Menace to Sobriety (OPM album)

Menace to Sobriety is the debut studio album by American rap rock group OPM. It was released in September 2000 via Atlantic Records, and was re-released on September 8, 2015 as part of its 15-year anniversary.[2] There is also a clean version of the album, which removes most of the profanities used on the explicit version and any drug references.

Menace to Sobriety
Studio album by OPM
Released	August 15, 2000
Recorded	2000
Studio	MNO Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Axis Recording (New York, NY) The Mix Room (Los Angeles, CA) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA) A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA) Soundcastle (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Rap rock hip hop ska punk
Length	47:53
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Michael Patterson OPM Josh Deutsch Craig Kallman Garry Hughes
OPM chronology
Menace to Sobriety (2000) ForThemAsses (2004)
Alternative cover
2015 release front cover
Singles from Menace to Sobriety
"Heaven Is a Halfpipe" Released: November 6, 2000 "El Capitan" Released: 2001 "Stash Up" Released: 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album spawned three charted singles and music videos for: "Heaven Is a Halfpipe" (which also reached #68 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for the year 2000 in Australia), "El Capitan" and "Stash Up".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stash Up"	2:58
2.	"Punanny" (Interlude)	0:33
3.	"Heaven Is a Halfpipe"	4:18
4.	"El Capitan"	3:21
5.	"Undercover Freak"	3:47
6.	"Brighter Side"	3:32
7.	"Better Daze"	3:58
8.	"Trucha"	4:01
9.	"Dealerman"	3:40
10.	"Reality Check"	3:58
11.	"Rage Against the Coke Machine" (Interlude)	1:03
12.	"Unda"	2:50
13.	"15 Minutes" (Interlude)	0:45
14.	"Fish Out of Water"	3:33
15.	"Sound System" ("War on Drugs" (hidden track))	6:03
Total length:		47:53

Australia Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Space People"	3:46
Total length:		51:09

Special Edition 2002

No.	Title	Length
16.	"El Capitan" (Soulchild Remix)	3:33
Total length:		50:56

15 Year Anniversary 2015 Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Feel the Pain"	3:16
Total length:		50:40

B-sides

1. "Space People" - 3:45 (from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)
2. "Group Therapy" - 2:20 (from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)
3. "El Capitan (SoulChild Remix)" - 3:37 (from El Capitan CD single)
4. "Undercover Freak (007 Version)" (from El Capitan CD single)
5. "Stash Up (Funk Food Remix)" (from Stash Up Maxi single)
6. "Heaven Is A Halfpipe (Original Demo)" - 4:21 (from Stash Up Maxi single)

Personnel

• OPM – producers (tracks: 1, 4, 6–8, 10, 12, 14), co-producers (track 9), art direction & design
• Matthew Meschery – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14), keyboards (tracks: 7, 8, 10), programming (tracks: 1, 8)
• John Edney – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14), cover, illustration
• Geoff "Casper" Turney – guitar (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14)
• Ronald Keys Jr. – scratches (tracks: 4, 8, 14)

Additional musicians

• James Kevin Dotson – vocals (tracks: 5–7, 12), bass (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14), guitar (tracks: 1, 3, 5–7, 9, 12, 14), keyboards (track 14)
• Angelo Moore – vocals (tracks: 7, 12), saxophone (track 12)
• Asdru Sierra – vocals & horns (track 8)
• Ulises Bella – vocals & horns (track 8)
• Miguel Ángel Huidobro Preciado – vocals (track 8)
• Brady Willmon – vocals (track 10), beatboxing (track 14)
• Garry Hughes – keyboards & drum programming (tracks: 3, 5, 9), producer (track 15), co-producer (tracks: 3. 5. 9)
• Nat Gleason – piano (track 3), keyboards (tracks: 4, 12)
• Eric Avery – guitar (track 1)
• Josh Deutsch – guitar (tracks: 3, 5), bass (track 3), drum programming (tracks: 3, 5, 9), producer (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 15)
• Rusty Anderson – guitar (track 3)
• David Rainger – guitar & bass (track 5)
• David Mansfield – pedal steel guitar (track 9)
• Sean E Demott – guitar (track 10), bass (tracks: 8, 10)
• Melvin Gibbs – bass (tracks: 3, 9)
• Leslie Van Trease – drums (tracks: 6, 7, 9, 12, 14)
• Michael Patterson – drum programming (tracks: 3, 5), programming (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 10, 12), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10-14), co-producer (track 5), engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9), mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9, 12), recording (tracks: 1, 4, 6–8, 12, 14)
• Alan Friedman – drum programming (track 3)
• Ryan Boesch – programming (tracks: 8, 10)
• Mike Pandos – percussion (track 7)
• Jiro Yamaguchi – percussion (track 8)
• Daniel Deutsch – harmonica (track 5)
• Dylan Ramos – beatboxing (track 14)
• Paige Taite – beatboxing (track 14)
• Malcolm Michiles – scratches (tracks: 3, 5, 15)
• Craig Kallman – producer (tracks: 3, 5, 9)
• Samuel Vaughan Merrick IV – engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 9)
• Jeff Moleski – engineering (track 5), additional recording (tracks: 7, 12)
• David Kahne – mixing (track 5)
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Stewart Whitmore – digital editor
• Thomas Bricker – art direction & design
• Kristin J. Klosterman – photography
• Sean Murphy – photography
• Cindy Hartman – A&R coordinator
• Kevin Williams – A&R

Chart history

Chart (2000-2001)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	66
UK Albums (OCC)[6]	31
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7]	22

References

1. Gallucci, Michael. "Menace to Sobriety - OPM | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
2. "OPM The Borderline London". Borderline London. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
3. "Austriancharts.at – OPM – Menace To Sobriety" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – OPM – Menace To Sobriety" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
5. "Swisscharts.com – OPM – Menace To Sobriety". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
7. "OPM Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

External links

• Menace To Sobriety at Discogs (list of releases)