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Back 2 Base X

Back 2 Base X is the fifth studio album by American rock band Hed PE. Released on June 6, 2006, it is the band's first release on Suburban Noize.

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Back 2 Base X
Studio album by
(hed) p.e.
ReleasedJune 6, 2006
GenrePunk rock
Length45:50
LabelSuburban Noize
ProducerJahred Gomes, Kevin Zinger, Brad Xavier
(hed) p.e. chronology
Only in Amerika
(2004) 		Back 2 Base X
(2006) 		Insomnia
(2007)
Singles from Back 2 Base X
  1. "Get Ready"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Beware Do We Go"
    Released: July 18, 2006

Back 2 Base X (written as B∆CK 2 B∆SE X) is the fifth studio album by American rock band Hed PE. Released on June 6, 2006, it is the band's first release on Suburban Noize.

Music

Back 2 Base X was influenced by classic punk bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash,1 and was intended as a return to the basics of rock music, and did not rely as heavily on studio enhancement as previous releases.2

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
411Mania(9/10)3
AllmusicStarStarStar4
Melodic.netStarStarStar5
Metal UndergroundStarStarStar6
musicOMHStar7

Back 2 Base X peaked at #12 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #154 on the Top Internet Albums Chart and at #154 on the Billboard 200.8

Allmusic's Rob Theakston wrote that "Back 2 Base X suffers from the same problems as Amerika: it tries to be conceptual in thought à la Tool and vicious in its political commentary à la Fugazi or System of a Down, but somehow falls short by sounding like an angry stoner on a soapbox. It won't win any new fans, but existing fans of (hed) pe's work won't be turning their backs away from the band in anger anytime soon, either."4

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Listen"Jared Gomes2:53
2."Novus Ordos Clitorus"Gomes, Jaxon Benge3:13
3."Lock and Load"Gomes3:03
4."White Collars"Gomes, Benge3:22
5."Get Ready"Gomes2:52
6."Sophia"Gomes, Mark Bistany3:23
7."Peer Pressure"Gomes0:44
8."Beware Do We Go"Gomes3:54
9."Daze of War"Gomes, Benge, Bistany, Doug Boyce, Michael Todd, Mark Young5:13
10."Sweetchops"Gomes, Benge3:05
11."So It Be"Gomes3:57
12."Let's Ride"Gomes, Benge, Bistany, Boyce, Todd, Young4:08
13."The Chosen One"Gomes, Young3:18
Total length:45:50
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
14."Night Club in Bali"2:45

Personnel

References

References

  1. "(HED)P.E Announces Co-Headlining Tour With Kingspade". The Gauntlet. January 5, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  2. "Interview with (hed)P. E." Live-Metal. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  3. "411Mania review". Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  4. Allmusic review
  5. Melodic.net review
  6. Metal Underground review
  7. musicOMH review
  8. "Charts and awards for Back 2 Base X". Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2008.