''The Crucial Conspiracy'' is the third full-length album by

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band

The Dingees The Dingees are a band formed in Orange County, California in 1996. Other Projects *Matt Hernandez played in Project 86 and Unashamed. *Tony Terusa is currently in The O.C. Supertones and was in Saved. *Ethan Luck was in many bands, most no ...

. The album shows a reggae and roots music influence, although its style constantly shifts and includes what was described as only "a fading memory" of

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Track listing

# "Spray Paint" – 3:03 # "Middle Man" – 2:14 # "Summer" – 3:41 # "Dear Sister, Dear Brother" – 4:21 # "Christina Fight Back" – 1:41 # "Ronnie Raygun" – 1:15 # "We Rot the Voodoo" – 2:52 # "General Information" – 2:17 # "Latch Key Kids" – 3:44 # "Moving Underground" – 4:10 # "Whole Scene" – 3:43 # "The World's Last Night" – 4:37 # "Declaration" – 1:39

Lineup

*Pegleg - Vocals, Guitar, Sax *Dave Chevalier - Throat, Tenor Sax, Organ, Piano *Aaron Landers - Guitar, Organ, Backups *Bean - M-Bass *Scott Rodgers - Drums, Backups

Guest musicians

*J Bonner - Hammond Organ, Rhodes, Clavinet, Melodica, Produb *

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- Bari Sax, Alto Sax, Theremin, Vocals * Ronnie Martin - Synth *Travis Larsen - Trombone *Mike Sullivan - Trumpet *

Frank Lenz Frank Lenz (born 18 June 1967 in San Leandro, California) is a drummer from Southern California who has done work for many bands and artists, including Richard Swift, The Weepies, Everest, Pedro The Lion, Starflyer 59, Lassie Foundation, Duralu ...

- Drums, Percussion, Organ, Piano *Chris Colbert - Sampling

Miscellaneous

The Crucial Conspiracy was re-released on vinyl by Open Water Records in 2009.

References

The Dingees albums 2001 albums Tooth & Nail Records albums {{2000s-punk-album-stub