Technical Difficulties (Racer X album)
Technical Difficulties is the third studio album by heavy metal band Racer X, released on December 8, 1999[1] through Mercury Records (Japan),[2] and on April 25, 2000 through Shrapnel Records (United States)[3] and Mascot Records (Europe).[4] The album's title track evolved from the introductory song "Metal Dog" on guitarist Paul Gilbert's 1994 instructional video Terrifying Guitar Trip; it later appeared in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend, and was covered by cellist duo 2Cellos on their 2012 album In2ition, for which they also shot a promotional video.[5] "B.R.O." stands for "Bach Rip-Off", a homage to a previous track, "Y.R.O." (Yngwie Rip-Off"), from the band's 1986 debut album Street Lethal.
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| Released | December 8, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Batgirl Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada; Rec Room | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 50:07 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Paul Gilbert | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Phallic Tractor" (instrumental) | Paul Gilbert, Scott Travis | 0:56 |
| 2. | "Fire of Rock" | Gilbert | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Snakebite" | Jeff Martin, Gilbert, Travis | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Technical Difficulties" (instrumental) | Gilbert, Travis | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Miss Mistreater" | Martin, Bruce Bouillet | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Bolt in My Heart" | Martin, Gilbert | 4:10 |
| 7. | "17th Moon" | Martin, Gilbert, Travis | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Waiting" | Martin | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Poison Eyes" | Gilbert, Martin, Bouillet | 4:17 |
| 10. | "B.R.O." | Johann Sebastian Bach; arr. Gilbert | 1:20 |
| 11. | "God of the Sun" | Martin, Russ Parrish | 5:16 |
| 12. | "Give It to Me" | Bouillet, Martin, Gilbert | 3:15 |
| 13. | "The Executioner's Song" | Martin, Gilbert, Travis | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 50:07 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Children of the Grave" (Black Sabbath cover) | Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne | 5:15 |
Personnel
- Jeff Martin – vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitar, production
- Scott Travis – drums
- John Alderete – bass
- Tom Size – engineering, mixing
- Damon Gold – engineering
- Steve Hall – mastering
References
- "Music". racerxband.com. 2004-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- "Racer X – Technical Difficulties". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- "Racer X – Technical Difficulties". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- "Technical Difficulties - Racer X". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- "2CELLOS - Technical Difficulties [official video]" on YouTube. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
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