The Fall of Troy (album)

The Fall of Troy
Studio album by The Fall of Troy
Released	November 4, 2003
Recorded	May 2003 at The Hall of Justice, Seattle
Genre	Mathcore, post-hardcore
Length	42:16
Label	Lujo Records, Equal Vision Records (re-release)
Producer	Joel M. Brown
The Fall of Troy chronology
The Fall of Troy (2003) Ghostship Demos (EP) (2004)
Alternative Cover
Re-release cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Punknews.org	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]

The Fall of Troy is the self-titled debut album by The Fall of Troy.

Track listing

All tracks written by The Fall of Troy.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rockstar Nailbomb!"	2:02
2.	"Spartacus"	1:15
3.	"The Circus That Has Brought Us Back to These Nights (Yo Chocola)"	3:08
4.	"Mouths Like Sidewinder Missiles"	3:51
5.	"The Last March of the Ents"	2:59
6.	"F.C.P.S.I.T.S.G.E.P.G.E.P.G.E.P."	4:40
7.	"Whacko Jacko Steals the Elephant Man's Bones"	4:51
8.	"Reassurance Rests in the Sea"	3:58
9.	"The Adventures of Allan Gordon"	4:06
10.	"I Just Got This Symphony Goin'"	4:14
11.	"What Sound Does a Mastodon Make?"	7:12
Total length:		42:16

Information

• The band members were 17 when they recorded this album, with the exception of Thomas, who had turned 18 two months before the recording started.
• The whole album was recorded in one week throughout one take.^[3]
• Lead singer and guitarist Thomas Erak has the original album's cover art tattooed on his left arm.
• "The Last March of The Ents" is about the Destruction of Isengard from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
• "The Adventures of Allan Gordon" is about the book The Iceberg Hermit.
• "F.C.P.S.I.T.S.G.E.P.G.E.P.G.E.P." has the speculated meanings:
  1. The widespread opinion ^[4][5][6][7] is that "F.C.P.S.I.T.S.G.E.P.G.E.P.G.E.P." stands for "Fuck Condoms, Premarital Sex Is The Shit! Get 'Em/E'r Pregnant, Get 'Em/'Er Pregnant, Get 'Em/'Er Pregnant!"
  2. According to the guitarist's personal LiveJournal account, the song name matches exactly with a personal saying as described above.
  3. According to the band's FAQ, "No comment, and even if you figure it out, it doesn't mean anything." (Presumably, the title is a joke that does not mean anything related to the lyrics or the song's meaning itself.).^[8]

Personnel

• Tim Ward - bass, vocals
• Thomas Erak - guitar, vocals
• Andrew Forsman - drums
• Joel M. Brown - production, additional vocals on "F.C.P.S.I.T.S.G.E.P.G.E.P.G.E.P."
• Jeff Suffering - vocals on "Spartacus" and "F.C.P.S.I.T.S.G.E.P.G.E.P.G.E.P."
• Gail Erak - vocals on "What Sound Does a Mastodon Make" and backing vocals on "F.C.P.S.I.T.S.G.E.P.G.E.P.G.E.P."
• Andy Myers - design and layout

References

1. Punknews.org review
2. Sputnikmusic review
3. HardcoreSounds
4. Meaning of "FCPSITSGEPGEPGEP" in a February 2005 user comment at SongMeanings.net
5. Meaning of "FCPSITSGEPGEPGEP" in a September 2005 user comment at Music-Discussion.com
6. Meaning of "FCPSITSGEPGEPGEP" in a May 2006 user comment at Punknews.org
7. Meaning of "FCPSITSGEPGEPGEP" at Last.fm
8. The Fall of Troy's official FAQ page, scroll down