''Full Circle'' is the fourth studio
album
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by the American
punk rock
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band
Pennywise. It was released on April 22, 1997 (see
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) and was digitally remastered on March 8, 2005 on the original label. This is the first Pennywise studio album to feature Randy Bradbury, who replaced bassist
Jason Thirsk, who had died from
suicide
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on July 29, 1996. The entire album was dedicated to the memory of Thirsk, who had been a key songwriter for Pennywise until his death, and a close friend of all of those in the band.
Writing and production
There had been a delay between 1995's ''
About Time'' and the recording of this album, which occurred in the fall of 1996. During the ''About Time'' tour, founding member
Jason Thirsk took a hiatus from Pennywise to try to control his then-growing alcoholism.
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bassist Randy Bradbury, who had contributed on the band's 1993 album ''
Unknown Road'', stepped in. When Thirsk returned briefly on bass in 1996, Bradbury was supposed to switch to rhythm guitar; unfortunately, Thirsk died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on July 29 of that year at the age of 28. His death nearly delayed the production of the fourth Pennywise album.
Pennywise was shaken by Thirsk's death; however, they decided to continue performing, thus adding Bradbury as Thirsk's permanent replacement. The band finally returned to the studio in the fall of 1996 to begin recording the follow-up to ''About Time''.
Reception
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'' listed the album as one of "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic".
Track listing
* After a period of silence, a
hidden track
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with a piano solo is played. The solo is an extension of the original piano composition that marks the beginning of Pennywise's second album ''
Unknown Road'' (1993). Track 14, including the period of silence and the hidden track, totals 23:55.
All songs by Pennywise.
Personnel
*Jim Lindberg : vocals
*Fletcher Dragge : guitar
*Randy Bradbury : bass
*Byron McMackin : drums
*
Eddie Ashworth : producer, engineer, mixing
*Milton Chan : mixing
*Fred Hidalgo : logo
*Jesse Fischer : artwork
*
Brett Gurewitz
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: mixing
*Pennywise : producer, engineer, artwork, mixing
*Darian Rundall : assistant engineer, mixing
*Eddy Schreyer : mastering
*Justin Thirsk : backing vocals
*
Ronnie King
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Credits include
* 2Pac, keyboards on '' Still I Rise'', '' Until the End of Time''
* Snoop Dogg, Hammond organ on '' ...
: piano on "Unknown Road"
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
''Full Circle''at
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(streamed copy where licensed)
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1997 albums
Pennywise (band) albums
Epitaph Records albums
Albums produced by Eddie Ashworth