''The Distillers'' is the debut album by the American punk rock band

The Distillers The Distillers are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by vocalist and guitarist Brody Dalle. Dalle co-wrote, played guitar and provided lead vocals for nearly every track on the band's three albums. After the ...

, released in 2000.

Track listing

All tracks written by

Brody Dalle Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson; 1 January 1979) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. She began playing music in her adolescence and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18, where she founded the punk rock band The D ...

except where noted. #"Oh Serena" – 2:32 #"Idoless" – 2:28 #"The World Comes Tumblin'" – 3:08 #"L.A. Girl" – 2:59 #"Distilla Truant" – 2:24 #" Ask the Angels" (

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) – 3:10 #"Oldscratch" – 0:43 #"Girlfixer" (Dalle, Kim Fuellman) – 1:14 #"Open Sky" – 3:07 #"Red Carpet and Rebellion" – 3:08 #"Colossus U.S.A." – 2:15 #"Blackheart" – 1:45 #"Gypsy Rose Lee" – 3:54 #"The Blackest Years" – 7:28 Notes *After the final track, "The Blackest Years", there is a hidden track. It is an early version of "Young Girls" which appears on the next album, ''

Sing Sing Death House ''Sing Sing Death House'' is the second studio album by the American punk rock band The Distillers, released in 2002 on Hellcat Records. The song "Seneca Falls" was featured in the game '' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4'' and is a reference to the Se ...

''. But this version contains different lyrics and is performed by Brody Dalle solo on electric guitar. *"The World Comes Tumblin'" has been covered by

The Wildhearts The Wildhearts are an English rock band, formed in 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as the Beatles and 1980s- ...

on their album of covers, '' Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.''

Personnel

The Distillers *

–

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

*Kim "Chi" Fuellman – bass, vocals * Rose Casper – guitar *Matt Young – drums Additional musician *Ronnie King –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

on "Ask the Angels" Production *Producer: Thomas "TJ" Johnson – producer, engineer, mixing *Donnell Cameron – assistant engineer *Jay Gordon – assistant engineer *Gene Grimaldi – mastering *Mike "Sak" Fasano – drum technician *Jesse Fischer – art direction *Brody Dalle – art direction *B.J. Papas – photography

References

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