Operation Phoenix (album)

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Operation Phoenix
Operation Phoenix cover
Studio album by Good Riddance
Released May 4, 1999
Recorded February, 1999
The Blasting Room,
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Genre Hardcore punk
Length 39:31
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Bill Stevenson
Stephen Egerton
Jason Livermore
Professional reviews
Good Riddance chronology
Ballads From the Revolution
(1998)		 Operation Phoenix
(1999)		 The Phenomenon of Craving EP
(2000)

Operation Phoenix is the fourth full-length album from Californian hardcore punk band, Good Riddance. It was released on May 4, 1999 on Fat Wreck Chords and marked a complete change in recording location and production team from the previous three albums. Legendary hardcore drummer, Bill Stevenson, of Descendents and Black Flag fame, took the reins along with Stephen Egerton and Jason Livermore – the latter would be a long-time partner in many hardcore punk soundboard projects.

They also switched from San Francisco to Fort Collins, Colorado. None of this was to the detriment of the band's sound or attitude, however. The song "30 Day Wonder" was featured in the skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

[edit] Track listing

  • All songs written by Russ Rankin, unless stated
  1. "Shadows Of Defeat" – 2:13
  2. "Blueliner" – 1:38
  3. "The Hardest Part" – 1:44
  4. "Eighteen Seconds" – 0:31
  5. "Heresy, Hypocrisy, And Revenge" (Luke Pabich, Rankin) – 2:22
  6. "Self-Fulfilling Catastrophe" – 2:07
  7. "Article IV" – 3:00
  8. "Indoctrination" – 1:10
  9. "Shit-Talking Capitalists" – 1:26
  10. "Letters Home" – 2:22
  11. "30 Day Wonder" (Pabich, Rankin) – 1:52
  12. "Dear Cammi" – 1:04
  13. "Yesterday Died – Tomorrow Won't Be Born" – 1:38
  14. "Winning The Hearts And Minds" – 2:19
  15. "A Time And A Place" – 1:50
  16. "Second Coming" (Battalion Of Saints) – 1:26
  17. "After The Nightmare" (Pabich, Rankin) – 10:50

[edit] Credits

  • Russ Rankin – vocals
  • Luke Pabich – guitar
  • Chuck Platt – bass
  • Sean Sellers – drums

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