''Total'' is the second
album
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by the American
pop punk
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band
Teenage Bottlerocket
Teenage Bottlerocket is an American punk rock band formed in Laramie, Wyoming in 2000. The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders. The band's music is heav ...
. It was released on April 12, 2005 on
Red Scare Records
Red Scare Industries (sometimes referred to as Red Scare Records) is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco (but moved to Chicago) by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg.
Jeg started the label in 2004 when his f ...
. The album was recorded at
The Blasting Room
The Blasting Room is a recording studio in Fort Collins, Colorado. Founded by members of the punk rock band All in 1994, it is owned and operated by musician Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag, All, Only Crime) and Jason Livermore. Th ...
by
Andrew Berlin and
Bill Stevenson. "Radio" and "Blood Bath at Burger King", which were previously released on a split 7" with
Prototipes, were recorded October 29 and 30, 2004. The rest of the songs were recorded December 18–23, 2004 and January 3–6, 2005.
Three songs that originally appeared on ''
Another Way'', the band's previous album, were re-recorded during the ''Total'' sessions: "Rebound", which appears on the album, "Be Stag", which only appears on the vinyl version of the album, and "Pull the Plug", which was released on the ''
Take Action! Vol. 5'' compilation. Additionally, "Go Away" was also re-recorded for this album, originally appearing on a split 7-inch with
Bill the Welder.
Reception
Corey Apar for
AllMusic
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says, "''Total'' is right up at the top with the best pop-punk out there...", comparing the band's sound to that of the
Ramones
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.
Punknews.org ranked the album at number 18 on their list of the year's 20 best releases.
Track listing
CD
# "Radio" – 2:23
# "So Cool" – 2:36
# "Stupid Games" – 2:27
# "Fall for Me" – 3:02
# "Crashing" – 1:23
# "Lost in Space" – 2:02
# "Go Away" – 2:14
# "Rebound" – 2:18
# "Blood Bath at Burger King" – 2:27
# "Veronica " – 1:15
# "Repeat Offender" – 2:20
# "A Bomb" – 1:38
# "So Far Away" – 3:38
Vinyl
Side A
# "Radio" – 2:23
# "So Cool" – 2:36
# "Stupid Games" – 2:27
# "Fall for Me" – 3:02
# "Crashing" – 1:23
# "Lost in Space" – 2:02
# "Be Stag" – 2:02
#* Vinyl exclusive track
Side B
# "Go Away" – 2:14
# "Rebound" – 2:18
# "Blood Bath at Burger King" – 2:27
# "Veronica " – 1:15
# "Repeat Offender" – 2:20
# "A Bomb" – 1:38
# "So Far Away" – 3:38
Personnel
* Ray Carlisle – bass, vocals
* Kody Templeman – guitar, vocals
* Joel Pattinson - guitar, back ups
* Brandon Carlisle – drums
References
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2005 albums
Teenage Bottlerocket albums
Red Scare Industries albums