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| A Hostage and the Meaning of Life | ||||
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| Released | September 26, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Grandma's Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, post-hardcore | |||
| Label | Fearless | |||
| Producer | Alex Newport | |||
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A Hostage and the Meaning of Life is an album by the rock band Brazil.
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Jonathon Newby – Vocals, MOOG, vocoder
Nic Newby – keyboards
Aaron Smith – electric guitar
Eric Johnson – electric guitar
James Sefchek – drums
Benjamin Hunt – bass
With
Alex Newport – producer, engineer, mastering
Matt Miller and J.R. Cary– pre-production
Album Photography – Lisa K. Fett
Sleeve Art – Colin May
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