''Double Plaidinum'' is the fourth

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, released in 1997. It was their first album without the original line-up, as guitarist Shawn Dewey and drummer

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left the band before the recording sessions began.

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joined the band as new guitarist to record the album; his other commitments led to him being replaced for the album tour by

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, who joined the band on a permanent basis.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "melody is in the driver's seat throughout the Santa Barbara quintet's fourth album, on which the standouts include the propulsive 'Confession', the breakneck 'Bad Scene', and the snappy 'Choke'."

Track listing

# "Alien 8" – 1:50 # "Making Friends" – 2:15 # "Unfurnished" – 3:15 # "One Thing to Live" – 1:28 # "Today" – 2:04 # "Confession" – 2:52 # "Bad Scene" – 1:17 # "Smile" – 2:05 # "Twenty-Seven" – 2:29 # "Choke" – 2:45 # "Failure" – 2:45 # "To All My Friends" – 6:01

Personnel

Joey Cape Randall Joseph Cape (born November 16, 1966) is an American singer and musician. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the Punk rock in California, California punk rock band Lagwagon. Cape released his first solo album, ''Br ...

- Vocals, Producer, Synthesizer * Chris Flippin - Guitar * Jesse Buglione - Bass Guitar *

Dave Raun Dave Raun (born June 7, 1970) a resident of Fresno, California, is the drummer for the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon. He also filled in on drums for a short period for Sean "SC" Sellers of Good Riddance. Additionally, Raun drums f ...

- Percussion, Drums *

- Guitar * Angus Cooke - Producer, Engineer * Joe Gastwirt - Mastering * Ryan Greene - Producer, Engineer, Mixing

Charts

Album - ''Billboard'' (United States)

References

External links

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