3-D (I See Stars album)

3-D is the debut studio album by American electronicore band I See Stars. The album debuted at number 176 on the Billboard 200, number 5 on Top Heatseekers, and number 22 on Top Independent Albums.[3] The songs "Save the Cheerleader" and "The Big Bad Wolf" were both re-recorded from their first EP, Green Light Go!. The singles "The Common Hours", "3-D" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends", were also re-recorded, having been previously released as demos. All of the band members were under the age of 20 by the time the album was recorded, the oldest being rhythm guitarist Jimmy Gregerson at 19.

3-D
Studio album by I See Stars
Released	April 14, 2009 (2009-04-14)
Genre	Electronicore
Length	32:36
Label	Sumerian
Producer	Cameron Mizell
I See Stars chronology
I See Stars (2008) 3-D (2009) The End of the World Party (2011)
Singles from 3-D
"What This Means to Me" Released: May 2, 2009 "3-D" Released: January 21, 2010 "The Common Hours" Released: October 21, 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	75%[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Andrew and Devin Oliver, all music composed by I See Stars.

Original CD[4][5][6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Project Wakeup"	2:25
2.	"The Common Hours"	3:07
3.	"3-D"	3:11
4.	"Save the Cheerleader, Save the World"	4:06
5.	"The Big Bad Wolf"	3:41
6.	"I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge"	3:08
7.	"The Ocean"	1:10
8.	"Comfortably Confused"	3:00
9.	"Where the Sidewalk Ends"	2:25
10.	"Sing This" (featuring Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)	3:00
11.	"What This Means to Me"	3:27
Total length:		32:36

Other media

References to other media

• "Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a reference to Shel Silverstein's poetry book, Where the Sidewalk Ends.
• "I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge" is a reference to 20th Century Fox's 1999 film Fight Club.
• "Save the Cheerleader" is a reference to the NBC show Heroes first season motto.
• "The Big Bad Wolf" is a reference to Charles Perrault's fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood.

Appearances in other media

• The song "Comfortably Confused" appeared in the music video game Power Gig: Rise of the SixString.[7]
• The single "What This Means to Me" was included as a track on the compilation album Atticus: IV produced by Atticus Clothing.

Personnel

I See Stars

• Brent Allen – lead guitar
• Jimmy Gregerson – rhythm guitar
• Zach Johnson – unclean vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencer, programming
• Andrew Oliver – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Devin Oliver – clean vocals
• Jeff Valentine – bass guitar

Production

• Cameron Mizell - production, mastering and mixing
• James Paul Wisner - pre-production
• Shawn Keith - A&R

References

1. "3-D Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
2. "3-D Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
3. "I See Stars album charting". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
4. "3-D track list". Amazon.
5. "3-D missprint". Discogs.
6. "3-D correct". Discogs.
7. "Music - Power Gig". Seven45 Studios. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2011.