Back 2 Base X is the fifth studio album by American punk 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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 411Mania | (9/10)[3] |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Melodic.net | [5] |
| Metal Underground | [6] |
| musicOMH | [7] |
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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Listen" | Jared Gomes | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Novus Ordos Clitorus" | Gomes, Jaxon Benge | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Lock and Load" | Gomes | 3:03 |
| 4. | "White Collars" | Gomes, Benge | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Get Ready" | Gomes | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Sophia" | Gomes, Mark Bistany | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Peer Pressure" | Gomes | 0:44 |
| 8. | "Beware Do We Go" | Gomes | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Daze of War" | Gomes, Benge, Bistany, Doug Boyce, Michael Todd, Mark Young | 5:13 |
| 10. | "Sweetchops" | Gomes, Benge | 3:05 |
| 11. | "So It Be" | Gomes | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Let's Ride" | Gomes, Benge, Bistany, Boyce, Todd, Young | 4:08 |
| 13. | "The Chosen One" | Gomes, Young | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 45:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Night Club in Bali" | 2:45 |
Personnel
References
- ^ "(HED)P.E Announces Co-Headlining Tour With Kingspade". The Gauntlet. January 5, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ "Interview with (hed)P. E." Live-Metal. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ "411Mania review". Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Melodic.net review
- ^ Metal Underground review
- ^ musicOMH review
- ^ "Charts and awards for Back 2 Base X". Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2008.