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Far Beyond Driven is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on March 21, 1994 in the UK and March 22 internationally as the band's first album on East West Records. Far Beyond Driven is the first album by Pantera where the band's guitarist Darrell Abbott is credited as "Dimebag Darrell", having changed his nickname from "Diamond Darrell" soon after Vulgar Display of Power was released. The Japanese and the Driven Downunder Tour '94 Souvenir Collection editions contain a bonus thirteenth track, "The Badge", a Poison Idea cover. This cover was also featured on The Crow soundtrack.
Pantera's fastest-selling album, it peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was also certified Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. While not as acclaimed as their prior albums, it has still received widespread critical acclaim, and its first two singles, I'm Broken and 5 Minutes Alone are among the band's most popular and acclaimed songs.
In 1992, Pantera released their breakthrough album, Vulgar Display of Power. Despite the success of the album, the band experienced turmoil in the two years following its release. Vocalist Phil Anselmo was injured with ruptured discs in his back and suffered from chronic pain from degenerative disc disease. Anselmo began drinking heavily, abusing painkillers and muscle relaxants, and using heroin to alleviate the pain. Anselmo also began to experience lower back pain, saying, "I think this is one of the first times in my life, man, that I had this thing called 'vulnerability' kick in, and that was a very uncomfortable feeling."
The band tuned lower on the album than on previous efforts, with the song “Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks” going as low as C♯ standard. Unlike the band's previous major-label albums, many of the songs, such as "5 Minutes Alone", feature double-tracked and layered vocals from singer Phil Anselmo. Several lyrical topics appear on Far Beyond Driven. The track "Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills" seems to be a reference to the song "Good Friends and a Bottle of Wine" on the Ted Nugent album Weekend Warriors.[original research?] Anselmo said about the track:
"The lyrical content was me probably giving a nod to my fascination at the time with Nick Cave's Birthday Party. Nick Cave was a genius. I will say the lyrics tell a true story. I made a lot of mistakes as a youngster, and to reveal to this particular person who it was about, why it was about, what happened that particular night, would not be very kosher. I can't do it. To this day, I won't do it. It would just be in bad taste. At this point, I don't think that person would want five minutes alone with me, unless we have a sip of white wine."
Pantera's bassist Rex Brown said about "Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills":
"It was just kind of fucking around – Vinnie had a drumbeat, Dime was just fucking around with that pedal, and I had the five-string bass. ... We listened to it and at first, we went, 'What the fuck is that?' Then when Phil put the vocals on it, it just blew everybody's fucking minds. I don't know what the fuck he was thinking with the lyrics."
Phil Anselmo said about the song "Strength Beyond Strength":
Far Beyond Driven
Far Beyond Driven is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on March 21, 1994 in the UK and March 22 internationally as the band's first album on East West Records. Far Beyond Driven is the first album by Pantera where the band's guitarist Darrell Abbott is credited as "Dimebag Darrell", having changed his nickname from "Diamond Darrell" soon after Vulgar Display of Power was released. The Japanese and the Driven Downunder Tour '94 Souvenir Collection editions contain a bonus thirteenth track, "The Badge", a Poison Idea cover. This cover was also featured on The Crow soundtrack.
Pantera's fastest-selling album, it peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was also certified Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. While not as acclaimed as their prior albums, it has still received widespread critical acclaim, and its first two singles, I'm Broken and 5 Minutes Alone are among the band's most popular and acclaimed songs.
In 1992, Pantera released their breakthrough album, Vulgar Display of Power. Despite the success of the album, the band experienced turmoil in the two years following its release. Vocalist Phil Anselmo was injured with ruptured discs in his back and suffered from chronic pain from degenerative disc disease. Anselmo began drinking heavily, abusing painkillers and muscle relaxants, and using heroin to alleviate the pain. Anselmo also began to experience lower back pain, saying, "I think this is one of the first times in my life, man, that I had this thing called 'vulnerability' kick in, and that was a very uncomfortable feeling."
The band tuned lower on the album than on previous efforts, with the song “Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks” going as low as C♯ standard. Unlike the band's previous major-label albums, many of the songs, such as "5 Minutes Alone", feature double-tracked and layered vocals from singer Phil Anselmo. Several lyrical topics appear on Far Beyond Driven. The track "Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills" seems to be a reference to the song "Good Friends and a Bottle of Wine" on the Ted Nugent album Weekend Warriors.[original research?] Anselmo said about the track:
"The lyrical content was me probably giving a nod to my fascination at the time with Nick Cave's Birthday Party. Nick Cave was a genius. I will say the lyrics tell a true story. I made a lot of mistakes as a youngster, and to reveal to this particular person who it was about, why it was about, what happened that particular night, would not be very kosher. I can't do it. To this day, I won't do it. It would just be in bad taste. At this point, I don't think that person would want five minutes alone with me, unless we have a sip of white wine."
Pantera's bassist Rex Brown said about "Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills":
"It was just kind of fucking around – Vinnie had a drumbeat, Dime was just fucking around with that pedal, and I had the five-string bass. ... We listened to it and at first, we went, 'What the fuck is that?' Then when Phil put the vocals on it, it just blew everybody's fucking minds. I don't know what the fuck he was thinking with the lyrics."
Phil Anselmo said about the song "Strength Beyond Strength":