The Distillers is the debut album by the American punk rock band the Distillers, released in 2000.
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| Released | April 11, 2000[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 1999–January 2000 | |||
| Studio | Westbeach Recorders (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Punk rock,[2] hardcore punk,[2] street punk[3][4] | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
| Label | Hellcat | |||
| Producer | Thomas Johnson | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Kerrang! | [6] |
| In Music We Trust | A[7] |
| Metal Hammer | 10/10[8] |
The Reno Gazette-Journal wrote that "Brody Armstrong delivers profane, out-of-control vocals as if she's scratching the eyes out of a lover in a bar's back alley."[9]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Brody Dalle 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" (Ivan Kral, Patti Smith) – 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. 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 on their album of covers, Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.
Personnel
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- Brody Dalle – vocals, guitar
- Kim "Chi" Fuellman – bass, vocals
- Rose Casper – guitar
- Matt Young – drums
Additional musician
- Ronnie King – piano 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
edit- ^ "The Distillers - The Distillers". Epitaph Records. April 25, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c AllMusic review
- ^ "Distillers, The: The Distillers". In Music We Trust.
- ^ "Brody Dalle: Spinnerette / The Distillers". Exclaim.ca.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Distillers". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Mörat (June 3, 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 804. EMAP. p. 46. ISSN 0262-6624.
- ^ Steininger, Alex (September–October 2000). "Distillers, The: The Distillers". In Music We Trust. No. 33. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ Black, Virginia (July 2000). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 77. Future plc. p. 79. ISSN 0955-1190.
- ^ Robison, Mark (April 21, 2000). "The Distillers 'The Distillers'". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. G20.