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Dynamite Hack Dynamite Hack is an American post-grunge band formed in Austin, Texas in 1997, taking its name from a line in the film '' Caddyshack'', in which Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) describes the marijuana he is smoking as "dynamite hack" to Ty Webb (Chev ...

, released in 2000. The album peaked at No. 84 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Production

The album was produced by David Eaton. A remixed version of the "

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" cover appears on the album, after

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asked the band to remove certain words.

Critical reception

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'' called the album "supersheeny corporate punk." The ''

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'' wrote: "Call ‘em Blink-91—a cut-rate, half-price take on Blink-182’s melodic power-punk, minus the puerile wit and deceptively smart commentary (in other words, the character)." ''

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'' deemed the album "the smartest power pop to break out of Texas in years." ''

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'' wrote that "bubble-gum punk, pseudo-rap, and watered-down 'alternative' rock are all present." ''

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'' considered it "slightly above-average pop-punk that plays with dynamics more than usual, though not enough to transcend the overdone and tired genre." ''

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'' chose the band's cover of "Boyz-N-The-Hood" as the 46th worst song of the 2000s.

Track listing

All songs written by Dynamite Hack, except where noted. :1. "Switcheroo" 3:12 :2. "Anyway" 2:33 :3. "Alvin" 2:41 :4. "Dear Kate," 2:51 :5. "G-Force" 3:00 :6. "Wussypuff" 3:02 :7. "Blue Sky" 3:46 :8. "Slice Of Heaven" 2:42 :9. "Granola" 2:04 :10. "

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, Eric Wright, O'Shea Jackson; Music: Dynamite Hack) :11. "Pick Up Lines" 3:12 :12. "Marie..." 2:44 :13. "Just Another Day, Baby" 0:25 :14. "Laughter" 2:16 :15. "Anyway (Mellow Version)" 4:00 "Boyz-N-The-Hood" is a cover, originally performed by N.W.A.

Personnel

Dynamite Hack

*Mark Morris - Guitar, Piano, Vocals *Mike Vlahakis: Guitars *Chad Robinson: Bass, Vocals *Chase Texas: Drums, Percussion

Additional Personnel

*Willy Paisano: Keyboards on "Blue Sky" *William Snell: Slide Guitar on "Marie..." *Emily Kate: Additional Vocal on "Anyway (Piano Version)" *Christophe "

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": Drums on "Blue Sky" and "Slice of Heaven" *Jon Dishongh: Additional keyboards and electronic beats/sequencing

Production

*Arranged by Dynamite Hack and David Eaton *Produced and recorded by David Eaton, with recording assistance (at Fire Station) by Bobby Arnold *Tracks 1-9 and 11-15 mixed at Quad Studios and Pedernales Studios by Chris Shaw (assistance at Quad Studios by Gabriel Martinez); track 10 mixed by David Eaton *Mastered by Howie Weinberg *All songs published by Choosy Mothers Music/Pie Mikey Pie Music/Wussypuff Music/Happysmallchild Music, except track ten (lyrics published by Ruthless Attack Music; music published by Choosy Mothers Music/Pie Mikey Pie Music/Wussypuff Music/Happysmallchild Music)

Singles

*"Boyz-N-The Hood", released in March/April 2000 as the first single.

References

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