Remixploitation is the first remix album from guitarist
John 5
John 5 is the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It relates Jesus' healing and teaching in Jerusalem, and begins to evidence the hostility shown him by the Jewish authorities.Plummer, A. (1902)Cambri ...
(ex-
Marilyn Manson
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...
/
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings; January 12, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and voice actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live shows have be ...
) released on February 14, 2009.
Track listing
Credits
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John 5
John 5 is the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It relates Jesus' healing and teaching in Jerusalem, and begins to evidence the hostility shown him by the Jewish authorities.Plummer, A. (1902)Cambri ...
– guitars, bass, banjo
*
Tommy Clufetos
Tommy Clufetos (born December 30, 1979) is an American session drummer most noted for his work with Black Sabbath during their Black Sabbath Reunion Tour, which highlighted their new album '' 13''. He also toured with them on their final tour. ...
– drums
*Jeff Mc Donogh – remixed tracks 1, 4
*Bob Marlette – remixed tracks 2, 5, 7, 9
*Chris Baseford – remixed tracks 3, 6
*Sid Riggs – remixed tracks 8, 10
*Neil Zlozower – cover photo
*
Piggy D
Matthew Montgomery (born November 16, 1975), also known as Piggy D., is an American musician most famous as a guitarist in horror punk band Wednesday 13 and bassist for Rob Zombie.
Career history
He first took over bass duties with Rob Zombie f ...
– graphic design
*Gabrielle Geiselman – additional photos
*Mark Friedman – management
*VQPR Nancy Sayle – publicity
Trivia
* The cover for Remixploiation is based on the artwork for The
Jimi Hendrix Experience
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...
's ''
Electric Ladyland
''Electric Ladyland'' is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the final studio album released before Hendrix's death in 1970. A double album, it was the only record from the Experience produced by Hendrix. The ban ...
''. This was one of several covers that was released, although not the original idea from Hendrix. John 5 has long been a fan of Jimi Hendrix, citing him as one of his influences. In fact John 5 contributed a track to the Jimi Hendrix tribute album ''
Hazy Dreams'' back in 2003.
*"Eat It Up" was claimed to be the only original, new track on the album by the site administrator for John-5.com: "Another question from my talk with John the other night – "Eat it Up" is the only original track on the album. It is not a remix of any of John's other works, but a stand-alone new track." However, the track appeared nine years prior as part of the soundtrack for the 2000 video game
Carmageddon TDR 2000.
* Slightly different versions of "Plastic", "Eat it up" and "Shoot The Dog" appeared previously as part of the soundtrack for the 2000 video game
Carmageddon TDR 2000, with "Plastic" being titled "Carma" and "Shoot the Dog" being titled "Dedicated to Hate".
Samples and explanation
* "Dorsia" is a remix of the track "Black Widow of La Porte" from 2007's ''
The Devil Knows My Name'' and carries soundbites from the films ''
American Psycho
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'' and ''
Bride of Frankenstein
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''. "Dorsia" is the name of a restaurant in New York that Bale's character Bateman, tries to get a reservation to in the movie ''American Psycho''.
City Guide AOL mention of Dorsia and American Psycho references
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* "Monsters and Gods" is a remix of the track "Gods and Monsters" from the 2005 album '' Songs for Sanity''.
* "Say Goodnight to Your Soul" is a remix of the tracks "Heretic's Fork" / "Noisemaker's Fife" from 2008's ''Requiem
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'' and features soundbites from the 1986 film ''Crossroads
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* Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet
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* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
'' (for example "hellhounds on your trail boy!").
* "Unbelievers" is a remix of the track "Sounds of Impalement" also from ''Requiem'' and features soundbites from the film '' Rosemary's Baby''. The track also contains excerpts from the horror movie ''Children of the Corn
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'' which is based on the Stephen King
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short story. Snippets include references to "he who walks among the rows".
* "Shoot the Dog" is an earlier version of "Needles, CA" from the 2004 album ''Vertigo
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'' and features soundbites from the 1991 film '' Cape Fear'' and from a traditional song called "Little Rooster" sung by Almeda Riddle
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* "2 Bullets" is a remix of "The Werewolf of Westeria" from the album ''The Devil Knows My Name'' and carries soundbites from the 1990 film '' Misery (film), Misery''.
* "Plastic" is an earlier version of "Perineum" from the 2005 album ''Songs for Sanity''.
* "How Do You Like It" is a remix of "The Washing Away of Wrong" from the album ''The Devil Knows My Name'' and features soundbites from '' The Shining'' with Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...
.
References
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John 5 (guitarist) albums
2009 remix albums