Madeline (album)

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Madeline
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2007 [1]
Recorded The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre Punk rock, [2] emo [3]
Label Wind-up Records
Producer Lee Miles

Madeline is the debut album by Fort Collins band Tickle Me Pink, released on September 4, 2007, under the Wind-up Records label. It has been said that this album focuses on many major issues in today's world, including mortality, drug use, suicide, loss, brutal breakups to name but a few. [4]

Contents

Tickle Me Pink singer Sean Kennedy had said:

"It is somewhat ironic that many of our songs deal with death and a higher purpose. We want to let the world know how short life is; embrace the ones you love and treasure each moment without regret."

Madeline was recorded in "The Blasting Room" in Fort Collins, which is the band's home town, and was produced by Lee Miles.

On the day Madeline was released, bassist/guitarist Johnny Schou died aged 22. [5]

The song "The Time Is Wrong" is available as free downloadable content in Rock Band 2 . [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net (78%) [7]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
PopMatters (3/10) [3]
PopSyndicate (3.5/5) [8]

AllMusic described the album as generic, stating the band's "dramatic performance doesn't have much substance to back it up." [1]

Track listing

Madeline track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Typical"3:17
2."The Time Is Wrong"3:23
3."The Lush Life"2:30
4."Madeline"3:38
5."We Still Dance"3:30
6."We're Not Alone"3:30
7."The Answer"4:30
8."I Can't Breathe"2:57
9."Go Die"3:48
10."Beside the Others"4:04
11."Tomorrow's Ending"5:05

Credits

Tickle Me Pink

Artwork

Production

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard) [9] 21

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