Back 2 Base X

Back 2 Base X
Studio album by (hed) Planet Earth
Released June 6, 2006
Genre Punk rock, rap rock, ska punk
Length 45:50
Label Suburban Noize
Producer Jahred Gomes, Kevin Zinger, Brad Xavier
(hed) Planet Earth chronology
Only in Amerika
(2004)		 Back 2 Base X
(2006)		 Insomnia
(2007)
Singles from Back 2 Base X
  1. "Get Ready"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Beware Do We Go"
    Released: 2006

Back 2 Base X is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band Hed PE. Released on June 6, 2006, it is the band's first release on Suburban Noize.

Music

Back 2 Base X was influenced by classic punk bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash,[1] and was intended as a return to the basics of rock music, and did not rely as heavily on studio enhancement as previous releases.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
411Mania(9/10)[3]
Allmusic[4]
Melodic.net[5]
Metal Underground[6]
musicOMH[7]

Back 2 Base X peaked at #12 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #154 on the Top Internet Albums Chart and at #154 on the Billboard 200.[8]

Allmusic's Rob Theakston wrote that "Back 2 Base X suffers from the same problems as Amerika: it tries to be conceptual in thought à la Tool and vicious in its political commentary à la Fugazi or System of a Down, but somehow falls short by sounding like an angry stoner on a soapbox. It won't win any new fans, but existing fans of (hed) pe's work won't be turning their backs away from the band in anger anytime soon, either."[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Listen"  Jared Gomes 2:53
2. "Novus Ordos Clitorus"  Gomes, Jaxon Benge 3:13
3. "Lock and Load"  Gomes 3:03
4. "White Collars"  Gomes, Benge 3:22
5. "Get Ready"  Gomes 2:52
6. "Sophia"  Gomes, Mark Bistany 3:23
7. "Peer Pressure"  Gomes 0:44
8. "Beware Do We Go"  Gomes 3:54
9. "Daze of War"  Gomes, Benge, Bistany, Doug Boyce, Michael Todd, Mark Young 5:13
10. "Sweetchops"  Gomes, Benge 3:05
11. "So It Be"  Gomes 3:57
12. "Let's Ride"  Gomes, Benge, Bistany, Boyce, Todd, Young 4:08
13. "The Chosen One"  Gomes, Young 3:18
Total length:
 45:50
Japanese Bonus Track
No. Title Length
15. "Night Club in Bali"   2:45

Personnel

(Hed) Planet Earth
Production
  • Produced by Jahred Gomes, Kevin Zinger & Brad Xavier
  • Recorded @ Jared's Huntington Beach Apartment
  • Mixed & mastered by Patrick «P-Nice» Shevelin
  • Additional vocals by The Rabbi Michael Zimmerman (2, 10, 11)
  • Additional guitar by Ray Bones (3) & Heath (1)
  • Additional bass by Heath (1)
  • Additional composer: Michael Todd (9, 12)
  • Management by Kevin Zinger
  • Art concept by Jahred Gomes
  • Artwork & layout design by Larry Love

References

  1. ↑ "(HED)P.E Announces Co-Headlining Tour With Kingspade". The Gauntlet. January 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Interview with (hed)P. E.". Live-Metal. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  3. ↑ 411Mania review
  4. 1 2 Allmusic review
  5. ↑ Melodic.net review
  6. ↑ Metal Underground review
  7. ↑ musicOMH review
  8. ↑ "Charts and awards for Back 2 Base X". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
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