Default's debut album, The Fallout, sounds like a souvenir of the mid-'90s.
Much like the second-generation grunge bands of that era -- Silverchair, Seven Mary Three, and Bush, to name a few -- this Canadian quartet sports a thick, buzzy guitar sound (courtesy of producer Rick Parashar of Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains fame) and a frontman whose mannered singing is equal parts Eddie Vedder, Maynard Keenan, and Layne Staley.
With any lingering whiffs of danger or subversiveness that may be associated with those mentors airbrushed out of the picture, The Fallout provides a non-threatening option for those who seek the stylistic affectations of grunge rock, but wish to avoid all of the substance or excitement of its first generation.
Default plays competently and the music sounds fine, but they simply have little to offer in the way of originality, which can also be said of a band like Creed, who nevertheless has millions of fans.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DenyDefault, Jeremy James Hora, Chad Kroeger | Default | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Wasting My TimeDefault, Jeremy James Hora, Dallas Smith | Default | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Slow Me DownDefault, Jeremy James Hora, Chad Kroeger | Default | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | One Late NightDefault, Jeremy James Hora, Chad Kroeger | Default | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Seize the DayDefault, Jeremy James Hora, Chad Kroeger | Default | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | SomewhereDefault, Dallas Smith | Default | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Live a LieDefault, Dallas Smith | Default | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | By Your SideDefault, Jeremy James Hora, Dallas Smith | Default | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | FadedDefault, Jeremy James Hora, Chad Kroeger | Default | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Let You DownDefault, Jeremy James Hora | Default | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Sick & Tired | Graham Coxon, Default | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Blind | Default | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 13 | Deny (Acoustic) | Default | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 14 | Wasting My Time (Acoustic) | Default | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 341 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kip Beelman | Engineer |
| 2 | Danny Craig | Drums |
| 3 | Default | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Jeremy James Hora | Composer |
| 5 | Chad Kroeger | Composer, Producer |
| 6 | Blake Little | Photography |
| 7 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 8 | Rick Parashar | Mixing, Piano, Producer |
| 9 | Dallas Smith | Composer, Vocals |
| 10 | Joe Spievak | Engineer |
| 11 | Benjamin Wheelock | Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |