Time Bomb (Buckcherry album)

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Time Bomb
Buckcherry - Timebomb.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
StudioMetalworks Studios in Toronto; mixing in Vancouver
Genre Hard rock
Length45:27
Label DreamWorks
Producer John Travis
Buckcherry chronology
Buckcherry
(1999)
Time Bomb
(2001)
15
(2006)
Singles from Time Bomb
  1. "Ridin'"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (66/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [3]
New York (mixed) [4]
Sonicnet(very favorable) [5]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Yahoo! Music UK Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Time Bomb is the second studio album by American rock band Buckcherry. It was produced by John Travis and released on March 27, 2001, by DreamWorks Records. It is the band's first album as a five-piece as guitarist Yogi Lonich joined the band. It is the only album to feature him and is the last album to feature the original lineup, as drummer Devon Glenn and bassist Jonathan Brightman both departed the group after its release. It is also their final release on Dreamworks.

Contents

Release and reception

The album spawned two singles, "Ridin'" and "Slit My Wrists". The lyrics are sleazier and more sordid than on the band's first album, suggesting considerable rock n' roll excess within the band at the time. The bonus track (untitled on the sleeve, but officially called "Open My Eyes") suggests an end to this due to a successful relationship. The CD version of the album is currently out of print as of June 2010, though iTunes and Spotify still feature the album in their libraries.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Frontside" Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:26
2."Ridin'"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:40
3."Time Bomb"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson4:09
4."Porno Star"Josh Todd, Yogi3:20
5."Place in the Sun"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Yogi3:07
6."(Segue) Helpless" (listed as "Helpless" in the iTunes store)Josh Todd, Keith Nelson4:50
7."Underneath"Josh Todd, Jonathan Brightman, Yogi2:38
8."Slit My Wrists" (listed as "@*#! My Wrists" on the back cover and in the iTunes store)Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Yogi4:00
9."Whiskey in the Morning"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson2:29
10."You"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson4:04
11."Slamin'"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson2:58
12."Fall"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:13
13."Open My Eyes" (hidden track)Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:36
Total length:45:22
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Good Things"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:00
14."Open My Eyes" (hidden track)Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:36
Total length:48:58
Best Buy Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Lit Up (live)" (Woodstock 1999)Josh Todd, Keith Nelson5:15
14."Fastback 69 (live)"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:48
15."Good Things"Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:27
16."Open My Eyes" (hidden track)Josh Todd, Keith Nelson3:36
Total length:57:24

Personnel

Cover versions

In 2011, grindcore band Anal Cunt covered the song "Whiskey in the Morning" for an EP that has since been deleted from Bandcamp and has been re-uploaded to YouTube. The song was a favorite of Anal Cunt frontman Seth Putnam. [8] [9]

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