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Rage Against The Machine: Same

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On November 6, 1992, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Rage Against the Machine studio album. It was recorded April – May 1992, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Garth Richardson, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tom Commerforld and Brad Wilk.

Personnel:

  • Zack de la Rocha – vocals, art direction
  • Tom Morello – guitar, art direction
  • Timmy C. (Tim Commerford) – bass, backing vocals, art direction
  • Brad Wilk – drums, percussion, art direction
  • Stephen Perkins – additional percussion
  • Maynard James Keenan – additional vocals
  • Stan Katayama – engineer
  • Garth Richardson – engineer
  • Jeff Sheehan – engineer assistant
  • Craig Doubet – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Nicky Lindeman – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello and Brad Wilk.

  1. Bombtrack
  2. Killing in the Name
  3. Take the Power Back
  4. Settle for Nothing
  5. Bullet in the Head
  6. Know Your Enemy
  7. Wake Up
  8. Fistful of Steel
  9. Township Rebellion
  10. Freedom

Perry Farrell: Song Yet to Be Sung

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On July 16, 2001, “Virgin” label released “Song Yet to Be Sung”, the second Perry Farrell album. It was recorded in 2001 and was produced by Perry Farrell, Krish Sharma, Brenden Hawkins, Marius de Vries, Mad Professor, and Karl Leiker.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell – vocals, guitar, harp, keyboards, drums, programming, mixing
  • Dave Navaro – guitar
  • Max Lavilla – guitar
  • Ray McVeigh – guitar
  • Noko – guitar
  • Joel Shearer – guitar
  • Jennifer Turner – guitar
  • Brendan Hawkins – keyboards, drums, arranger, programming, mixing
  • Lonnie Jordan – piano
  • Patrick Warren – organ, Chamberlin
  • Chad Bamford – bass, engineer
  • Billiken Johnson – bass
  • Martyn Lenoble – bass
  • Lonnie Marshall – bass
  • Karl Leiker – bass, drums, keyboards, programming
  • Stephen Perkins – drums
  • Carmen Rizzo – drums
  • Alex Brown – vocals, background vocals
  • Maxi Anderson – background vocals
  • Monalisa Young – background vocals
  • Dave Aron – horn
  • Michael Mattioli – horn
  • Maurice Spears – horn
  • Mark Valentine – horn
  • Willie Waldman – horn
  • Alexis Smith – programming
  • Rick Behrens – engineer
  • Tim Harkins – engineer
  • Ok Hee Kim – engineer
  • Caset McMackin – engineer
  • Douglas Robertson – engineer
  • Jeff Robinete – engineer
  • Rob Seifert – engineer
  • Michael Zanier – engineer
  • Shane Stoneback – engineer
  • Marius de Vries – engineer, programming
  • Thomas Johnson – engineer, programming
  • Mad Professor – backing vocals, mixing
  • DJ Garth – mixing, programming
  • Eric James – programming, mixing
  • Greg Collins – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Casey McMackin, Charlie Thiebaud, Doug Robertson, Jeff Robinette, Mark Valentine, Mike Zanier, Oki Kim, Rick Behrens, Shane Stoneback, Tim Harkins, Tom Biller – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Len Peltier – art direction, design
  • David LaChapelle – photography
  • Dana Pilson, Malysa Wilson – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, except where noted.

  1. Happy Birthday Jubilee – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker
  2. Song Yet to Be Sung – Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins
  3. Did You Forget
  4. Shekina
  5. Our Song
  6. Say Something – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins
  7. Seeds
  8. King Z
  9. To Me – Perry Farrell, Karl Leiker
  10. Nua Nua – Perry Farrel, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker, Stephen Perkins
  11. Admit I – Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, Karl Leiker
  12. Happy Birthday Jubilee (reprise) – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker

Porno For Pyros: Good God’s Urge

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On May 28, 1996, “Warner Bros” label released “Good God’s Urge”, the second and final Porno for Pyros studio album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Perry Farrell, Thomas Johnson and Matt Hyde.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell – vocals, percussion, samples, harp, keyboards
  • Peter DiStefano – guitars, samples, backing vocals
  • Martyn LeNoble – bass
  • Stephen Perkins – drums, percussion, samples, backing vocals
  • Thomas Johnson – samples, sounds, keyboards
  • David J, Mike Watt, Flea – bass
  • Daniel Ash – guitar
  • Kevin Haskins – samples
  • Dave Navarro – guitar intro
  • Matt Hyde – intro slide guitar, samples, slide guitar
  • Lili Haydn – violin
  • Ralf Rickert – trumpet
  • Leo Chelyapov – clarinet
  • John Flannery – space guitar intro, chorus, backing vocals, trash can
  • Josh “Bagel” Klassman, Christine Cagle, Shawn London, Kimberly Juarez – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Porpoise Head
  2. 100 Ways
  3. Tahitian Moon
  4. Kimberly Austin
  5. Thick of it All
  6. Good God’s Urge!
  7. Wishing Well
  8. Dogs Rule the Night
  9. Freeway
  10. Bali Eyes

Mike Watt: Ball – Hog or Tugboat?

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On February 28, 1995, “Columbia” label released “Ball-Hog or Tugboat?”, the debut Mike Watt solo album. It was recorded May – September 1994, and was produced by Mike Watt.

Personnel:

  • Mike Watt – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, bass
  • Eddie Vedder- lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Nels Cline – slide, lead and  nylon guitar
  • Curt Kirkwood, Gary Lee Conner- lead guitar
  • J Mascis- guitar, drums
  • Joe Baiza, Zander Schloss, John Strohm, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Butler, Todd Rigione- guitar
  • Keith McCaw- acoustic guitar
  • Epic Soundtracks- tambourine
  • Cris Kirkwood- banjo
  • Dave Grohl – drums, guitar
  • Paul Roessler- piano
  • Bernie Worrell- B3 organ
  • Krist Novoselic- Farfisa organ
  • Flea- Lead Bass, Pocket trumpet
  • Michael Preussner, Bob Lee- drums
  • Stephen Perkins – drums, percussion
  • Steve Shelley, Wayne Griffin, Brock Avery, John Molo, Richie West – drums
  • Adam Horovitz- drums, guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Frankel- percussion
  • Carla Bozulich- lead and backing vocals
  • Frank Black, Henry Rollins, Mark Lanegan, Michael Diamond, Pat Smear, Dave Pirner, Tiffany Anders- vocals
  • Evan Dando- vocals
  • Vince Meghrouni – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, tenor saxophone
  • Tony Atherton- alto saxophone
  • Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet
  • Petra Haden – violin, backing vocals
  • Spot- mandolin, viola
  • Tony Maxwell- cello
  • Anna Waronker, Rachel Haden, Coco Hayley Gordon Moore, Mario Caldato Jr.- backing vocals
  • Kathleen Hanna- spoken word

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Watt; except where noted.

  1. Big Train – Tony Kinman, Chip Kinman
  2. Against The 70’s
  3. Drove Up From Pedro
  4. Piss-Bottle Man
  5. Chinese Firedril – Mike Watt, Joe Carducci
  6. Intense Song For Madonna To Sing
  7. Tuff Gnarl – Sonic Youth
  8. Sexual Military Dynamics – Mike Watt, Henry Rollins
  9. Max And Wells
  10. E-Ticket Ride
  11. .. One Reporter’s Opinion
  12. Song For Igor
  13. Tell ‘Em Boy!
  14. Sidemouse Advice
  15. Heartbeat
  16. Maggot Brain – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  17. Coincidence Is Either Hit Or Miss

Dave Navaro: Trust No One

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On June 19, 2001, “Capitol” label released “Trust No One”, the debut Dave Navarro solo album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Mad Hatter Studios”, “Sunset Sound Recorders”, “NRG Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Media Vortex” in Burbank, California, “Southern Tracks” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Dave Navarro, Rich Costey, Andrew Slater and Jimmy Boyle.

Personnel:

  • Dave Navarro – lead vocals, acoustic and guitars, bass, synthesizer, keyboards, sampling
  • Rich Costey – additional guitar, synth programming, chorus guitar, vibraphone, programming
  • Mike Elizondo – bass
  • Twiggy Ramirez – bass
  • Jon Brion – intro voice, slide bass, additional guitar, ring modulator guitar
  • Danny Saber – bass, programming, additional production
  • Brendan O’Brien – bass, keyboards
    Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion
  • DJ Numark – drum programming, additional production
  • Stephen Perkins – drums
  • Eugene – strings
  • Holly Palmer – vocals
  • Pinky Villandry – backing vocals
  • Monet Mazur – background scream
  • Jimmy Boyle – engineer
  • Mark Plati, Dave Schiffman, Danny Saber – additional engineering
  • Dale Lawton – engineer assistant
  • Geoff Walcha – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Williams – engineer assistant
  • Dave Ahlert – engineer assistant
  • Steve Mixdorf – engineer assistant
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Eddy Schreyer, Gene Grimaldi – mastering
  • Andrew Slater – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Navarro, except where noted.

1. Rexall
2. Hungry
3. Sunny Day
4. Mourning Son
5. Everything
6. Not for Nothing
7. Avoiding the Angel
8. Very Little Daylight
9. Venus in Furs – Lou Reed
10. Slow Motion Sickness

Jane’s Addiction: The Great Escape Artist

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On October 18, 2011, “Capitol” label released “The Great Escape Artist”, the fourth Jane’s Addiction studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by Rich Costey.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell– lead vocals
  • Dave Navarro– lead guitar, keyboard
  • Stephen Perkins– drums, percussion
  • David Andrew Sitek– bass guitar, keyboards, programming, additional rhythm guitar
  • Chris Chaney– bass guitar
  • Master Musicians of Joujouka- rhaita and additional percussion
  • John Hill – additional keyboards
  • Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboards
  • Rich Costey– recording, mixing
  • Perry Farrell- co-producer
  • David Andrew Sitek- additional production
  • Chris Kascyh – recording
  • Charlie Stavish – recording
  • Dustin Mosley – recording
  • Chris Steffen – recording assistant
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Mark Santangelo – mastering assistant
  • Matthew Goldman – album art direction
  • Perry Farrell- cover art, character design, fabrication
  • Adam Lawrence – miniature set design, fabrication
  • Jedediah Cowyn Voltz – miniature props, art
  • Jed Hathaway – on-set artist
  • Tom Hester – additional character fabrication
  • Brian Capati – additional character fabrication
  • Bela Temesvary – cover photography
  • Eliot Lee Hazel – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and David Sitek, except where noted.

  1. Underground
  2. End to the Lies
  3. Curiosity Kills
  4. Irresistible Force (Met the Immovable Object)
  5. I’ll Hit You Back
  6. Twisted tales
  7. Ultimate Reason – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Duff McKagan
  8. Splash a Little Water on It
  9. Broken people – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Duff McKagan
  10. Words Right Out of My Mouth – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Duff McKagan

Jane’s Addiction: Ritual de lo habitual

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On August 21, 1990, “Warner Bros” label released “Ritual de lo habitual”, the second Jane’s Addiction studio album. It was recorded 1989–1990 at “Track Record” in Hollywood, and   was produced by Dave Jerden and Perry Farrell. It was the band’s final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. “Ritual de lo habitual” was certified 2 x Platinum in the U.S by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell– lead vocals, piano, guitar, artwork
  • Dave Navarro– guitar
  • Eric Avery– bass
  • Stephen Perkins– drums
  • Geoff Stradling– piano
  • Ronnie S. Champagne – bass
  • Charlie Bisharat– violin, electric violin
  • John Philip Shenale– strings
  • Cindy Lair – spoken word
  • Bob Lacivita – engineer
  • Ronnie S. Champagne – engineer, guitar technician
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Herman Agopain – assistant
  • Chris Edwards – assistant
  • Victor Bracke – photography
  • Ross Garfield – drum technician
  • Tom Recchion – advisor
  • Kim Champagne – advisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins.

  1. Stop!
  2. No One’s Leaving
  3. Ain’t No Right
  4. Obvious
  5. Been Caught Stealing
  6. Three Days
  7. Then She Did…
  8. Of Course
  9. Classic Girl

Jane’s Addiction: Strays

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On July 22, 2003, “Capitol” label released “Strays”, the third Jane’s Addiction studio album. It was recorded 2002–2003 at “Henson Recording Studios”, and was produced by Bob Ezrin and Brian Virtue. The album cover art is “The Bottom Half” by Umphrey’s McGee,

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell– lead vocals, programming
  • Dave Navarro– guitars, piano
  • Stephen Perkins– drums, percussion
  • Chris Chaney– bass
  • Aaron Embry– keyboards, kalimba
  • Zack Ray – keyboards
  • Scott Page –saxophones
  • John Shanks– mandolin
  • Mike Finnegan –organ
  • Kim Hill– backing vocals
  • Dionna Brooks-Jackson – backing vocals
  • Bob Ezrin– additional keyboards, percussion, orchestral arrangements, mixing
  • Joe Bishara – programming
  • Brenden Hawkins – additional programming
  • Leanna Sterios – orchestral arrangements
  • Brian Virtue– engineer, mixing, programming
  • James Murray – additional engineering, additional programming
  • Alex Gibson– additional engineering
  • Brian Humphrey – engineer assistant
  • Alex Uychocde – engineer assistant
  • Brian Gardner– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Bob Ezrin, Chris Chaney, except where noted.

  1. True Nature – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Bob Ezrin, Martyn LeNoble
  2. Strays – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Bob Ezrin, Aaron Embry, David J
  3. Just Because
  4. Price I Pay
  5. The Riches – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Bob Ezrin, Aaron Embry, Martyn LeNoble
  6. Superhero – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Bob Ezrin, Aaron Embry
  7. Wrong Girl
  8. Everybody’s Friend – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Bob Ezrin
  9. Suffer Some – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Martyn LeNoble, Bob Ezrin
  10. Hypersonic – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Bob Ezrin, Martyn LeNoble
  11. To Match the Sun – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Bob Ezrin, Martyn LeNoble

Porno For Pyros: Same

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On April 27, 1993, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut  Porno for Pyros album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Perry Farrell and Matt Hyde.The album has been certified Gold in the U.S. by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Peter DiStefano– guitars
  • Perry Farrell– vocals
  • Martyn LeNoble– bass guitars
  • Stephen Perkins– drums, percussion
  • Skatemaster Tate– sound additives
  • Matt Hyde– sound additives
  • Matt Hyde – recording, mixing
  • Rob Seifert – recording
  • Damien Wagner – recording assistant
  • Chris Belman – mastering
  • Tom Recchion – art direction, design
  • Bill Hofstadter – artwork, photography
  • Perry Farrell – artwork
  • Barrie Goshko – lettering
  • Cecil Juanarena – computer imaging

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, Peter DiStefano and Martyn LeNoble.

  1. Sadness
  2. Porno for Pyros
  3. Meija
  4. Cursed Female
  5. Cursed Male
  6. Pets
  7. Bad Shit
  8. Packin’ 25
  9. Black Girlfriend
  10. Blood Rag
  11. Orgasm

 

 

Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral

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On March 9, 1994, “Interscope” label released “The Downward Spiral”, the second Nine Inch Nails studio album. It  was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “Le Pig” in Beverly Hills;” Record Plant Studios” and “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Trent Reznor and Mark Flood Ellis. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 201 on its list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”. The album was placed 10th on magazine “Spin” list of “125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years” In 2001, “Q” magazine named  “The Downward Spiral” as one of the “50 Heaviest Albums of All Time” and in 2010, the album was ranked number 102 on their “250 Best Albums of Q’s Lifetime”.

Personnel:

  • Trent Reznor– vocals, drums, arranger
  • Mark “Flood” Ellis– hi-hat, ARP 2600 synthesizer
  • Chris Vrenna– drums, programming, sampling
  • Adrian Belew– texture generating guitar, ring mod guitar
  • Danny Lohner– guitar
  • Andy Kubiszewski– drums
  • Stephen Perkins– drum loops
  • Charlie Clouser– programming
  • Russell Mills– paintings
  • David Buckland – photography
  • Gary Talpas– package

Track listing:

All tracks by Trent Reznor.

  1. Self Destruct
  2. Piggy
  3. Heresy
  4. March of the Pigs
  5. Closer
  6. Ruiner
  7. The Becoming
  8. I Do Not Want This
  9. Big Man With a Gun
  10. A Warm Place
  11. Eraser
  12. Reptile
  13. The Downward Spiral
  14. Hurt