Alcatraz | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Recorded | March–April 1999 | |||
Genre | Punk rock, pop punk | |||
Label | Lookout! | |||
Producer | Kevin Army | |||
The Mr. T Experience chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10 [2] |
Alcatraz is an album by the Berkeley punk rock band the Mr. T Experience, released in 1999 by Lookout! Records. [3] [4] It was the band's last album to include bassist Joel Reader, who left the group after its release. [5]
The album was produced by Kevin Army. [6] It was recorded at multiple studios around the Bay Area, to ensure that the songs were sonically distinct. [6] The album's sound differed from the band's previous two efforts, incorporating organ, keyboards, and acoustic instrumentation. [7] [8]
The Dallas Observer deemed Alcatraz "a good, old-fashioned rock album." [9] SF Weekly wrote: "Deliberately seeking out the sonically claustrophobic atmosphere of such '80s favorites as Elvis Costello's Armed Forces and Joe Jackson's I'm the Man, the album achieves a level of nearly paranoid musicianship, rife with extemporaneous fills and exceedingly tight instrumental interplay." [6]
All tracks are written by Dr. Frank
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Wrote a Book About Rock and Roll" | |
2. | "Naomi" | |
3. | "Self-Pity" | |
4. | "Hey Emily" | |
5. | "Tomorrow is a Harsh Mistress" | |
6. | "Two of Us" | |
7. | "Our Days Are Numbered" | |
8. | "We're Not No One" | |
9. | "Re-Activate Your Heart" | |
10. | "Perhaps" | |
11. | "She's My Alcatraz" | |
12. | "I Feel for You" | |
13. | "We'll Get By" |