3-D (I See Stars album)
3-D is the debut studio album by American electronicore band I See Stars. The album debuted at number 176 on the Billboard 200, number 5 on Top Heatseekers, and number 22 on Top Independent Albums.[3] The songs "Save the Cheerleader" and "The Big Bad Wolf" were both re-recorded from their first EP, Green Light Go!. The singles "The Common Hours", "3D" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends", were also re-recorded, having been previously released as demos. All of the band members were under the age of 20 by the time the album was recorded, with the oldest being rhythm guitarist Jimmy Gregerson who was 19 at the time.
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| Released | April 14, 2009 | |||
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| Length | 32:36 | |||
| Label | Sumerian | |||
| Producer | Cameron Mizell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 75%[1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
All lyrics written by Andrew and Devin Oliver, all music composed by I See Stars.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Project Wakeup" | 2:25 |
| 2. | "The Common Hours" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "3D" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Save the Cheerleader" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "The Big Bad Wolf" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "The Ocean" | 1:10 |
| 8. | "Comfortably Confused" | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Where the Sidewalk Ends" | 2:25 |
| 10. | "Sing This" (featuring Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 3:00 |
| 11. | "What This Means to Me" | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 32:36 | |
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Other media
References to other media
- "Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a reference to Shel Silverstein's poetry book, Where the Sidewalk Ends.[9]
- "I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge" is a reference to 20th Century Fox's 1999 film Fight Club.
- "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World" is a reference to the NBC show Heroes first season motto.
- "The Big Bad Wolf" is a reference to Charles Perrault's fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood.
Appearances in other media
- The song "Comfortably Confused" appeared in the music video game Power Gig: Rise of the SixString.[10]
- The single "What This Means to Me" was included as a track on the compilation album Atticus: IV produced by Atticus Clothing.
Personnel
- I See Stars
- Brent Allen – lead guitar
- Jimmy Gregerson – rhythm guitar
- Zach Johnson – unclean vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencer, programming
- Andrew Oliver – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Devin Oliver – clean vocals
- Jeff Valentine – bass guitar
- Production
- Cameron Mizell - production, mastering and mixing
- James Paul Wisner - pre-production
- Shawn Keith - A&R
References
- "3-D Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- "3-D Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- "I See Stars album charting". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- "3-D track list". Amazon.
- "3-D missprint". Discogs.
- "3-D correct". Discogs.
- I See Stars (2021). 3-D (Vinyl). Sumerian.
- "3-D by I See Stars". 14 April 2009.
- I See Stars – Where the Sidewalk Ends, retrieved 2020-11-11
- "Music - Power Gig". Seven45 Studios. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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