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A polished, mid-tempo reflection on growth and lingering sadness, wrapped in warm acoustic textures.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 12m
01
This Is It
3:44
02
The Way I Am
4:19
03
Believe
4:17
04
Save Me
4:53
05
All I Want
3:30
06
Pardon Me
5:03
07
Lost Along the Way
4:20
08
Break Away
4:10
09
Tangled Up in You
4:36
10
Raining Again
3:54
11
Rainy Day Parade
4:17
12
The Corner
5:18
13
Nothing Left to Say
4:40
14
It’s Been Awhile (acoustic live)
4:54
15
Devil (acoustic live)
5:19
16
Schizophrenic Conversations (live acoustic)
4:51
Moments Worth Listening For
The unexpected warmth of the slide guitar and organ on the lead single Believe
The transition into the delicate, finger-picked vulnerability of Tangled Up in You
The way the live acoustic tracks at the end strip away the studio gloss to reveal the raw vocal grit
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Illusion of Progress sound next to the rest of Staind's catalogue?

Acoustic Guitar+1.3σ

The instrumentation foregrounds acoustic guitar notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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