Conditions of My Parole

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Conditions of My Parole
Puscifer - Conditions Of My Parole.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2011
RecordedCaduceus Cellars Bunker
Genre
Length50:54
Label Puscifer Entertainment
Producer
Puscifer chronology
Sound into Blood into Wine
(2010)
Conditions of My Parole
(2011)
Donkey Punch the Night
(2013)

Conditions of My Parole is the second studio album by Puscifer. The album was produced by Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell and Josh Eustis. Contributing musicians for the album include the aforementioned Keenan, Mitchell, and Eustis as well as Carina Round, Juliette Commagere, Matt McJunkins, Jeff Friedl, Gil Sharone and Rani Sharone, Jonny Polonsky, Tim Alexander, Devo Keenan, Alessandro Cortini, Tanya O'Callaghan, Sarah Jones, and Jon Theodore. [1] The video for "Conditions of My Parole" featured Maynard and Laura Milligan from Mr. Show as their characters Billy D. and Hildy Berger, who also appear in character on the album cover. [2]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
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The album received positive reviews. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic described it as "a fine piece of cold weather headphone music". [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Maynard James Keenan

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Tiny Monsters" Josh Eustis/Mat Mitchell/Carina Round 4:44
2."The Green Valley"Eustis/Mitchell/Round3:55
3."Monsoons"Eustis/Mitchell4:17
4."Telling Ghosts"Eustis/Mitchell/Jeff Friedl4:49
5."Horizons"Eustis/Mitchell3:29
6."Man Overboard"Eustis/Mitchell/Round4:19
7."Toma"Eustis/Mitchell/Round3:40
8."The Rapture" (Fear Is a Mind Killa Mix)Eustis/Mitchell/Round/Matt McJunkins 6:14
9."Conditions of My Parole"Eustis/Mitchell/Round/McJunkins2:54
10."The Weaver"Eustis/Mitchell/Round4:40
11."Oceans"Eustis/Mitchell3:43
12."Tumbleweed"Eustis/Mitchell4:16
Total length:50:54

Personnel

Performers

Production

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 27

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