Technical Difficulties (Racer X album)
1999 studio album by Racer X
Technical Difficulties | ||||
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Studio album by Racer X | ||||
Released | December 8, 1999 (1999-12-08) | |||
Recorded | Batgirl Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada; Rec Room | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 50:07 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Paul Gilbert | |||
Racer X chronology | ||||
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Technical Difficulties is the third studio album by heavy metal band Racer X, released on December 8, 1999[1] through Mercury Records (Japan),[2] and on April 25, 2000 through Shrapnel Records (United States)[3] and Mascot Records (Europe).[4] The album's title track evolved from the introductory song "Metal Dog" on guitarist Paul Gilbert's 1995 instructional video Terrifying Guitar Trip; it later appeared in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend, and was covered by cellist duo 2Cellos on their 2012 album In2ition, for which they also shot a promotional video.[5] "B.R.O." stands for "Bach Rip-Off", a homage to a previous track, "Y.R.O." (Yngwie Rip-Off"), from the band's 1986 debut album Street Lethal.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Phallic Tractor" (instrumental) | Paul Gilbert, Scott Travis | 0:56 |
2. | "Fire of Rock" | Gilbert | 4:56 |
3. | "Snakebite" | Jeff Martin, Gilbert, Travis | 4:23 |
4. | "Technical Difficulties" (instrumental) | Gilbert, Travis | 4:20 |
5. | "Miss Mistreater" | Martin, Bruce Bouillet | 4:31 |
6. | "Bolt in My Heart" | Martin, Gilbert | 4:10 |
7. | "17th Moon" | Martin, Gilbert, Travis | 4:06 |
8. | "Waiting" | Martin | 4:29 |
9. | "Poison Eyes" | Gilbert, Martin, Bouillet | 4:17 |
10. | "B.R.O." | Johann Sebastian Bach; arr. Gilbert | 1:20 |
11. | "God of the Sun" | Martin, Russ Parrish | 5:16 |
12. | "Give It to Me" | Bouillet, Martin, Gilbert | 3:15 |
13. | "The Executioner's Song" | Martin, Gilbert, Travis | 4:08 |
Total length: | 50:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Children of the Grave" (Black Sabbath cover) | Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne | 5:15 |
Personnel
- Jeff Martin – vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitar, production
- Scott Travis – drums
- John Alderete – bass
- Tom Size – engineering, mixing
- Damon Gold – engineering
- Steve Hall – mastering
References
- ^ "Music". racerxband.com. 2004-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "Racer X – Technical Difficulties". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "Racer X – Technical Difficulties". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "Technical Difficulties - Racer X". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "2CELLOS - Technical Difficulties [official video]" on YouTube. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
External links
- In Review: Racer X "Technical Difficulties" at Guitar Nine Records
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Racer X
- Jeff Martin
- Paul Gilbert
- John Alderete
- Scott Travis
- Harry Gschoesser
- Bruce Bouillet
- Todd DeVito
- Chris Arvan
- Oni Logan
- Street Lethal (1986)
- Second Heat (1987)
- Technical Difficulties (1999)
- Superheroes (2000)
- Getting Heavier (2002)
- Extreme Volume Live (1988)
- Extreme Volume II Live (1992)
- Snowball of Doom (2002)
- Snowball of Doom 2 (2002)
- Mr. Big
- The Scream
- Badlands
- Mike Varney
- G3