''Need to Control'' is the second studio album by American

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, released on October 25, 1994 through Earache.

Background

''Need to Control'' is the first album to feature drummer Richard Hoak, who would remain in this position until the band officially disbanded in 2014. Scott Lewis, who played drums on predecessor album ''

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'', had left before the recording of ''Need to Control''. According to vocalist Kevin Sharp, one reason for the drummer's departing was that "Scott just really didn't like the touring thing." Sharp cited his personal background in the punk movement as inspiration for recording the Germs's song "Media Blitz": "I always really liked the whole Germs concept. ..It was like 'We can't really play our instruments but we want to be in a band and we're gonna compensate by being creative. ..I was always inspired by that mentality, that punk mentality, and that's where I come from. So that's why I like the Germs and that's why we did that song." Mike Williams, singer of American sludge metal band

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and a friend of Sharp, contributed vocals to the cover version: "Mike was in town when we recorded Need to Control."

Release

''Need to Control'' was released on CD, cassette, and LP. A

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was also released, containing 5 records: one 5", one 6", one 7", one 8", and one 9". This box set, as well as the Japanese CD, contains four bonus tracks. On September 14, 2010 Earache released a redux edition of ''Need to Control'', which included the bonus tracks from the Japanese release (except "B.T.I.T.B.") plus two more, along with an interview with vocalist Kevin Sharp.

Track listing

Personnel

Brutal Truth

Dan Lilker Daniel Adam Lilker (born October 18, 1964) is an American musician best known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. He has played bass in numerous heavy metal bands, including Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D. and Holy ...

– bass guitar * Richard Hoak – drums * Brent McCarthy – guitar * Kevin Sharp – vocals

Additional musicians

* Mike Williams – vocals (9) * Bill Yurkiewicz – vocals (2) * Andy Haas – didgeridoo (4)

Technical personnel

* Steve McAllister – recording *

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– mixing * Zmago Smon – engineering * Dave Buchanan – assistant engineering *

Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and distri ...

– mastering * Patrick Aquintey – art direction * Louis Gozik – cover art * Eddie Bartolomei – photography

References

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