I Am the Movie

Infobox Album
Name = I Am the Movie
Type = studio
Artist = Motion City Soundtrack


Released = start date|2003|6|26
Recorded = Black Lodge Studios in Eudora, KS
Genre = Power pop
Length = 43:03
Label = Epitaph
Producer = Ed Rose
Reviews =
* "Allmusic" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfoxqwaldje Link]
* "IGN" rating-10|7.5 [http://au.music.ign.com/articles/428/428384p1.html Link]
* "Punk News" Rating|3.5|5 (original) [http://www.punknews.org/review/1549 Link]
* "Punk News" Rating|4|5 (reissue) [http://www.punknews.org/review/2041 Link]

Last album = "Back to the Beat"
(2000)
This album = "I Am the Movie"
(2003)
Next album = "Commit This to Memory"
(2005)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Original 2002 self-release

"I Am the Movie" is the first full-length album of Minneapolis, Minnesota power pop band Motion City Soundtrack. It was released independently in 2002, and was remastered and re-released with four new tracks by Epitaph Records in June 2003.

Track listing

Unsigned release

#"Cambridge" – 2:30
#"Shiver" – 2:54
#"The Future Freaks Me Out" – 3:36
#"Indoor Living" – 3:47
#"My Favorite Accident" – 3:20
#"1000 Paper Cranes" – 2:20
#"Boombox Generation" – 3:07
#"Don't Call It a Comeback" – 1:51
#"Red Dress" – 2:36
#"Mary Without Sound" – 3:00
#"A-OK" – 3:47

Epitaph release

#"Cambridge" – 2:30
#"Shiver" – 2:54
#"The Future Freaks Me Out" – 3:36
#"Indoor Living" – 3:47
#"My Favorite Accident" – 3:20
#"Perfect Teeth" – 3:29*
#"Boombox Generation" – 3:07
#"Don't Call It a Comeback" – 1:51
#"Modern Chemistry" – 2:22*
#"Capital H" – 2:52*
#"Red Dress" – 2:36
#"Mary Without Sound" – 3:00
#"Autographs & Apologies" – 3:52*
#"A-OK" – 3:47
#"1000 Paper Cranes" (Japanese Bonus Track)

Additional notes

Three different versions of this album exist. The original, unsigned release had 11 tracks. Four new tracks (marked with a *) were added for the Epitaph release. These new tracks replaced "1000 Paper Cranes", which is not found the regular version (but is included as a "bonus track" on the vinyl LP, briefly available from the band's website, and on the Japanese import).

The first 2 versions of the album were housed in 5" floppy discs and their respective paper sleeves. The second floppy disc release also contains a credits card with a track listing.

Personnel

* Jesse Johnson - Moog synthesizer, keyboard
* Joshua Cain - Lead guitar, backing vocals
* Justin Pierre - Vocals, guitar, piano
* Matthew Taylor - Bass, backing vocals, piano
* Tony Thaxton - Percussion, drums
* Ed Rose - Producer, engineer, mixing
* Don C. Tyler - Mastering
* Chris Strong - Photography, cover photo
* Bryan Sheffield - Photography
* Andrew Carranza - Video Director, photography director [ [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,2572730,00.html Motion City Soundtrack : I Am the Movie - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com MotionCitySoundtrack.com] Official Website.