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Weezer: Raditude

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On October 30, 2009, “DGC” label released “Raditude”, the seventh Weezer studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Dr. Luke, Jacknife Lee, Polow da Don, Butch Walker and Rivers Cuomo.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Scott Shriner – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums, percussion, lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jacknife Lee – keyboards, guitar, percussion, programming, backing vocals
  • Aaron Suplizio – additional bass
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Sim Grewall – additional percussion
  • Nishat Khan – sitar, additional vocals
  • Lil Wayne – vocals
  • Amrita Sen – vocals
  • Tom McFall – recording
  • Jake Sinclair – recording
  • Joe Zook – recording
  • Doug McKean – recording
  • Shawn Everett – drum and guitar recording
  • Sam Bell – additional engineering, editing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Charlie Stavish – mixing assistant
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
  • Joshua Minyard – mixing assistant
  • George Gumbs – mixing assistant
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Douglas Forsdick – studio tech
  • Henry Trejo – guitar tech
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • Andy Mueller – art direction, design
  • Johannes Gamble – art direction, design
  • Morning Breath Inc. – cover co-design
  • Jason Neely – dog photography
  • Sean Murphy – band photography
  • Karl Koch – additional photography
  • Daniel Field – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To – Rivers Cuomo, Butch Walker
  2. I’m Your Daddy – Rivers Cuomo, Lukasz Gottwald
  3. The Girl Got Hot – Rivers Cuomo, Butch Walker
  4. Can’t Stop Partying – Jermaine Dupri, Rivers Cuomo
  5. Put Me Back Together – Rivers Cuomo, Tyson Ritter, Nick Wheeler
  6. Trippin’ Down the Freeway – Rivers Cuomo, Jacknife Lee
  7. Love Is the Answer – Rivers Cuomo, Jacknife Lee
  8. Let It All Hang Out – Rivers Cuomo, Jermaine Dupri, Jacknife Lee
  9. In the Mall – Patrick Wilson
  10. I Don’t Want to Let You Go – Rivers Cuomo

The Offspring: Supercharged

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On October 11, 2024, “Concord” label released “Supercharged”, the eleventh Offspring (The) studio album. It was recorded September 2022 – May 2024, at “D-13” in Huntington Beach, “Plantation” and “A’ala” in Maui, “The Warehouse” in Vancouver, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Holland – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Noodles – guitar
  • Jonah Nimoy – keyboards
  • Todd Morse – bass
  • Brandon Pertzborn – drums
  • Bob Rock – guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Greenholtz – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Dave Pierce – strings, keyboards
  • Rebecca Shoichet – additional vocals
  • Adam Garrett – backing vocals
  • Bob Rock – mixing
  • Adam Greenholtz – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Annie Kennedy – engineer assistant
  • Theo Wagner – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Enockson – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Hogan – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Fowler – engineer assistant
  • John Dibiasi – engineer assistant
  • Eric Helmkamp – additional recording
  • Daveed Benito – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Holland.

  1. Looking Out for #1
  2. Light It Up
  3. The Fall Guy
  4. Make It All Right
  5. OK, but This Is the Last Time
  6. Truth in Fiction
  7. Come to Brazil
  8. Get Some
  9. Hanging by a Thread
  10. You Can’t Get There from Here

Billy Howerdel: What Normal Was

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On June 10, 2022, “BMG” label released “What Normal Was”, album by Billy Howerdel (first album by his real name). It was recorded in 202, and was produced by Billy Howerdel.

Personnel:

  • Billy Howerdel – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard, drums
  • Danny Lohner — guitar, programming
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Matt McJunkins — additional bass
  • Scott Kirkland — additional programming
  • Hannah Vandermolen — vocals, vocal production
  • Cassandra Church, Valeria Hylytukha, Marissa Nadler — backing vocals on EXP

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billy Howerdel, all music by Billy Howerdel, except where noted.

  1. Selfish Hearts
  2. Free and Weightless
  3. Ani
  4. The Same Again
  5. Beautiful Mistake
  6. Poison Flowers
  7. Follower
  8. Bring Honor Back Home
  9. EXP
  10. Stars – Johnette Napolitano, Billy Howerdel

A Perfect Circle: Thirteenth Step

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On September 16, 2003, “Virgin” label released “Thirteenth Step”, the second A Perfect Circle studio album. It was recorded January – June 2003, at “Perfect Circle Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Billy Howerdel and Danny Lohner.

Personnel:

  • Maynard James Keenan − lead vocals, artwork direction, executive producer
  • Billy Howerdel − guitar, backing vocals, engineer
  • Twiggy Ramirez − bass, backing vocals
  • Josh Freese − drums, backing vocals
  • Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar
  • Danny Lohner – guitar
  • Paz Lenchantin – strings
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Jarboe – vocals
  • Devo H. Keenan – backing vocals
  • K. Patrick Warren – instrumentation
  • Jon Brion – instrumentation
  • Steve Duda – digital engineering assistance
  • Andy Wallace – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel, except where noted.

  1. The Package
  2. Weak and Powerless
  3. The Noose
  4. Blue
  5. Vanishing
  6. A Stranger
  7. The Outsider
  8. Crimes – Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan, Josh Freese, White
  9. The Nurse Who Loved Me – Greg Edwards, Ken Andrews
  10. Pet
  11. Lullaby
  12. Gravity – Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan, Josh Freese, Troy Van Leeuwen, Paz Lenchantin

Ween: Quebec

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On August 5, 2003, “Sanctuary” label released “Quebec”, the eighth Ween studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, at “Zion House of Flash” in Hopewell, New Jersey, and was produced by Andrew Weiss.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ween – vocals, bass, keyboard, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, drum machine, omnichord, arranger, mixing
  • Dean Ween – vocals, electric guitar, bass, keyboard, electric sitar, vocoder
  • Andrew Weiss – synthesizer, strings, keyboard, fretless bass, drums, percussion
  • Glen McClelland – organ, piano, accordion, keyboard
  • Dave Dreiwitz – vocals, bass
  • Sim Cain – drums
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Christopher Shaw – mixing
  • Ted Young – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Ween, Dean Ween, Andrew Weiss, Glen McClelland,  Dave Dreiwitz and Sim Cain.

  1. It’s Gonna Be a Long Night
  2. Zoloft
  3. Transdermal Celebration
  4. Among His Tribe
  5. So Many People in the Neighborhood
  6. Tried and True
  7. Happy Colored Marbles
  8. Hey There Fancypants
  9. Captain
  10. Chocolate Town
  11. I Don’t Want It
  12. The Fucked Jam
  13. Alcan Road
  14. The Argus
  15. If You Could Save Yourself (You’d Save Us All)

Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs

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On June 15, 1993, “Sire” label released “14 Songs”, the debut Paul Westerberg studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “R.P.M.” in New York City, “Paisley Park” in Chanhassen, Minnesota, “Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Matt Wallace and Paul Westerberg.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
  • Ian McLagan – piano, backing vocals
  • Matt Wallace – bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
  • John Pierce – bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Rick Price – bass, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Josh Kelly – drums, backing vocals
  • Brian MacLeod – drums, backing vocals
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Michael Urbano – drums
  • Suzanne Dyer – backing vocals
  • Joan Jett – backing vocals
  • Laurie Lindeen – backing vocals
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Frank W. Ockenfels 3 – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg.

  1. Knockin’ on Mine
  2. First Glimmer
  3. World Class Fad
  4. Runaway Wind
  5. Dice Behind Your Shades
  6. Even Here We Are
  7. Silver Naked Ladies
  8. A Few Minutes of Silence
  9. Someone I Once Knew
  10. Black Eyed Susan
  11. Things
  12. Something Is Me
  13. Mannequin Shop
  14. Down Love

The I Don’t Cares: Wild Stab

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On January 22, 2016, “Dry Wood Music” label released “Wild Stab”, the debut The I Don’t Cares album.

Personnel:

  • Juliana Hatfield – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar
  • Josh Freese – drums

Track listing:

  1. Back
  2. Wear Me Out Loud
  3. Born for Me
  4. 1 / 2 2 P – Paul Westerberg
  5. Sorry for Tomorrow Night
  6. Dance to the Fight – Juliana Hatfield, Paul Westerberg
  7. Kissing Break – Juliana Hatfield, Paul Westerberg
  8. Just a Phase – Juliana Hatfield, Paul Westerberg
  9. Outta My System
  10. Need the Guys
  11. Love Out Loud
  12. King of America – Paul Westerberg
  13. Little People
  14. Whole Lotta Nothin’ – Juliana Hatfield, Paul Westerberg
  15. Done Done Done
  16. Hands Together

Bic Runga: Drive

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On July 14,1997, “Columbia” label released “Drive”, the debut Bic Runga studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Revolver” in Auckland New Zealand, Brooklyn and Los Angeles, and was produced by Bic Runga. At the 32nd “New Zealand Music Awards”, “Drive” won “Music Award for Album of the Year”. It was certified 7 x Platinum in New Zealand.

Personnel:

  • Bic Runga – lead vocals, guitars, xylophone, Mellotron, drums, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Andrew Thorne – guitars, backing vocals
  • Gary Verberne – guitars
  • Matt Wallace – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Duncan Haynes – Rhodes piano, string arrangements
  • Malcolm Smith – keyboards, additional samples 
  • Davey Fargher – bass guitar
  • Aaron McDonald – bass
  • Wayne Bell – drums, percussion
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Jay Foulkes – percussion
  • Kate Walshe – violin 
  • Sarah Yates – strings
  • Sally-Anne Brown – cello 
  • Paul Casserly – samples 
  • Peter Asher – backing vocals
  • Boh Runga – backing vocals 
  • Niall Macken – additional arrangements
  • Nick Seymour – additional arrangements
  • Karl Steven – additional arrangements
  • Chris van de Geer – engineer
  • Simon Sheridan – engineer
  • Matt Wallace – engineer, mixing, mastering 
  • Matt Tait – engineer assistant
  • Tom Banghart – engineer assistant, mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bic Runga,

  1. Drive
  2. Sway
  3. Hey
  4. Bursting Through
  5. Swim
  6. Roll into One
  7. Suddenly Strange
  8. Sorry
  9. Heal
  10. Delight
  11. Without You

The Offspring: Let the Bad Times Roll

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On April 16, 2021, “Concord” label released “Let the Bad Times Roll”, the tenth Offspring (The) studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2019, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Noodles – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dexter Holland – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass
  • Pete Parada – drums
  • Alan Chang – piano
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Jason Powell – saxophone, clarinet
  • Phil Jordan – trumpet
  • Eric Marbauch – trombone
  • Ricardo “Tiki” Pasillas – additional percussion
  • Jason “Blackball” McLean – additional vocals
  • Dave Pierce – sound design
  • Bob Rock – mixing, engineer
  • Adam Greenholtz – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Daveed Benito – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Holland, except where noted.

  1. This Is Not Utopia
  2. Let the bad Times Roll
  3. Behind Your Walls
  4. Army of One
  5. Breaking These Bones
  6. Coming for You
  7. We Never Have Sex Anymore
  8. In the Hall of the Mountain King – Edvard Grieg
  9. The Opioid Diaries
  10. Hassan Chop
  11. Gone Away
  12. Lullaby

Paul Westerberg: Suicaine Gratifaction

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On February 23, 1999, “Capitol” label released “Suicaine Gratifaction”, the third Paul Westerberg studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Paul Westerberg and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar
  • Shawn Colvin – vocals
  • Suzie Katayama – accordion, cello
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Benmont Tench – keyboards
  • Richard Todd – French horn
  • Don Was – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
  • Dave Pirner – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg.

  1. It’s a Wonderful Lie
  2. Self-Defense
  3. Best Thing That Never Happened
  4. Lookin’ Out Forever
  5. Born for Me
  6. Final Hurrah
  7. Tears Rolling Up Our Sleeves
  8. Fugitive Kind
  9. Sunrise Always Listens
  10. Whatever Makes You Happy
  11. Actor in the Street
  12. Bookmark