''The Suicide Machines'' is the third album by the American punk rock band

The Suicide Machines The Suicide Machines are an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan. During the course of their career, the band has released seven full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records, Side One Dummy Records and Fat Wre ...

, released in 2000 by Hollywood Records. It was the band's first album with drummer Ryan Vandeberghe, replacing Derek Grant who had left the group before the release of 1998's 'Battle Hymns'. The album's musical direction shifted away from the

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and

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styles of their previous albums and exhibited heavy pop influence, leading many to classify the album as

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, though elements of ska and hardcore did appear during the back half of the album. A

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was filmed for the single "Sometimes I Don't Mind", which reached #22 on '' Billboards Modern Rock charts. The album itself ranked at #188 on the Billboard 200. The album's closing track, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden", was originally recorded for the soundtrack to the 1999 movie ''

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'' and was included on the film's soundtrack album.

Background

The album's change in direction from the previous two albums had to do with the fact that Lukacinsky and Nunley got heavily into

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and wanted to write poppier rock songs instead of their usual songs, while Navarro just wanted to write more punk songs. Navarro stayed out of the creative process of the album due to the fact he was dealing with personal issues and the fact that tensions were growing between Lukacinsky and Nunley with them basically hating each other and getting into fights constantly.

Track listing

All songs written by

except where noted #"Sometimes I Don't Mind" - 3:14 #"Permanent Holiday" - 2:07 #"The Fade Away" - 3:09 #"Too Many Words" - 2:17 #"No Sale" - 2:24 #"Green" - 2:08 #"Extraordinary" - 2:45 #"I Hate Everything" - 2:37 #"All Out" - 1:53 #"Perfect Day" - 2:09 #"Sincerity" - 2:39 #"Reasons" - 1:12 #"Goodbye for Now" - 2:27 #" I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" (written & originally performed by

Joe South Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for " Ga ...

) - 2:42

Personnel

*Jason Navarro - vocals *

Dan Lukacinsky Dan Lukacinsky is a singer and musician who provided vocals and guitar for the Suicide Machines. He now plays guitar and sings in Kick Like Kato. He's also been working as a producer for other bands and has been selling guitars for a living. He gre ...

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, backing vocals * Royce Nunley - bass, backing vocals *Ryan Vandeberghe - drums *Ice T- additional backing vocals on "I Hate Everything" *Joe Bishara - loops and programming *Patrick Warren -

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on "Extraordinary" *Bennett Salvay - orchestral arrangements and organ

Album information

*Record label: Hollywood Records *Produced by

Julian Raymond Julian Raymond is an American songwriter and music producer. He has worked with various music artists, including Insane Clown Posse, Glen Campbell, Cheap Trick, Jennifer Nettles, Fastball, Albert Lee, Fleetwood Mac, Kottonmouth Kings, among othe ...

*All songs written by The Suicide Machines except " I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" by

*Engineered by Greg Goldman and John Aguto with assistance by Bryan Cook, Alex Gibson, and German Villacorta *Mixed at Image Recording, Inc. by

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except tracks 5, 7, & 8 mixed by

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at Encore Studios in Burbank, California *Mastered by Bryan Gardener at Bernie Grundman Mastering in

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*Art direction & design by Enny Joo *Photography by Brent Panelli *Creative director: Dave Snow

References

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