Up in the Attic

Infobox Album | Name = Up in the Attic
Type = studio
Artist = Alien Ant Farm


Length =
Label = Universal Music Group
Released = May 30, 2006 (online) July 18, 2006 (retail) July 17, 2006 (UK)
Recorded = 2004—2005
Genre = Alternative metal
Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Producer =
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (76%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=162018 link]
* "Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fe5e8qmcbt04 link]
* NeuFutur rating-10|7 [http://www.neufutur.com/Reviews/alienantfarm.html link]
* Rocknworld Rating|3|5 [http://www.rocknworld.com/features/06/AlienAntFarm.shtml link]
* Sputnik Music Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=10412 link]
Last album = "3rd Draft" (2005)
This album = "Up in the Attic" (2006)
Next album =|

"Up in the Attic" is Alien Ant Farm's third album. The album is identical to "3rd Draft" with the addition of one new track, and radio promo, "Forgive and Forget". It's considered a commercial flop in the U.S. because of little support for the album, no officially released single ("Forgive and Forget" was only released as a promo to radio and received little airplay), and no tour. The album debuted at number 114 on the Billboard 200 and in its next week dropped to number 198 and fell off the next week.

The song "Around the Block" had a music video recently released, and is available on iTunes.

The album cover features references to songs of past albums, such as Pink Tea, Smooth Criminal, Movies, and S.S. Recognize.

Track listing

# "Bad Morning" – 3:42
# "Forgive and Forget" – 2:59
# "What I Feel Is Mine" – 2:58
# "It Could Happen" – 3:53
# "Around the Block" – 3:16
# "San Sebastian" – 3:05
# "Lord Knows" – 3:06
# "Getting Closer" – 3:48
# "Crickets" – 4:36
# "Supreme Lifestyle" – 3:56
# "Consti2tion" – 3:38
# "State of Emergency" – 3:29
# "Sleepwalker" – 3:06
# "She's Only Evil" – 8:26

*There are two hidden tracks appended to the last song: "Beehive" and "Album End", which were known as "Tragedy" and "Say Something", respectively, on "3rd Draft".

*Best Buy released the album with a bonus track: "Repeat Defender".

*Two unreleased songs from the recording sessions are "All Your Crimes" and "Bellman".

Personnel

*Joe Hill - guitar
*Mike Cosgrove - drums
*Dryden Mitchell - vocals
*Tye Zamora - bass

Charts

*U.S. Billboard 200 - 114

3rd Draft

"3rd Draft" is the name given by fans to Alien Ant Farm's third album. The naming relates to a piece of the artwork that says 3rd Draft; since then, the band has referred to the album by that name as well. Due to issues with Geffen, it was never commercially released. It was, however, made available by the band during the Alien Ant Farm 2005 Tour.

Track listing:
# "Bad Morning" – 3:42
# "What I Feel Is Mine" – 2:58
# "It Could Happen" – 3:53
# "Around the Block" – 3:16
# "San Sebastian" – 3:05
# "Lord Knows" – 3:06
# "Getting Closer" – 3:48
# "Crickets" – 4:36
# "Supreme Lifestyle" – 3:56
# "Consti2tion" – 3:38
# "State of Emergency" – 3:29
# "Sleepwalker" – 3:06
# "She's Only Evil" – 8:26

*There are two hidden tracks appended to the last song: "Tragedy" and "Say Something", which were known as "Beehive" and "Album End", respectively, on "Up in the Attic."

Alien Ant Farm