The Bronx (2006 album)

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The Bronx
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 4, 2006 (LP)
July 18, 2006
Genre Hardcore punk, hard rock
Length33:43
Label Island Def Jam, White Drugs, Swami
Producer Michael Beinhorn and Gilby Clarke
The Bronx chronology
La Muerte Viva
(2003)
The Bronx
(2006)
The Bronx
(2008)
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The Bronx is The Bronx's second studio album and the first recording by the band on a major label, Island Def Jam. Released on July 18, 2006, it is the band's second eponymous album and has a change in musical style. It was leaked online on April 26, 2006, almost two months before it was released on vinyl LP.

Contents

The album was named best album of the year by Rock Sound magazine [1] and was in Spin magazine's list of the top 40 albums of the year at number 36. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Senor Hombre De Tamale"1:06
2."Small Stone"0:52
3."Shitty Future"2:09
4."History's Stranglers"2:45
5."Oceans of Class"2:31
6."Dirty Leaves"4:25
7."Transsexual Blackout (The Movement)"2:32
8."Mouth Money"2:35
9."Rape Zombie"2:41
10."Around the Horn"2:07
11."Three Dead Sisters"2:40
12."Safe Passage"3:34
13."White Guilt"3:46
Vinyl Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Rockers NYC" 
15."Venice" 

Personnel

Vinyl information

1st press : 1,000 White

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References

  1. "Round Up". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007.
  2. "The 40 Best Albums of 2006". Spin. December 14, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2012.