The Pleasure and the Greed

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The Pleasure and the Greed
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2001
RecordedEl Dorado
Genre Alternative metal, post-grunge, progressive rock
Length66:48
Label Atlantic
Producer Dave Jerden, John Whynot, Ian Thornley
Big Wreck chronology
In Loving Memory Of...
(1997)
The Pleasure and the Greed
(2001)
Albatross
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Pleasure and the Greed is the second studio album by Canadian-American rock band Big Wreck and the last released before their break-up. In April 2001, the band made seven songs from the album available for download on their website. On April 30, the band released the lead single from the album, "Inhale", which achieved notable radio airplay in Canada. Songs "Ladylike" and "Knee Deep" were also released as singles and music videos were released for each of them. The song "Breakthrough" features Myles Kennedy, the now-former frontman for The Mayfield Four and the current frontman for Alter Bridge. The album was released on June 5, 2001 and debuted at #10 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 7,408 copies in its first week. [3]

Contents

Nickelback has covered Mistake many times in the past including appearing on the Live at Home film but is commonly mistaken as an original Nickelback songs amongst fans.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Inhale" Ian Thornley 3:15
2."Undersold"Thornley4:57
3."Knee Deep"Thornley, Colin Cripps 3:36
4."Everything is Fine"Thornley3:55
5."All by Design"Thornley, Brian Doherty3:47
6."Mistake"Thornley5:06
7."Ladylike"Thornley3:35
8."The Pleasure and the Greed"Thornley, Daniel Greaves 3:08
9."No Fault"Thornley3:40
10."Breakthrough"Thornley4:16
11."Ease My Mind"Thornley3:16
12."Broken Hands"Thornley, Doherty, David Henning, Donald Williams4:05
13."Head in the Girl"Thornley, Doherty, Henning, Williams3:49
14."All Our Days are Numbered"Thornley4:40
15."West Virginia"Thornley, Greaves4:42
16."Defined by What We Steal"Thornley6:55
Total length:66:48

Produced by Dave Jerden except tracks 1, 3, 8, and 12 produced by John Whynot and Ian Thornley.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [4] 10

Covers

Nickelback has covered the song "Mistake" live, including on their DVD Live at Home .

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