Strait Up is the second studio album by the American nu metal band Snot, released on November 7, 2000. The album features appearances by various alternative metal musicians. The album was released as a tribute to Snot's original lead singer Lynn Strait, who was killed in a car accident on December 11, 1998.

Reception

The album peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard 200. CMJ called the album "A vivid cross section of nu-metal styles". Melody Maker gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said that "The riffs are diamond hard and magnificently driven... the best of the band is found in their quieter moments." It won a 2000 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for Hits/Compilation/Live Album of the Year.

Track listing

Note: On streaming, Ozzy Speaks is cut, and a song called 'Untitled' is added after 'Absent'

'Untitled' plays the song Absent, with Sad Air added at the end of the track.

The song erroneously labelled as "Sad Air Lynn Strait" plays Strait Up from the physical release.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.

Snot

• Lynn Strait – vocals , spoken word

• Mike Doling – guitars , additional vocals

• Sonny Mayo – guitars , programming

• John Fahnestock – bass , additional vocals

• Jamie Miller – drums

Guest musicians

• Brandon Boyd – vocals

• Max Cavalera – vocals

• Mike "Mad Dog" Combs – additional guitars

• Nathan Cox – additional vocals

• Whitfield Crane – additional vocals

• Jonathan Davis – vocals

• Marcello Dias – additional bass

• Fred Durst – vocals

• Aimee Echo – additional vocals

• Klaus Eichstad – additional guitars

• Dez Fafara – vocals

• Stan Frazier – additional vocals

• Jared "M.C.U.D." Gomes – vocals

• Shannon Larkin – drums

• Clint Lowery – guitar and vocals

• Mark McGrath – vocals

• Shavo Odadjian – additional bass

• Ozzy Osbourne – spoken word

• DJ Product – turntables

• Morgan Rose – drums

• Jason Sears – vocals

• Serj Tankian – vocals

• Corey Taylor – vocals

• Jim Wirt – strings , Hammond organ , piano

• Lajon Witherspoon – vocals

Production

• Nic Adler – executive producer

• Andrew Alekel – additional engineering

• Stefan Broadley – Pro Tools, programming

• Terry Date – vocal engineer

• Mike Doling – producer

• John Fahnestock – producer , art concept

• Diane Gallemore – front cover photo

• Sean Henning – executive producer

• Dave Holdridge – Pro Tools

• Donat Kazarinoff – engineer , pro-tools, programming

• Marek – assistant mix engineer

• Steve Piper – Pro Tools

• Justin Risley – Pro Tools

• Ross Robinson – producer

• Wendy Sherman – art direction and design

• Happy Walters – co-executive producer

• Rick Will – mixing

• Jim Wirt – producer , co-producer , engineer

References