Ready, Sex, Go
Encyclopedia
ReadySexGo is the third and final album from Atlanta
rock
band Marvelous 3
. It was released on September 12, 2000. The album produced two singles, "Sugarbuzz" and "Get Over", that received moderate regional airplay. The album was the band's last, as they battled record label executives at Elektra
.
The album peaked at #196 on the Billboard
200 charts two weeks after its release.
The recording sessions also yielded studio cover versions of "Always Something There To Remind Me" by Naked Eyes
(a live staple of the band), "People Are Strange" by The Doors
and Steely Dan
's "Reelin' In The Years", which was used on the soundtrack of the Jim Carrey
film Me, Myself & Irene. The band also appeared in the "Sight Unseen" episode of the television show Charmed
, performing "Cold as Hell".
, except "Cigarette Lighter Love Song" co-written by David Bowie
and partially adapted from "All the Young Dudes
".
Although mentioned in the credits, Brad Pitt
, Paul Stanley
, Jennifer Lopez
and Jack Black
did not sing gang vocals. When asked about these guest vocalists in interviews, Butch Walker admits it was a joke.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Marvelous 3
Marvelous 3
Marvelous 3 was an Atlanta-based rock band.-History:Marvelous 3 was formed by lead singer/guitarist Butch Walker, bass guitarist Jayce Fincher, and drummer Doug Mitchell Marvelous 3 was an Atlanta-based rock band.-History:Marvelous 3 was formed by lead singer/guitarist Butch Walker, bass guitarist...
. It was released on September 12, 2000. The album produced two singles, "Sugarbuzz" and "Get Over", that received moderate regional airplay. The album was the band's last, as they battled record label executives at Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
.
The album peaked at #196 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
200 charts two weeks after its release.
The recording sessions also yielded studio cover versions of "Always Something There To Remind Me" by Naked Eyes
Naked Eyes
Naked Eyes is a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. Originally a duo, the band is known largely for its singles: a cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David standard " Always Something There to Remind Me" , as well as the band's subsequent hits "Promises, Promises", "When...
(a live staple of the band), "People Are Strange" by The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
and Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
's "Reelin' In The Years", which was used on the soundtrack of the Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario...
film Me, Myself & Irene. The band also appeared in the "Sight Unseen" episode of the television show Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, performing "Cold as Hell".
Track listing
All songs written by Butch WalkerButch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...
, except "Cigarette Lighter Love Song" co-written by David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
and partially adapted from "All the Young Dudes
All the Young Dudes (song)
"All the Young Dudes" is a song written by David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by Mott the Hoople in 1972. NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have described the track as "one of that rare breed: rock songs which hymn the solidarity of the disaffected without...
".
- "Little Head" - 3:19
- "Grant Park" - 3:42
- "Get Over" - 3:57
- "Sugarbuzz" - 3:40
- "Supernatural Blonde" - 3:11
- "Radio Tokyo" - 5:14
- "Cold as Hell" - 3:10
- "Beautiful" - 4:04
- "I'm Losing You" - 3:18
- "This Time" - 3:13
- "Better Off Alone" - 2:46
- "I Could Change" - 3:29
- "Cigarette Lighter Love Song" - 5:06
Guest musicians
- Kevin Lawson - backing vocals
- YogiYogiA Yogi is a practitioner of Yoga. The word is also used to refer to ascetic practitioners of meditation in a number of South Asian Religions including Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.-Etymology:...
courtesy of BuckcherryBuckcherryBuckcherry is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1995. The band released two albums, Buckcherry and Time Bomb , before partially dissolving in the summer of 2002. In 2005, lead vocalist Josh Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson reformed Buckcherry and released a new album...
- guitar (guitar solo in "Radio Tokyo") - Jeremy Popoff courtesy of Lit - guitar (harmony guitar solo in "Get Over")
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr.Roger Joseph Manning Jr.Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. is an American keyboard player and founding member of bands Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, and TV Eyes. He has also spent several years as an integral member of Beck's backing band, and made contributions to several recordings by the band Air. He is...
- piano ("Radio Tokyo" and "Cigarette Lighter Love Song")
Although mentioned in the credits, Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
, Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
, Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
and Jack Black
Jack Black (actor)
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black is an American comedian, actor and musician. He makes up one half of the comedy and satirical rock duo Tenacious D. The group has two albums as well as a television series and a film. His acting career is extensive, starring primarily as bumbling, cocky, but internally...
did not sing gang vocals. When asked about these guest vocalists in interviews, Butch Walker admits it was a joke.