Breaking Benjamin 2001 EP HD

[@kaylakhaos6739]

Whoa Polyamorous was WAY heavier in this version than in the one on Saturate. Really wish they had kept this one not gonna lie I love the raw heaviness of it all.

[@UltraCrazycarl]

Late to the party but have you heard the live early stuff. The original Simple Design is amazing. Love BB new stuff but really love their raw drunk pain stuff more.

[@michaelbar570]

If you did not see Breaking Benjamin live in the early 2000s. I feel sorry for you, It was unbelievable!

[@DoomLlama]

I feel sorry for me too lol

[@sfdjkdj43589stf]

@@DoomLlama same here

[@TaraZaraChara]

I wasn't born until 2004 :C Wish I could have seen their early stuff, it's my favourite.

[@leandroolivera5929]

@@TaraZaraChara same

[@shadowprince101]

That's interesting since regular BB is boring af live

[@emilyrae8853]

Just when I thought I'd heard all of their stuff.. even super rare songs. Then I find this gem. Thanks for posting!

[@kellykujawa89]

Same here!!! This is awesome!😁

[@t.s.7493]

Man, this brings back memories. I was living in Scranton and Larksville around that time. I used to see this all the time at Gallery of Sound. I had a few copies but lord knows where they went. LOL.

[@jpowell6418]

I have one I bought off a dude back like 12 years ago for 100 bucks. Looked it up, and I only saw one selling for 600.

[@randomperson5518]

I really wish that Breaking Benjamin kept this sound. Don't get me wrong, I love all of their songs, but I really like how heavy they were in this EP

[@macion9481]

I get where you're coming from. I dearly love Breaking Benjamin, but I also miss this sound.

[@Matt_Bright_1983]

random person yeah Dark Before Dawn had a bit too much of an...electronic(?) sound. Something that was not what I expected from BB. Plus they just seem to keep tuning their guitars further and further down to the point I think it makes it sounds a bit more muddled than their early work.

[@itstjharris]

@@Matt_Bright_1983 that haven't gone any lower than Drop A#/Bb, where as in the beginning ur right, they started off with this heavy sound in Drop C#/Db for saturate, from that point on during the we are not alone to dear agony days they utilized Drop C & Bb tuning notable songs from phobia that use drop Bb are Evil Angel, You Fight Me & Diary of Jane. Dear Agony also used that tuning notably for I will not bow & lights out on the dear agony album and Drop C songs they utilized that for Hopeless, Give Me a Sign there too. Primarily all the songs on dark before dawn and ember are in Drop Bb However on Dark before dawn Breaking the Silence was in Drop C and Hollow was in Db. I guess saying all that to say they hop around tuning like rabbits.

[@ogbee9690]

heres the statistics for the tunings: Saturate - C#/Db (whole album) We Are not alone (Drop C) - So cold, simple design, follow, firefly, break my fall, sooner or later, rain (Drop C#/Db) - Breakdown, Away, Believe (Drop D) - Forget It Phobia (Drop A#/Bb) - Intro, the diary of Jane, breath, evil angel, until the end, dance with the devil, Here We Are, Had Enough, You Fight Me (Drop C) - Unknown Soldier (Drop C#/Db) - Topless (Standard) - You Dear Agony (A#/Bb) - Fade Away, I will not bow, crawl, lights out (Drop C) - Hopeless, Anthem of the Angels, Dear Agony (Drop C#/Db) - Give Me a Sign, What lies beneath, Into the nothing, without you Dark Before Dawn (A#/Bb) Dark, Failure, Close to Heaven, Bury Me Alive, Never again, The Great Divide, Defeated, Dawn (Drop C) - Angels Fall, Breaking the Silence, Ashes of Eden (Drop C#/Db) - Hollow Ember (Drop A#/Bb) - Lyra, Feed the Wolf, Red Cold River, Psycho, The Dark of You, Down, Torn in Two, Blood, Save Yourself (Drop C) - Tourniquet, Close Your Eyes, Vega

[@j.johnson7891]

same

[@michaelcanada6583]

Polyamorous on here sounds different. I like it 😀

[@wonderfulvoltaire]

Brings back great memories as a kid I listened to this EP so many times.

[@wonderfulvoltaire]

that's him alright.

[@somewhomst]

You must've been lucky. Only first heard them two years ago.

[@wonderfulvoltaire]

It has its downsides. Listening to Breaking Benjamin before it was cool sounds so elitist.

[@somewhomst]

lmao

[@somewhomst]

lol i was born when it came out

[@hoopunit7776]

This was BB at their best. Saw them many times in WB before they signed to make Saturate. Ah, the good 'ol days. Still have this on CD but it has been used and abused and barley plays anymore.Thanks for this upload.

[@nicholascramer9228]

You probably can get it resurfaced because I guess only 2,000 copy's were made according to Wikipedia

[@KevinBorgOfDeath]

Masterpiece.

[@gutierrez3124]

The beggining of a legend

[@ObjectionHearsay]

Indeed. Also, very proud of who Breaking Benjamin is today. Perfect bandmates.

[@davidspisak8720]

I don’t have a way to describe the sound of this. The guitars are really heavy and the drums are hard hitting. That’s all I can say.

[@RobertSoul123]

Congrats on the 8 likes!

[@macion9481]

I'm so excited that I found this!! I thought I would never be able to listen to this old EP! It sounds so raw and powerful and awesome! Love Breaking Benjamin. (And love this old version of Medicate!)

[@Mangokyaw]

right time of me listening to that exact song and reading this comment

[@zaibahmad2368]

1.Home/ 0:00 2.Medicate/ 3:41 3.Polyamorous/ 6:40 4.Water/ 9:41 5.Shallow Bay/ 13:44

[@kellykujawa89]

Who THE FUCK gave this thumbs down??!!

[@PotatoSeeds2.0]

Probably some belieber.

[@Unscrupulous_Duck]

Probably that guy ben broke the mic of.

[@GratefulHippieCone]

@@Unscrupulous_Duckhaha I love this reference thank you this made my day

[@SlippoOriginals]

I can hear so much Nirvana inspiration and I love it!! Breaking Benjamin 4eva!!

[@Splat55099]

Ahhhh the good ole days

[@thisandthat7927]

Man I remember downloading this back in 01 on Napster. This ep got me into them I couldn’t wait for saturate to drop after consuming these 5 songs for so long. Hearing these versions of Medicate and polyamorous for the first time in years thanks to KZbin and the poster her I thought they were in my head only forever. I burned them to a cd-r years ago that cd is long gone likely destroyed no MP3 players back then or much room to keep on the computer. This shit is a blast from the past.

[@thomabow8949]

Home sounds so much more brutal at the start. That bend almost sounds like a scream in "Home" and "Shallow Bay".

[@happycowasmr5591]

I love BB so much

[@mattterrell4304]

I still come back to this, I lived not too far from Wilkes

[@TheHolyOne9511]

Breaking Benjamin was a monster back in the day, huh? 🙏🤘🔥

[@Skullfvcker]

'Home' sounds so much better

[@breakingbenjamin1fan788]

Awesome EP. Ben sounds great as always.

[@EnergeticSpark63]

mans really dedicated their whole account to being breaking benjamin's number one fan

[@breakingbenjamin1fan788]

@@EnergeticSpark63 lol definitely

[@EnergeticSpark63]

9:41 water sounds like something out of breaking bad

[@MondySpartan]

Breaking Benjamin Badly, huh?

[@glorimona]

Thanks for this, man. This is sick stuff.

[@vivalaemptiness8164]

+BlakeA- 85 No prob man,always happy to hook people up with awesome stuff!

[@gintozlato1880]

The one that started it all. To be honest i disagree with some of the comments that say that this is better than the ones from saturate, although i think that these ones are pretty good and in their right have their own merit as music.

[@mmirlas2820]

It's been so many years.

[@Strombolini]

Polyamorous sounds sick

[@kaseyfiive]

Idk if it’s because I’m low key stoned out of my fucking mind but this sounds so much better. I love these versions and it’s now officially the superior way to listen to them.

[@michaelcanada6583]

SHALLOW BAYYYYYY

[@tylerbaker2427]

I like the effect on Bens voice after he says I'll shove your head under water. Nice.

[@acriticnamedpanem1141]

I never knew this ever exsited, overly diffcult to find but I'm glad I found it. And also now I finally have something kinda new to listen to.

[@andreabeth2352]

Thank you so much for posting this! Was so excited to find it! 🤘🏻

[@zzing15]

How have I not heard this stuff before? This is legendary!

[@tiffanyrenee7759]

The EP I've been looking for. Too bad I'll never find it to buy. EBay has one that's almost $200!

[@music_holds_my_fading_soul]

Tiffany Fab i just lucked out and found a custom framed and signed EP there

[@Soundtracks92]

Tiffany Renée There's only 2,000 copies of this EP that were ever sold, so that would explain why it's so difficult to find lol

[@Soundtracks92]

Gamer Guy Luckiest dude in the world! Glad you were able to get that! Super jealous ^^

[@groff2313]

There's one on discogs.com for like $256.00. I just won a sealed ep from Ebay cost me $282.00, best thing it came from an old band member.🤘

[@groff2313]

Took me over 10 years to finally get one!

[@matthewrenaud1503]

Just amazing...

[@raylafleur6616]

Ridiculously good!!!!

[@CotocoNamikazzi]

This is true rock!!!!

[@akrilothae9392]

I swear we need a cd with the alt versions cuz I swear these sound better than cd or can understand the lyrics better than the cd

[@xUSEC-Scooterx]

in my opinion, Breaking Benjamin EP versions > Saturate versions

[@realspartan5206]

agreed, but Water is literally the same except some stuff is just different. home and polyamorous sound completely different

[@Konosuballs]

Nice pfp😳

[@BevIsGuilty]

There’s not a lot of difference in most of the songs, just some mixing changes. But Polyamorous and Home sound much more intense

[@Y0za]

facts thanks god I'm not alone

[@BurntRubber]

💯

[@ObjectionHearsay]

Medicate sounds amazing 👏

[@mgtkmg]

My first Breaking Benjamin album. Everyone just knew these guys were gonna be the next thing. The music, the voice. Shoulda stopped making music for awhile after Dear Agony

[@EnergeticSpark63]

They did stop making music for a while after Dear Agony wdym They didn't make music until like 6 years later

[@Skeneddy6]

this is so GOOD!!! i'm in love with this ep!!!

[@SonOfManMusic]

nice

[@rofflesvanwagon]

This is wicked sick 👏

[@01oo011]

The newer version of Medicate is just better. The outros are the main reason I fell in love with Medicate and Next to Nothing.

[@ultrashortbus]

Yeah I remember this back in '02 and better than the album version.

[@danielpenhabrasil6508]

LET GOO!!!

[@Ivan_Saul]

In shallow bay, it appears to be that they kept the same vocals in the Saturate version

[@ProjectX3315]

O KZbin me recomendou essa EP hoje. Que EP foda essa versão Diferente de Polyamorous nem se fala.

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

I’m sure the songs also sound better because Aaron Fink and Mark Klepaski weren’t in the band yet. Ben was doing both guitars, and they had a bassist by the name of Jonathan Bug Price. So I’m guessing by the time the 2 new members came into the band, the sound shifted to a little less rough around the edges.

[@jessedeleon4123]

That and the record label wanted something a little more Nu Metal sounding, this just sounds like straight up metal.

[@rogerbee1234567]

@@jessedeleon4123this is more nu metal than the first two albums are

[@therealexpletive]

there was another. cant remember was so long ago but one of the songs had a wizard of oz sample in the beginning.

[@dramafree2474]

that would be Home

[@Soundtracks92]

That’s the Saturate album version :)

[@Nix11999]

Love this

[@frankrizzo9920]

Brings back memories of hanging with DJ Freddie the Road manger for Breaking Ben and also 979xDJ !!Wonder what ever happen to him I know he not with the band in a long time ??? Anybody know ?? Anyways this ep rocks enough said -

[@adanfrutos473]

*Very thank you!*

[@ippotsk]

Hahaha, was this Ben singing? He sounded a lot more yarly back then. And those almost operatic vocals in "Home", I don't think I've heard vocals like that very often at all! Really interesting record.

[@ObjectionHearsay]

Yarly, lol I love that description. 😅♥️ You never heard of Home back then when you left this comment?

[@PenhaHouse]

Best album xd

[@happycowasmr5591]

OMG SHALLOW BAY IS SO MUCH BETTER I LOVE IT

[@breakingbeautiful2127]

🙏🏻🤘🏻🙏🏻❤

[@gabrielwillames]

Medicate 🤘

[@Koragh_]

i always seen this band as a hard rock alternative metal, but to think they were only alternative metal kinda makes me rethink subgenre formulas lol

[@vidwatcher3001]

Love their song about medic-aid lolol I crack myself up

[@DronePenha]

EP > ALL albuns , but this albuns is good too

[@thortheimpaler7962]

Run Like Hell anyone?

[@cristianplays1239]

Lel Pluck I lik yolk Oh ya, OH YA!!

[@julianmarquez4747]

CristianPlays123 when

[@mmblaake]

Just different mix levels and tone . Nothing different other than the tone and equipment the tuning isn’t any heavier

[@eslwgpg1226]

So just gonna ignore the obviously different vocal takes on Polyamorous and Medicate then?

[@blove9387]

know where i can purchase this album?

[@vivalaemptiness8164]

+blove9387 A physical copy would be unbelievably hard to find if even possible.I doubt anyone would actually give it up if they still had it.As far is I know,they don't have it for digital purchase so your best bet is to download it from somewhere.

[@blove9387]

yea i know i could download it but i wanted a physical copy so i could get ben to sign it

[@vivalaemptiness8164]

+blove9387 I understand but if I knew,believe me when I say I would have had him sign that instead of my Dark Before Dawn and I would have it in a case surrounded by lasers and a shark pool man.I know Aaron personally so I can try to talk to him about finding out about any physical copies but I seriously doubt there's any legit ones floating about for sale or even listed.Everytime i'velooked,i've only ever found downloads or burnt faked ones.

[@blove9387]

+Viva La Emptiness well if you find out where I can find one please let me know.lol..I've found one online for 500 bucks but that's steep.lol

[@vivalaemptiness8164]

I still wouldn't trust it and half a k is just...absolutely ridiculous.I'll let you know man.

[@elijahservia2067]

does anyone know if anyone sells this ep?

[@BevIsGuilty]

If you’ve got like $300 you can find copies on Discogs or eBay

[@cynthiamigliore2627]

This is when Breaking Benjamin was good. I'm from Wilkes Barre saw them many times. The studio CD is too polished. This CD was more raw

[@TommyMVSERVTI]

Sounds like early Three Days Grace

[@spider-man4796]

It sounds like theres no auto tune

[@lesbianduck7862]

probably because there isn't

[@threadworm437]

Not a single BB song uses autotune. Only layered vocals

[@HenrikLien]

@@threadworm437 Depends on what you mean by AutoTune. They do, as everyone else, some small values of pitch corrections, but that's all.

[@saadjamil9123]

No BB song uses auto tune but every one of them besides the demos use techniques like vocal comping and pitch correction (eg. melodyne). Both of those are standard industry practice for vocals in almost any genre and you'd be hard pressed to find artists that don't use it.

[@anony-moon]

What about Top of the World????

[@eslwgpg1226]

Isn’t on this EP

[@jacobgriffith7974]

Water sounds exactly like the album version

[@Fuchimy18]

What does ep mean?

[@bobbyiler2308]

Extended play. Generally 2-5 songs.