Trouble With X
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Trouble With X is the second and final album by the band The W's
. Some copies include "The Rumor Weed Song" as a bonus track. The song originally appeared during the credits of the VeggieTales
episode Larry-Boy! & the Rumor Weed
.
Five Iron Frenzy
member Dennis Culp
played trombone and managed horn arrangements extensively on the album.
The W's
The W's were a Christian ska/swing band, formed in Corvallis, Oregon in 1996. Success came quickly to the band and their first album, Fourth from the Last, was a sleeper hit unexpectedly having had the strongest debut of any Christian album to date for its distributor. They toured the United...
. Some copies include "The Rumor Weed Song" as a bonus track. The song originally appeared during the credits of the VeggieTales
VeggieTales
VeggieTales is an American series of children's computer animated films featuring anthropomorphic vegetables in stories conveying moral themes based on Christianity...
episode Larry-Boy! & the Rumor Weed
Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed
Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed is the twelfth episode in the VeggieTales animated series, and the second installment of the LarryBoy adventures. It was released in July 1999 on VHS formats and January 28, 2003 on DVD formats...
.
Five Iron Frenzy
Five Iron Frenzy
Five Iron Frenzy is a Christian ska band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1995 and disbanded in 2003. The band announced they were recording new material on November 22, 2011....
member Dennis Culp
Dennis Culp
Dennis Culp is an American trombonist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with the bands Brave Saint Saturn and the now defunct Five Iron Frenzy. He currently resides in New Jersey with his wife Melinda, and has released one solo album, Ascents, under the name Dennis Bayne...
played trombone and managed horn arrangements extensively on the album.
Track listing
- "Rather Be Dead"
- "Saturday"
- "Bully Go Home"
- "Country Roads"
- "Hit 'Em Where It Hurts"
- "Play the Game"
- "Stupid"
- "Tip From Me"
- "Where Should I Go"
- "Used Car Salesman"
- "Nothing"
- "101"
- "Chump"
- "Two More Weeks"
- "The Rumor Weed Song" (from the second Larry-Boy adventure on the ending credits in jUly 1999)
Music credits
- Andrew Schar - Lead Vocals, Guitar, banjo on "Rather Be Dead," "Hit 'Em Where It Hurts"
- Brian Morris - Drums, Cover Art Talent
- Valentine Hellman - Tenor Sax, Clarinet
- Bret Barker - Trumpet
- Todd Gruener - Bass, vocals
- James Carter - Alto Sax, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Dennis CulpDennis CulpDennis Culp is an American trombonist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with the bands Brave Saint Saturn and the now defunct Five Iron Frenzy. He currently resides in New Jersey with his wife Melinda, and has released one solo album, Ascents, under the name Dennis Bayne...
- Trombone on "Rather Be Dead," "Bully Go Home," "Stupid," "Nothing," "The Rumor Weed Song"; horn arrangements on "Rather Be Dead," "Hit 'Em Where It Hurts," "Stupid," "The Rumor Weed Song" - Masaki LiuMasaki LiuMasaki Liu, sometimes referred to as "Saki", is the engineer and producer operating One Way Studio, a digital recording studio in Benicia, California. Masaki has recorded and produced music for many bands, including Five Iron Frenzy, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Echoing Green, The W's and...
- Clarinet arrangement on "Rather Be Dead," "Play the Game"; horn arrangements on "Saturday," "Bully Go Home," "Country Roads," "Play the Game," "Tip From Me," "The Rumor Weed Song"; guitar on "Country Roads" - Richard Howarter - whistler on "Hit 'Em Where It Hurts"
- Kurt Heinecke - Music and horn arrangements on "The Rumor Weed Song"
- Background vocals on "Country Roads:" Tyson, Jamie, Amber, Mindy, Thea, Sooz, Bethany, Kelly ,Lori
- "Country Roads" was written by John DenverJohn DenverHenry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
, Bill Danoff, and Taffy Nivert-Danoff - "The Rumor Weed Song" - words and music by Phil VischerPhil VischerPhillip "Phil" Vischer is an American voice actor, animator, director, writer and puppeteer known for creating the computer-animated video series VeggieTales with partner and friend Mike Nawrocki...
- "Stupid" - words and music by Dennis Culp
Production credits
- Produced by Masaki
- Executive Produced by Frank Tate
- Album design and Layout by Aaron James
- Photography by Melinda DiMauro