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Armed to the Teeth (Abandoned Pools album)

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2005 studio album by Abandoned Pools
Armed to the Teeth
Studio album by Abandoned Pools
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005
Recorded2005, The Boat, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California
GenreAlternative rock, emo, midwest emo
Length53:11
LabelUniversal
ProducerGareth Jones and Tommy Walter
Abandoned Pools chronology
The Reverb EP
(2005)
Armed to the Teeth
(2005)
Sublime Currency
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
NeuFutur(5.0/10)

Armed to the Teeth is the second studio album by the American rock band Abandoned Pools. It was released on September 27, 2005, though Universal Records. The album is preceded by The Reverb EP, released June 7. The album draws on traditional progressive rock elements, combining them with diverse elements ranging from Mexican folk music to German polka.

The tracks "Tighter Noose" and "Waiting to Panic" originally appeared on The Reverb EP, but were then both re-recorded for this album.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tommy Walter; all music is composed by Tommy Walter, Brian Head, Sean Woolstenhulme

No.TitleLength
1."Lethal Killers"4:07
2."Rabble"3:59
3."The Catalyst"4:15
4."Tighter Noose"5:40
5."Waiting to Panic"3:35
6."Hunting (The Universe Breaks My Heart)"4:57
7."Armed to the Teeth"3:17
8."Sooner or Later"5:49
9."Sailing Seas"4:00
10."Renegade"3:16
11."Maybe Then Someday"3:46
12."Goodbye Song"6:30
Total length:53:11
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Lucky"3:52
Total length:57:03

Personnel

Abandoned Pools
Management
  • Tonly Ciulla – Management
  • Justin Eshak, Tom MacKay – A&R
Artwork


Production
Additional musicians
  • Emily Wright – Cello on tracks: 4, 8, 10–12
  • Jian Wang – (tracks: 4, 11 to 12) – Tommy Walter (tracks: 6)
  • Billy Howerdel – Additional guitar on track: 10
  • Multitrack Murder, Scott Garret – Loops
  • Alma Fernandez, Han Oh – Viola on tracks: 4, 11, 12
  • Arman Anassian, Erlinda Romero-Anassian, Nathan Lanier, & Victoria Lanier – Violin on tracks: 4, 11, 12

References

  1. Loftus, Johnny. Armed to the Teeth at AllMusic
  2. NeuFutur review



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