In Moderation
Studio album by 8stops7
Released	October 12, 1999
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge hard rock alternative metal
Length	47:09
Label	Reprise
Producer	Paul Lani David Kahne Toby Wright
8stops7 chronology
Birth of a Cynic (1997) ''In Moderation'' (1999) Bend (2006)
Singles from In Moderation
" Question Everything" Released: 2000 "Satisfied" Released: 2000

In Moderation is the second studio album by 8stops7 and the major label debut for the band. Four songs on this album were re-released and had been included on the band's debut album, Birth of a Cynic. Their initial release on Birth of a Cynic fell below expectations with only 2,000 albums being produced and no songs from it being issued as a single.

The release of In Moderation spawned a redefining of the band's success entailing a national (US) tour, with several exceeding 15,000 patrons. The album sold in excess of 150,000 copies in its first year of release.^{[ citation needed]}

The band's members, Evan Sula-Goff, Seth Watson, Adam Powell, and Alex Viveros are attributed equal credit for writing the songs on In Moderation, while the four which had appeared on Birth of a Cynic were originally attributed to Evan Sula-Goff; considered, in the AMG musical review for In Moderation, to be the band's solidifying member. ^[1]

Chart performance

In Moderation charted on the Billboard Top Heatseekers peaking at 34 on the year 2000, and produced two singles, " Question Everything" and "Satisfied", respectively achieving 25 and 35 on the Billboard Alternative chart, and 16 and 26 on the billboard US Mainstream Rock chart. ^[2] "Question Everything" also reached number 38 on the US Adult Top 40 chart. ^{[3] [4]}

Personnel

Band

• Evan Sula-Goff (vocals, guitar)
• Seth Watson (guitar, background vocals)
• Adam Powell (drums, background vocals)
• Alex Viveros (bass, background vocals)

Additional musicians

• The Water Sisters - background vocals on hidden track ^[5]

Support and technical

• Producers: Paul Lani; David Kahne; and Toby Wright
• Audio Mixers: David Bianco; Paul Lani
• Editor: Stewart Whitmore
• Photographers: Michael Lewis; Jack Gould

Track listing

This section needs expansion with: songwriters. You can help by adding to it. (October 2017)

• In Moderation: total track time, (47:09)

1. "Satisfied" (3:05)
2. "Not Alive" (3:38)*
3. " Question Everything" (4:28)
4. "Regression" (3:05)
5. "Good Enough" (3:11)
6. "Better" (3:26)
7. "Uninspired" (3:48)
8. "Esteem" (4:20)*
9. "Wider" (3:07)*
10. "My Would-Be Savior" (2:52)
11. "Forget" (12:09)*

* Asterisk indicates four songs previously released on the band's debut album, Birth of a Cynic (1997).

Hidden track

The album's 11th track, listed as the last song, "Forget", tracks for (12:09). "Forget" actually fades out at (4:22) and is followed by (3:45) of silence. Then an unlisted track, titled "Empty", begins to play and tracks for the remaining (4:02). This hidden track features the background vocals of the Water Sisters, and a piano accompaniment played by Gary Sula-Goff. ^[6]

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