Conditions of My Parole

Conditions of My Parole is the second studio album by Puscifer. The album was produced by Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell and Josh Eustis. Contributing musicians for the album include the aforementioned Keenan, Mitchell, and Eustis as well as Carina Round, Juliette Commagere, Matt McJunkins, Jeff Friedl, Gil Sharone and Rani Sharone, Jonny Polonsky, Tim Alexander, Devo Keenan, Alessandro Cortini, Tanya O'Callaghan, Sarah Jones, and Jon Theodore.[1] The video for "Conditions of My Parole" featured Maynard and Laura Milligan from Mr. Show as their characters Billy D. and Hildy Berger, who also appear in character on the album cover.[2]

Conditions of My Parole
Studio album by Puscifer
Released	18 October 2011
Recorded	Caduceus Cellars Bunker
Genre	Alternative rock, post-industrial
Length	50:54
Label	Puscifer Entertainment
Producer	Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Maynard James Keenan
Puscifer chronology
Sound into Blood into Wine (2010) Conditions of My Parole (2011) Donkey Punch the Night (2013)

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Maynard James Keenan.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Tiny Monsters"	Carina Round/Mat Mitchell/Josh Eustis	4:44
2.	"The Green Valley"	Round/Mitchell/Eustis	3:55
3.	"Monsoons"	Eustis/Mitchell	4:17
4.	"Telling Ghosts"	Jeff Friedl/Eustis/Mitchell	4:49
5.	"Horizons"	Eustis/Mitchell	3:29
6.	"Man Overboard"	Round/Eustis/Mitchell	4:19
7.	"Toma"	Round/Eustis/Mitchell	3:40
8.	"The Rapture" (Fear Is a Mind Killa Mix)	Round/Eustis/Mitchell/Matt McJunkins	6:14
9.	"Conditions of My Parole"	Round/Eustis/Mitchell/McJunkins	2:54
10.	"The Weaver"	Round/Eustis/Mitchell	4:40
11.	"Oceans"	Eustis/Mitchell	3:43
12.	"Tumbleweed"	Eustis/Mitchell	4:16
Total length:			50:54

The physical edition contains an intro resembling "Tumbleweed" at the beginning, thus making the track 5:36 in length.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
[&].com	[4]

The album received positive reviews. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic described it as "a fine piece of cold weather headphone music."[3]

Personnel

Performers

• Maynard James Keenan – lead vocals
• Carina Round – additional vocals (1–10, 12), guitar (2)
• Mat Mitchell – bass (1, 2, 6, 7, 10) guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10), programming (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11), banjo (2)
• Josh Eustis – programming (1, 3–7, 11), guitar (2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), piano (3), banjo (12), erhu (12)
• Jonny Polonsky – guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), mandolin (6)
• Jon Theodore – drums (2, 7, 9, 10)
• Matt McJunkins – bass (3, 4, 9)
• Devo Keenan – cello (3)
• Jeff Friedl – drums (3), percussion (3), additional percussion (6–8)
• Sarah Jones – drums (6, 7)
• Tanya O'Callaghan – bass (7)
• Gil Sharone – drums (8)
• Rani Sharone – bass (8)
• Juliette Commagere – additional vocals (11)
• Alessandro Cortini – Buchla (11)
• Tim Alexander – drums (12)

Production

• Ms. Puscifer – production
• Mat Mitchell – production, mixing
• Josh Eustis – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Art

• Tim Cadiente – photography bals
• Juan Mendez – design

References

1. "PUSCIFER: 'Conditions Of My Parole' Artwork Unveiled". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011.
2. "Puscifer 'Conditions of My Parole'". Rolling Stone. October 24, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
3. Heaney, Gregory. "allmusic ((( Conditions of My Parole > Review )))". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
4. Davis, Kyzer. "Puscifer - Conditions of My Parole". Bracket and Bracket. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.