The Suicide Machines (album)
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The Suicide Machines is the third album by the Detroit, Michigan
punk rock
band The Suicide Machines
, released in 2000 by Hollywood Records
. It was the band's first album with drummer Ryan Vandeberghe, replacing Derek Grant
who had left the group the previous year. The album's musical direction shifted away from the ska punk
and hardcore
styles of their previous albums and exhibited heavy pop
influence, leading many to classify the album as pop punk
. A music video
was filmed for the single "Sometimes I Don't Mind," which reached #27 on Billboards Modern Rock charts. The album itself ranked at #188 on the Billboard 200.
The album's closing track, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," was originally recorded for the soundtrack to the 1998 movie SLC Punk and was included on the film's soundtrack album.
except where noted
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band The Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...
, released in 2000 by Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
. It was the band's first album with drummer Ryan Vandeberghe, replacing Derek Grant
Derek Grant
Derek Grant is the drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. He was previously a member of The Suicide Machines, Telegraph, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Remainder, Walls of Jericho, The Exceptions and Broken Spoke, a side band with Royce Nunley and Jay Navarro...
who had left the group the previous year. The album's musical direction shifted away from the ska punk
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
and hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
styles of their previous albums and exhibited heavy pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
influence, leading many to classify the album as pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
. A music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was filmed for the single "Sometimes I Don't Mind," which reached #27 on Billboards Modern Rock charts. The album itself ranked at #188 on the Billboard 200.
The album's closing track, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," was originally recorded for the soundtrack to the 1998 movie SLC Punk and was included on the film's soundtrack album.
Track listing
All songs written by The Suicide MachinesThe Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...
except where noted
- "Sometimes I Don't Mind" - 3:14
- "Permanent Holiday" - 2:07
- "The Fade Away" - 3:09
- "Too Many Words" - 2:17
- "No Sale" - 2:24
- "Green" - 2:08
- "Extraordinary" - 2:45
- "I Hate Everything" - 2:37
- "All Out" - 1:53
- "Perfect Day" - 2:09
- "Sincerity" - 2:39
- "Reasons" - 1:12
- "Goodbye for Now" - 2:27
- "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" (written & originally performed by Joe SouthJoe SouthJoe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
) - 2:42
Performers
- Jason Navarro - vocals
- Dan LukacinskyDan LukacinskyDan Lukacinsky is a singer and musician who provided vocals and guitar for the Suicide Machines. He now plays guitar and sings in Kick Like Kato. He's also been working as a producer for other bands and has been selling guitars for a living. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan and is currently living...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocals - Royce NunleyRoyce NunleyRoyce Nunley currently sings lead vocals in Blueprint 76. He founded Blueprint 76 in 2002 after eight years in The Suicide Machines. He owns and runs Ringside Recording Studios and Broken Spoke Records in Detroit, Michigan. He has produced several mainstream bands such as The Insyderz, Tooth Fuzz,...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals - Ryan Vandeberghe - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Ice T- additional backing vocals on "I Hate Everything"
- Joe Bishara - loops and programming
- Patrick Warren - harmoniumHarmoniumA harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
on "Extraordinary" - Bennett Salvay - orchestral arrangements and organ
Album information
- Record label: Hollywood RecordsHollywood RecordsHollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
- Produced by Julian Raymond
- All songs written by The Suicide Machines except "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" by Joe SouthJoe SouthJoe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
- Recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California
- Engineered by Greg Goldman and John Aguto with assistance by Bryan Cook, Alex Gibson, and German Villacorta
- Mixed at Image Recording, Inc. by Chris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
except tracks 5, 7, & 8 mixed by Tom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-Alge is a four-time Grammy Award–winning record producer and mixer. He is the youngest of Vivian Lord's five children, Mark Lord-Alge, Lisa Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge, Jeff Lord-Alge and Tom Lord-Alge...
at Encore Studios in Burbank, California - Mastered by Bryan Gardener at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California
- Art direction & design by Enny Joo
- Photography by Brent Panelli
- Creative director: Dave Snow