The General Electric is the fourth album

Album

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 released by New Zealand band Shihad

Shihad

Shihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....

 in 1999.

The producer of this album, Garth Richardson

Garth Richardson

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, is the well respected producer of bands such as Rage Against the Machine

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, Chevelle

Chevelle

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 and Red Hot Chili Peppers

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.

The songs "Wait And See", "Just Like Everybody Else" and "Spacing" all were on previous releases, and were re-recorded for the album.

"Wait And See" and "Spacing" were on the Blue Light Disco EP and "Just Like Everybody Else" was featured on their single for the track "Bitter", which was taken from their album Killjoy.

"My Mind's Sedate", "The General Electric" and "Pacifier" were all used as singles. "Sport And Religion" was released to radio, and had a video made, but was not officially a single.

A bonus disc is available with later versions of The General Electric that included live tracks from the 2000 Big Day Out

Big Day Out

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 festival and four music videos.

It was their first album to garner a 'Platinum' certification in New Zealand --- and then later went on to 2x Platinum, making it their best selling album to date.

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 1:05
2. "My Mind's Sedate" - 2:54
3. "The General Electric" - 5:46
4. "Wait and See" - 4:35
5. "Pacifier" - 4:03
6. "Thin White Line" - 3:16
7. "Only Time" - 4:39
8. "Just Like Everybody Else" - 2:50
9. "Sport and Religion" - 4:32
10. "Spacing" - 4:20
11. "The Metal Song" - 4:24
12. "Life in Cars" - 4:03
13. "Brightest Star" - 3:30

Bonus disc

1. "The General Electric" Live at the Gold Coast
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    BDO
2. "Thin White Line" Live at Adelaide
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    BDO
3. "You Again" Live at Sydney
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    BDO
4. "My Mind's Sedate" Live at Melbourne
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    BDO
5. "Pacifier" Live at the Gold Coast BDO
6. "Home Again" Live at the Auckland
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    BDO
7. "The General Electric" Video
8. "My Mind's Sedate" Video
9. "Pacifier" Video
10. "Wait and See" Video

This bonus disc was also released by itself as either The Channel V Tapes in Australia or The Channel Z Tapes in New Zealand

Credits

• All music and lyrics by Shihad
• Produced by GGGarth
• Mixed by Randy Staub
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• Recorded by GGGarth, Sleepy J and Scott Ternan at the Factory Studios, Vancouver, BC in July 1999
• Additional background vocals by Jamie Koch
• The song "Wait And See" contains a sample from Seal
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  's track "Crazy
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