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2007 studio album by The Blackout
We Are the Dynamite
Studio album by The Blackout
Released1 October 2007
StudioLong Wave Studio, South Wales
GenreEmo, post-hardcore
Length38:35
LabelFierce Panda
ProducerRomesh Dodangoda
The Blackout chronology
The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!
(2006) 		We Are the Dynamite
(2007) 		The Best in Town
(2009)
Singles from We Are the Dynamite
  1. "The Beijing Cocktail"
    Released: 24 September 2007
  2. "It's High Tide Baby!"
    Released: 25 February 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Kerrang!
Rock Hard6/10

We Are the Dynamite is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band the Blackout, released on 1 October 2007 by Fierce Panda Records, their final release on the label. The album sold 12,000 copies in its first week of release. The singles released from the album were "The Beijing Cocktail" and "It's High Tide Baby!", with the latter single featuring guest vocals from Ian Watkins of Lostprophets.

Track listing

  1. "Tick Tick Boom!!" – 1:26
  2. "I've Got Better Things to Do Tonight Than Die" – 3:29
  3. "I Know You Are, But What Am I?" – 3:29
  4. "Spread Legs, Not Lies" – 3:50
  5. "The Beijing Cocktail" – 3:43
  6. "Murder in the Make-Believe Ballroom" – 3:19
  7. "Prepare for a Wound" – 3:43
  8. "It's High Tide Baby!" (featuring Ian Watkins) – 3:45
  9. "Tops Off Party!" – 4:01
  10. "She Is Macho" – 3:28
  11. "Life & Death in Space" – 4:21

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.

The Blackout

  • Sean Smith – vocals
  • Gavin Butler – vocals
  • James Davies – guitar
  • Matthew Davies – guitar
  • Rhys Lewis – bass
  • Gareth Lawrence – drums

Additional musicians

  • Romesh Dodangoda – string arrangement, drum programming, percussion
  • Christiana Mavron – violin
  • Rebekah Brown – viola
  • Emma Bryden – cello
  • Ian Watkins – guest vocals

Production and design

  • Romesh Dodangoda – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Chris McFall – art, design, photography

References

Citations

  1. Rock Sound (14 February 2008). "The Blackout For Intimate London Gig". Rock Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Trojan, Frank (17 October 2007). "The Blackout – We Are the Dynamite". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. Kelham 2013, p. 32
  5. We Are the Dynamite (booklet). The Blackout. Fierce Panda Records. 2007. NONG52CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

Sources

  • Kelham, Andrew (February 2013). Patashnik, Ben (ed.). "2013 Switched On: The Blackout". Rock Sound (170). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.

External links

The Blackout
  • Sean Smith
  • Gavin Butler
  • Matthew Davies
  • James Davies
  • Rhys Lewis
  • Gareth "Snoz" Lawrence
Studio albums
Singles


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