Numbers (The Briggs album)

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Studio album by The Briggs
Released 2003
Genre Skate punk [1]
Label Disaster
The Briggs chronology
Is This What You Believe
(2001)
numbers
(2003)
Leaving the Ways
(2004)

Numbers is the second album from Los Angeles-based punk rock band The Briggs.

Los Angeles City in California

Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in California, the second most populous city in the United States, after New York City, and the third most populous city in North America. With an estimated population of four million, Los Angeles is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. The city is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, Hollywood and the entertainment industry, and its sprawling metropolis. Los Angeles is the largest city on the West Coast of North America.

Punk rock is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record labels and other informal channels.

The Briggs band

The Briggs are a punk rock band based out of Los Angeles, California. The Band Formed in 1999 under the name "I Decline" by brothers Joey and Jason LaRocca and bassist Matthew Stolarz. In 2001, with the addition of drummer Chris Arredondo the band adopted the name The Briggs. Since the band started touring, they have shared the stage with the likes of Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, Anti-Flag, and Flogging Molly. They have also been involved with The Vans Warped Tour in 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2008. The Briggs released their fourth full length album, Come All You Madmen, on SideOneDummy Records on June 17, 2008. Their song "This is LA" is played as part of the introduction for the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Los Angeles Kings at all of their home games. Their song "Harder To Stand" from the album Back to Higher Ground was featured in the soundtrack to the film Big Stan (2008). After a short hiatus, the band returned to the studio in 2012 and will be releasing the song and video for "Panic" on May 1, 2012. In the Spring of 2015, The Briggs released a new self-titled 4 song EP. It was self-released by the band on 7", and the CD and digital download version included their previously released single "Panic".

Contents

Track listing [2]

  1. "3rd World War" 3:25
  2. "Media Control" 3:06
  3. "Bored Teenager" 3:26
  4. "Face Off" 2:09
  5. "Dead Men (Don't Tell Tales)" 2:35
  6. "Red Alert" 2:56
  7. "My Defense" 2:36
  8. "13197" 3:10
  9. "Voice Box" 2:37
  10. "Keep Us Alive" 3:25
  11. "Down" 2:25
  12. "Head Shrink, Dead Shrink" 2:39
  13. "These Streets" 2:38
  14. "Heroes by Choice" 2:50

Personnel

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References

  1. Chesler, Josh (September 29, 2015). "10 Best Skate Punk Albums of All Time". OC Weekly. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. last.fm: Numbers: The Briggs: Music