- We Are the Romans
Infobox Album |
Name = We Are the Romans
Type = studio
Artist =Botch
Released = January 1, 2000
Recorded = June 29 - July 8 1999
Genre =Mathcore
Length = 52:35
Label =Hydra Head Records
(HH666-41)
(HH666-141) (Reissue)
Producer =Matt Bayles , Botch
Reviews =
* " Alarm" (Positive) [http://www.alarmpress.com/1147/music-reviews/botch-we-are-the-romans-reissue/ link]
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:q69ss30qa3vg link]
* Absolute Punk 93% [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=267511&highlight=botch link]
*Drowned in Sound rating-10|8 [http://drownedinsound.com/release/view/11387 link]
*Exclaim! (Positive) [http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=846&fid1=27723 link]
* Metal Review rating-10|8.3 [http://metalreview.com/3957/Botch-American-Nervoso-(Reissue).aspx link]
*Montreal Mirror rating-10|9 [http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/091307/disc.html link]
*Punknews.org Rating|4|5 [http://www.punknews.org/review/6708 link]
* "Stylus Magazine " (B+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/botch/we-are-the-romans.htm link] |
Last album = "American Nervoso " (1998)
This album = "We Are the Romans" (2000)
Next album = "An Anthology of Dead Ends " (2002)"We Are the Romans" was the seminal third
album by Botch, and was released in adigipak in the US. It was released byHydra Head Records onJanuary 1 ,2000 , and subsequently re-released onSeptember 11 ,2007 .cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/releasedetail/2384|title= Botch - "We Are The Romans"[Deluxe] |publisher=Punknews.org |accessdate=2008-01-10]Metalcore band Norma Jean based the sound of their album "
O God, the Aftermath " on "We Are the Romans", going so far as hiringMatt Bayles who produced, engineered and mixed "We Are the Romans" to produce, engineer and mix their record.Fact|date=February 2008"C. Thomas Howell as the "Soul Man" has been revealed to be written about
Racetraitor , a band containing futureFall Out Boy members.Fact|date=April 2008Track listing
# "To Our Friends in the Great White North" – 5:10
# "Mondrian Was a Liar" – 2:41
# "Transitions from Persona to Object" – 6:04
# "Swimming the Channel Vs. Driving the Chunnel" – 4:30
# "C. Thomas Howell as the "Soul Man"" – 4:44
# "Saint Matthew Returns to the Womb" – 3:04
# "Frequency Ass Bandit" – 4:26
# "I Wanna Be a Sex Symbol on My Own Terms" – 3:35
# "Man the Ramparts" – 10:50
# "Thank God For Worker Bees (Remix)" – 7:27 (hidden track)Disc 2 (Remastered Deluxe Edition)
# To Our Friends In The Great White North (demo)
# I Wanna Be A Sex Symbol On My Own Terms (demo)
# Transitions From Persona To Object (demo)
# Mondrian Was A Liar (demo)
# Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb (demo)
# C. Thomas Howell As The “Soul Man” (demo)
# Man The Ramparts (demo)
# Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb (live)
# Vietmam (live)
# Transitions From Persona To Object (live)
# Hutton’s Great Heat Engine (live)Credits
Band members
*Brian Cook –
Bass Guitar
*Dave Knudson –Guitar , art direction, design
*Dave Verellen – vocals
*Tim Latona - drumsOther personnel
*
Matt Bayles – production, engineer, mixing
*Ed Brooks – mastering
*Carrie Whitney – photographyReferences
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