Making the Grade (album)

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Making The Grade
Making The Grade.jpg
Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedSeptember/October 2002
Genre Pop punk
Length41:00
Label Hollywood Records
Producer Mark Trombino
Diffuser chronology
Injury Loves Melody
(2001)
Making The Grade
(2003)
Sincerely, Wasting Away
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Making The Grade is Diffuser's second album. It featured the band moving away from the hard rock style on "Injury Loves Melody" to more of a pop punk style similar to Sum 41. The songs "I Wonder" and "Get It On" were used in the 2003 movie Freaky Friday. The song "Get It On" and "New High" also appeared on the soundtracks for the Outlaw Volleyball and NHL Hitz Pro video games, respectively.

Contents

It was produced by Mark Trombino, who has worked with bands such as blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Sugarcult, and Finch.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tomas Costanza except where otherwise stated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New High"Costanza, Cangelosi2:42
2."Get It On" 3:10
3."Only in the Movies" 2:54
4."Why" 4:00
5."I Wonder" 3:24
6."Far and in Between" 3:17
7."Breakaway" 3:17
8."Here's to You" 2:39
9."She's All Mine" 3:11
10."Long Way from Home" 5:44
11."Nothing Left to Say"Costanza, Cangelosi3:13
12."Avoid the Friction" 3:18

Equipment

Diffuser uses Mesa Boogie amps, Fender basses, Gibson guitars, Ernie Ball strings, Taylor acoustics, Pork Pie drums, Ampeg bass amps, and Bogner amps.

Personnel

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References

  1. Loftus, Johnny. Making the Grade at AllMusic