Reason to Believe (Pennywise album)
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| Studio album by Pennywise | |||||
| Released |   March 24, 2008  March 25, 2008 March 26, 2008 March 29, 2008 |
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| Recorded | October 2007-January 2008 at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, California and Maple Studios, Santa Ana, California | ||||
| Genre | Punk rock, melodic hardcore, alternative rock | ||||
| Label | MySpace Epitaph |
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| Producer | Cameron Webb | ||||
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Reason to Believe is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band Pennywise, which was released on March 25, 2008 as a worldwide free digital download on MySpace. MySpace Records released the album within the United States as a standard CD and a limited-edition vinyl version with two bonus tracks not available in any other format. The album was available in Europe on March 24th through Epitaph Records. A tentative title for the album was Free for the People, but the title was scrapped.[citation needed]
Some copies of this album have the Parental Advisory label on the cover. This is the first time a Pennywise album would have a Parental Advisory label on some album covers, even though many of their previous albums contain profanity.
Despite the album's commercial success, Reason to Believe peaked at #98 in the United States on the The Billboard 200, and #46 in Australia on the ARIA Albums Chart, their second lowest position on that chart after their 1995 album About Time.
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[edit] Writing and production
In September 2005, it was reported that Pennywise were planning to return to the studio in 2006 to begin work on their next album after The Fuse tour.[1] In May 2006, it was also reported that the album was intended to contain songs that were not on the previous album.[2] It was later revealed that one such song was "Brag, Exaggerate & Lie".
In an October 2006 interview, guitarist Fletcher Dragge stated that "everyone's been already working on songs" and Pennywise would get "together in the next coming months and put all the songs together".[3] In that interview, he also predicted that the album would be out "before next summer or in next summer".
In September 2007, it was reported that Dragge also stated in interview at the Warped Tour that the band had approximately 60 new songs and would spend the Fall "arguing" over which thirteen to include on the album.[4]
In October 2007, it was reported that Pennywise were back in the studio, where Dragge said they were "working on some new shit".[5] It was also reported that Randy Bradbury wrote most of the songs and the album was intended to be more of an "old school" Pennywise album.
[edit] Promotion and release
In November 2007, it was revealed that the band would release the album for free through a partnership between MySpace Records, and Textango, a mobile music distributor.[6] In addition to that, the album would be for sale in stores through Epitaph, including a bonus DVD and two extra tracks. The album will be available for two weeks starting on Tuesday, March 25th
On March 20, 2008, the band made the entire album (excluding the bonus tracks) available to stream on their Myspace page.
As of March 2008, according to an OC Register report, Reason to Believe has been downloaded more than 400,000 times, making it one of Pennywise's most successful albums since their 2001 breakthrough Land of the Free?.[7] The album's first single, "The Western World", was premiered on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ on February 20, 2008, and debuted at number 28 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, marking the highest initial charting single in the band's career.
Pennywise began the Reason to Believe Tour to promote the album on March 26, 2008 in San Diego, California. The tour will come to a close on September 7, 2008 at Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[8]
[edit] Critical reception
Reason to Believe was released on March 25, 2008, and was the first Pennywise album distributed via MySpace Records. The album received widespread critical acclaim upon its release, earning a rating of 4 out of 5 on All Music Guide.
[edit] Track listing
- "(Intro) As Long As We Can" (3:09)
- "One Reason" (2:55)
- "Faith and Hope" (3:04)
- "Something to Live For" (2:38)
- "All We Need" (2:48)
- "The Western World" (3:08)
- "We'll Never Know" (2:42)
- "Confusion" (3:01)
- "Nothing to Lose" (2:57)
- "It's Not Enough to Believe" (2:38)
- "You Get the Life You Choose" (2:52)
- "Affliction" (3:19)
- "Brag, Exaggerate & Lie" (2:04)
- "Die for You" (3:40)
- "Next in Line" (2:50) †
- "One Nation" (2:47)‡
- "Just One More Day" (3:18) ↔
† = CD/LP bonus track
‡ = Vinyl only bonus track
↔ = Free download through Textango and MySpace Records from March 25th to April 8th, currently available for download from the band's myspace music player.
[edit] Personnel
- Jim Lindberg - Vocals
- Fletcher Dragge - Guitar, Vocals
- Randy Bradbury - Bass
- Byron McMackin - Drums
[edit] References
- ^ Pennywise: Next Album In 2007. Ultimate-Guitar.com (2005-09-29). Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Pennywise To Write New Album. Ultimate-Guitar.com (2006-05-29). Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Interview with Fletcher Dragge. ThePunkSite (2006-10-06). Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ New Pennywise Album Out In Early 2008. Ultimate-Guitar.com (2007-09-05). Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ PW in the studio now. Pennywisdom.info (October 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ Pennywise On MySpace Records, Free Album
- ^ Pennywise resurrected by its new friends on MySpace. OC Register (2008-03-21). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ 2008 Tour Dates. Pennywisdom.info. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
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