Menace to Sobriety

by OPM

Overview

The debut album from these California skate punks taps into the usual new-millennium worries: teenage alienation, misunderstood intentions, a quest for the perfect high. It's not very original and pretty short on ideas overall. The best song, "Heaven Is a Halfpipe," lifts its hip-hop/ska style and motivation from Sublime, which should give you a reference point on this jugheaded effort. ~ Michael Gallucci

Product Details

Release Date:	08/15/2000
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678336928
Rank:	151288

Tracks

1. Stash Up
2. Interlude: Punanny
3. Heaven Is a Halfpipe
4. El Capitan
5. Undercover Freak
6. Brighter Side
7. Better Daze
8. Trucha
9. Dealerman
10. Reality Check
11. Interlude: Rage Against the Coke Machine
12. Unda
13. Interlude: 15 Minutes
14. Fish Out of Water

Album Credits

Performance Credits

OPM   Primary Artist
Nat Gleason   Piano
Dave Rainger   Guitar
Leslie Van Trease   Drums
Matthew   Vocals
Johne Necro   Vocals
Garry Hughes   Keyboards
Josh Deutsch   Bass,Guitar
Linus of Hollywood   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Sean E. Dermott   Guitar
Melvin Gibbs   Bass
Angelo Moore   Vocals,Saxophone,Vocals (Background)
Eric Avery   Guitar
Ulises Bella   Horn,Vocals
Jiro Yamaguchi   Percussion
David Mansfield   Pedal Steel
Rusty Anderson   Guitar
Geoff Turney   Guitar

Technical Credits

Christopher Wallace   Composer,Lyricist
Mick Jones   Composer,Lyricist,Composer,Lyricist
John Edney   Composer,Lyricist
Thomas Bricker   Design,Art Direction
Andrew Fromm   Composer,Lyricist
Dominick Mancuso   Engineer
Jack Gonzalez   Composer,Lyricist
Alan Friedman   Drum Programming
Michael Berrin   Composer,Lyricist
Chris Martin   Composer,Lyricist
Osten Harvey   Composer,Lyricist
Matthew Meschery   Composer,Lyricist
Irene Moore   Composer,Lyricist
Lichelle Laws   Composer,Lyricist
Ed Mills   Composer,Lyricist
Michael Patterson   Engineer,Producer,Mixing,Recording,Programming,Drum Programming
Torger Johnson   Composer
Garry Hughes   Producer,Drum Programming
Manley Buchanan   Composer,Lyricist
David Kahne   Mixing,Producer
Josh Deutsch   Producer,Drum Programming
Ryan Boesch   Recording,Programming
Sean E. Dermott   Composer,Lyricist
Perry Farrell   Composer,Lyricist
Sean Murphy   Photography
Roy Hammond   Composer,Lyricist
OPM   Design,Composer,Producer,Art Direction
Craig Kallman   Producer
Sabelle Breer   Composer,Lyricist
Vaughan Merrick   Engineer
Dave Greenberg   Composer,Lyricist
Tom Burns   Engineer
Stuart Bradbury   Arranger
Winston Riley   Composer,Lyricist
Dave Navarro   Composer,Lyricist
Eric Avery   Composer,Lyricist
M. Jones   Composer
Jeff Moleski   Engineer
Brady Willmon   Composer,Lyricist
Stewart Whitmore   Digital Editing
Damien Mendis   Arranger
Vaughn Merrick   Engineer
Chris Ducey   Composer,Lyricist
T-Ray   Composer,Lyricist
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Stephen Perkins   Composer,Lyricist
Keith Elam   Composer,Lyricist
Topper Headon   Composer,Lyricist
Clive Bright   Composer,Lyricist
Joe Strummer   Composer,Lyricist
Geoff Turney   Composer,Lyricist