Misguided is Argyle Park's first and only album under that name. The album was released on March 21, 1995 by R.E.X. Records into the Christian rock market, and sits alongside other early 90s work by Circle of Dust and Mortal as being instrumental in introducing industrial music to the Christian music scene. The album was nominated for Best Metal/Hard Rock Album at the 27th Annual GMA Dove Awards in 1996.[5]
Misguided is a diverse album that combines elements such as techno, metal guitar, ragtime piano, horns, samples, and dark vocals. Members cited influences such as Portishead and jazz being responsible for the experimentation on the album.[6] It also features a wide variety of guest appearances by other alternative Christian bands and mainstream industrial bands of the mid 90s. The lyrics generally center around themes of betrayal, bitterness, and emotional pain, with band members and associates at various times hinting that the album was acting as catharsis for a child abuse situation at the church they all attended while growing up.[6][7][8] The resultant thematic darkness of the album caused its reception to be mixed, with many Christian listeners protesting the lack of positive content, even going so far as to call it "anti-Christian".[6] R.E.X. themselves attempted to censor the band before the album's release, deeming the outro verse of the song "Doomsayer" as being too controversial and cutting it from the song. The band, however, inserted the cut snippet onto the end of the album master tape before R.E.X. noticed and the outro now appears as a hidden track at the very end of the CD.[citation needed] The controversy and backlash caused the band members to shut Argyle Park down two years after conception.[9]
Tommy Victor of Prong wrote the main riff for the song "Doomsayer", and later used this same riff in the Prong song "Controller".[8] Originally released on R.E.X. Records, the album was re-issued as a limited run in 2005 by Retroactive Records with bonus tracks, additional booklet information, and enhanced ROM material on the disc.[3]
Track listing
|
| 1. |
"Refuge" | Argyle Park, Buka | J. G. Thirlwell |
1:13 |
| 2. |
"Headscrew" | Argyle Park, Dred, Deathwish, King Salomon, Buka | Christy Sweet, Celldweller, King Salomon, Klank |
4:57 |
| 3. |
"Agony" | Argyle Park, Celldweller | Gyro, Dirk Lemmenes, Jeff Bellew, Ted Cookerly, Alabama King Fish |
5:15 |
| 4. |
"Futile" | Argyle Park | Keith Corp |
1:41 |
| 5. |
"Scarred for Life" | Dred, Celldweller | |
4:18 |
| 6. |
"A Burden's Folly" | Buka, Deathwish, Dred, Celldweller | |
2:29 |
| 7. |
"Circle" | Deathwish | Christy Sweet |
3:04 |
| 8. |
"Leave Me Alone" | Argyle Park, Dred, Lauren Boquette | Lauren Boquette, Marco Forcone, Alabama King Fish |
5:31 |
| 9. |
"Violent" | Deathwish, Dred | Evol Eye Jeni, Celldweller |
4:29 |
| 10. |
"Diesel" | Argyle Park | |
1:02 |
| 11. |
"Gutterboy (I Am I Am)" | Dred, Buka | Jeff Bellew, Dirk Lemmenes, King Salomon |
4:00 |
| 12. |
"Og" | Og | |
1:19 |
| 13. |
"Misanthrope" | Buka, Dred | |
4:37 |
| 14. |
"Skin Shed" | Deathwish, Dred, Celldweller, Tommy Victor | Tommy Victor, Celldweller |
2:19 |
| 15. |
"Skin Shed" | Deathwish, Dred, Celldweller, Tommy Victor | Tommy Victor, Celldweller |
2:28 |
| 16. |
"Skin Shed" | Deathwish, Dred, Celldweller, Tommy Victor | Tommy Victor, Celldweller |
2:47 |
| 17. |
"Doomsayer" | Argyle Park, Tommy Victor, King Salomon | King Salomon, Tommy Victor |
4:23 |
| 18. |
"Uffern" | Deathwish | |
4:51 |
| 19. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:24 |
| 20. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:33 |
| 21. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:31 |
| 22. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:38 |
| 23. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:44 |
| 24. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:40 |
| 25. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:30 |
| 26. |
"Phone Conversation About 'Skin Shed'" | | |
2:08 |
| 27. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:16 |
| 28. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:10 |
| 29. |
"Message From Og ("Get It On (Bang A Gong)" Improv)" | | |
1:53 |
| 30. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:12 |
| 31. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:12 |
| 32. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:12 |
| 33. |
"[Silent track]" | | |
0:15 |
| 34. |
"Doomsayer (Original Ending)" | | |
0:59 |
vinyl pressing
There were only three pressings of the album on vinyl, each of which were given to members of the band. One of these was eventually purchased by a fan, who confirmed that the vinyl edition of the album contained an extra track, "Babylon". This same song had been included on Klay Scott's 1998 Circle of Dust album Disengage, and presumably would have been one of the songs included on Buka's Backwoods Records compilation.
Release history
| Label |
Date |
Format |
Catalog |
Notes |
|---|
| R.E.X. Records |
1994 |
Compact Disc |
REX 410172-2 |
| stereo LP |
|
Only three copies pressed for the band |
| R.E.X. Records |
1995 |
Compact Disc |
|
Repressed for R.E.X.'s new distribution deal |
| Retroactive Records |
2004 |
Compact Disc |
|
Enhanced disc with text notes and images |
Contributors
Most of the contributors to Misguided appeared under aliases or alternate spellings of their commonly known names. Their real identities, if known, are listed here.
Main Members
- Buka: still unidentified officially, though to according to a Facebook post by Klank, his real name is Chris Martello.[10] Jim Thirlwell claims that Buka was a producer at MTV Sports.[11]
- Deathwish and Dred: aliases of Klayton, who also produced the album using the name Celldweller
Guest appearances
- Jim Thirlwell of Foetus, Wiseblood, Steroid Maximus, and Manorexia - narration on "Refuge"
- Klank: Daren Diolosa, guitarist of Circle of Dust and later a frontman of his own band Klank - vocals on "Headscrew"
- Gyro: Jyro Xhan of Mortal and Fold Zandura - vocals and shouts on "Agony"
- Tedd Cookerly, vocalist from Every Day Life - shouts on "Agony"
- Lauren Boquette from Drown - vocals on "Leave Me Alone"
- Marco Forcone from Drown - extra percussion on "Leave Me Alone"
- Tommy Victor of Prong - vocals on "Skin Shed", guitar and bass on "Doomsayer"
- King Salomon: Mark Salomon, vocalist from Stavesacre and The Crucified - vocals on "Headscrew", "Gutterboy (I Am I Am)", and "Doomsayer"
- Dirk Lemmenes, from Focused and bass player from Stavesacre - shouts on "Agony", vocals on "Gutterboy (I Am I Am)"
- Jeff Bellew from CHATTERbOX, Stavesacre, and The Crucified - shouts on "Agony", vocals on "Gutterboy (I Am I Am)"
- Evol Eye Jeni: Jeni from Sill[12] - vocals on "Violent"
- Keith Corp - horns on "Futile"
- Christy Sweet - vocals on "Headscrew" and "Circle"
- Alabama King Fish: Chris Donahue, bassist for Circle of Dust and bassist and guitarist for Vigilantes of Love - bass on "Agony", piano on "Leave Me Alone"
- Og: John Lopez, bassist for Circle of Dust - performer and writer of "Og"
References
- ↑ Wilson, Jon (April 1, 1997). "Argyle Park - Misguided" (Web). Cross Rhythms Magazine (Cross Rhythms) (CR Mag 38). Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ↑ Morrow, Matt. "Argyle Park - Misguided". The Whipping Post. Tripod.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Marihugh, Josh (7 June 2004). "Misguided review". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ↑ Spencer, Trey (May 13, 2011). "Argyle Park - Misguided". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ Price, Deborah Evans (February 24, 1996). "Michael W. Smith, DC Talk's McKeehan Top Dove Noms" (Print). Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 108 (8): 104. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Argyle Park interview". The Garlic Press. 1996. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ↑ "Klank interview". HM Magazine. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Circle of Dust interview". hmmagazine.com. 2003. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ↑ "AP2 interview". Automata. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "Woodensoul". Facebook. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "SPINonline Conference With Foetus -- Jim Thirlwell". April 26, 1995. Retrieved 2009-04-08. "Jim Foetus : The guy from argyle park is one of the producers of MTV Sports which I do the voiceovers for and he asked me to do it at the end of a session and just gave me the script and I said why not?"
- ↑ Album description by allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2010
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