A Hostage and the Meaning of Life

A Hostage and the Meaning of Life
Studio album by Brazil
Released	September 26, 2004
Recorded	Grandma's Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Progressive rock, post-hardcore
Label	Fearless
Producer	Alex Newport
Brazil chronology
Dasein (2002) A Hostage and the Meaning of Life (2004) The Philosophy of Velocity (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

A Hostage and the Meaning of Life is an album by the rock band Brazil.

Track listing

1. "A Hostage" – 2:56
2. "The Novemberist" – 4:47
3. "Io" – 3:34
4. "Escape" – 3:14
5. "We" – 3:03
6. "The Iconoclast" – 5:19
7. "Zentropa" – 3:04
8. "Fall Into" – 4:15
9. "Metropol" – 6:41
10. "Aventine" – 3:45
11. "Form and Function" – 2:12
12. "Fatale and Futique" – 5:14

Credits

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

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. A Hostage and the Meaning of Life at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

External links

Official sites

• Brazil's Web Site
• Brazil's Myspace
• Brazil's Purevolume