''Identical Remote Controlled Reactions'' is the second studio album by Australian

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. It is the only album to feature Joey Biro as lead vocalist. The album proved far stronger than their previous album, ''

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'', in song personality and overall weight in sound. Though not taken as well by critics, it was well received by the fanbase. The album itself seemed far more adventurous in sound, with short instrumental interludes included between songs and far more experimentation with keyboards and bass. It was recorded at Backbeach Studios in

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and Adam Rhodes.

Background

In August 2001, Superheist supported

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at his Sydney concert, they also appeared at various festivals later that year:

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(October/November), Meredith (mid-December), and Falls (late December). The group signed an international management deal with Gary Avilla (

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). However, founding lead singer Roderick "Berger" McLeod "no longer shared the band's commitment and enthusiasm" and had left in November. In the next month he was replaced by Joey Biro (ex-From The Inside). Following the

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festival in January 2002, the group began work on their second album, ''Identical Remote Controlled Reactions'', which was issued in September. It was co-produced by the band's guitarist Richard William "DW" Norton with Adam Rhodes. They recorded it at Backbeach Studios in

. It peaked at No. 20 on the

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. The lead single, "7 Years", had appeared in May 2002, which peaked at No. 29 – the group's highest charting single. It was followed in August by a semi-acoustic rock ballad, "

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", which peaked at No. 50. At the

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, Norton and Rhodes were nominated for Engineer of the Year for "A Dignified Rage".

Track listing

Personnel

Superheist *

– guitar, backing vocals, producer * Sean Pentecost – drums * Fetah Sabawi –

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, samplers * Drew Dedman – bass guitar * Joey Biro – lead vocals Production work * Producer, engineer, mixer – Adam Rhodes (tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 12, 13, 15, 16), dw Norton (tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 12, 13, 15, 16), Fetah Sabawi (tracks: 5, 11, 14, 17) * Additional engineer – Chris Dickie, Forrester Savell, Richard Stolz ** Assistant engineer – Action Sam, Dan Reymer, Jimi Maroudas, Shae Mete * Mastering – John Ruberto

Charts

References

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