Writer's Block (Evergreen Terrace album)
Writer's Block is a cover album released by the melodic hardcore band Evergreen Terrace in 2004. It contains mostly covers of songs that influenced the band. The band wrote this in their CD:
"Yeah, we know this isn't our new album. This is just a bunch of covers that we suckered Eulogy into putting out... Hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Roll Deep." - 01/04
Writer's Block | ||||
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Compilation album of cover songs by | ||||
Released | February 17, 2004 | |||
Recorded | November 2003[1] | |||
Genre | Melodic hardcore | |||
Length | 34:11 | |||
Label | Eulogy | |||
Producer | Evergreen Terrace[2] | |||
Evergreen Terrace chronology | ||||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (date) | Length |
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1. | "Maniac" | Michael Sembello | Michael Sembello (1983) | 3:13 |
2. | "Zero" | Billy Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) | 2:52 |
3. | "Plowed" | Tim Cross, Joey Mazzola, Jimmy Paluzzi | Sponge (1994) | 3:12 |
4. | "Stars" | Tim Lash, Matt Talbott | Hum (1995) | 4:37 |
5. | "Knowledge" | Operation Ivy | Operation Ivy (1989) | 1:56 |
6. | "Mad World" | Roland Orzabal | Tears for Fears (1983) | 2:55 |
7. | "The Kids Aren't Alright" | Dexter Holland | The Offspring (1998) | 3:05 |
8. | "Sunday Bloody Sunday" | U2 | U2 (1983) | 3:42 |
9. | "Dying Degree" | Fat Mike | NOFX (1994) | 2:13 |
10. | "Brave Reality" | Evergreen Terrace | Original | 6:26 |
Total length: | 34:11 |
- "Brave Reality" contains a hidden track: sample's Drowning Pool's "Bodies", Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Punknews |
Punknews reviewer Conduit praised the album, giving it 5 stars. The reviewer stated that the cover of "Zero" was "the weakest track on the CD" and "The Kids Aren't Alright" as being the least interesting one, while picking "Mad World" as the album's best song. Conduit said "Brave Reality" (the album's only original song) "is a step above their earlier material, mixing the hardcore parts with the melody a lot better then in the past". The reviewer concluded his review by calling the hidden track "fucking hilarious."
Personnel
- Evergreen Terrace
- Andrew Carey – lead vocals
- Craig Chaney – lead guitar, clean vocals
- Josh James – rhythm guitar
- Jason Southwell – bass guitar
- Christopher Brown – drums
- Production
- Evergreen Terrace – producer
- Lee Dyess – engineer, mastering, mixing
References
- "Writer's Block - Evergreen Terrace|Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- "Writer's Block - Evergreen Terrace|Credits|AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- Conduit (February 17, 2004). "Punknews Review". Punknews. Retrieved April 23, 2014.