United Nations (album)

Infobox Album
Name = United Nations
Type = studio
Artist = United Nations

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Released = September 9, 2008
Recorded = Summer 2008 at Big Blue Meenie Studios in Jersey City, NJ
Genre = Grindcore, Powerviolence, Hardcore punk
Length = 38:22
Label = Eyeball
Producer = Tim Gilles
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (82%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=540901 link]
*Rock Sound 8/10
Last album =
This album = "United Nations"
(2008)
Next album = "Never Mind the Bombings, Here's Your Six Figures"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = studio


Lower caption = Original controversial cover art, limited to 1,000 copies.

"United Nations" is the self-titled debut from supergroup United Nations. The band features members from numerous prolific bands, including Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw and Head Automatica, and Geoff Rickly of Thursday. Due to the contractual obligations of other members, the official lineup of the band is not known.

The album received a limited edition CD release that was only available through the Eyeball Records webstore. Only 1,000 copies were sold. [ [http://www.eyeballstore.com/servlet/the-186/united-nations-thursday/Detail Eyeball Records product page for United Nations' self-titled debut.] Retrieved September 2, 2008.] The album will not be released in stores because of copyright issues with the cover image, which is essentially the same image used for The Beatles' "Abbey Road", but with The Beatles engulfed in flames. [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594102/20080904/thursday.jhtml "Thursday Frontman's United Nations Side Project Might Not Make It To Stores."] MTV.com. September 5, 2008.]

Track listing

# "The Spinning Heart of the Yo-Yo Lobby" – 0:57
# "Resolution 9" – 2:30
# "No Sympathy for a Sinking Ship" – 2:06
# "The Shape of Punk that Never Came" – 2:36
# "My Cold War" – 1:49
# "Model UN" – 1:08
# "Filmed in Front of a Live Studio Audience" – 3:40
# "Revolutions in Graphic Design" – 2:04
# "I Keep Living the Same Day" – 1:00
# "Subliminal Testing" – 2:14
# "Say Goodbye to General Figment of the USS Imagination" – 5:10
# (Untitled Bonus Track) – 13:00

Personnel

*Produced by Tim Gilles
*Mixed by Matt Messenger
*Mastered by Alan Douches
*Engineered by Kevin Neaton, Al Eddings and Matt Messenger
*Tracking by Juan Martinez, Geoyani Escamilia and Matt Menafro
*Billy Horn – tenor saxophone
*Art by Sons of Nero

References