You'll Rebel to Anything

You'll Rebel to Anything is the third studio album by New York City band Mindless Self Indulgence released on April 12, 2005. The album was released outside of the US on November 5, 2007, in an "Expanded and Remastered" edition. On January 22, 2008, the "Expanded and Remastered" version was released in the US. A special Japanese version of the remastered edition was released on March 5, 2008, which includes a demo version of "Bomb This Track", the completed version of which can be found on If.

You'll Rebel to Anything
Studio album by
Mindless Self Indulgence
ReleasedApril 12, 2005 (2005-04-12)
RecordedJune–December 2004
GenreElectronic rock, electropunk, industrial rock, industrial metal
Length24:24
LabelMetropolis
ProducerJames Euringer, James Galus, Machine
Mindless Self Indulgence chronology
Despierta Los Niños
(2003)		 You'll Rebel to Anything
(2005)		 Another Mindless Rip Off
(2006)
Singles from You'll Rebel to Anything
  1. "Straight to Video"
    Released: March 7, 2006
  2. "Shut Me Up"
    Released: September 12, 2006
Alternative covers
Japanese Release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]

This album resulted in many firsts for the band: it was their first studio album to feature Lyn-Z on bass, first studio album to have alternate versions, first studio album to reach the Billboard, first studio album to be released outside of the US, first studio album in which clean versions of all the tracks were released to hard copy, first studio album to feature tracks from Pink and Alienating Our Audience, and their first studio album to have music videos based on tracks besides those excerpted from live shows.

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Euringer except "Tom Sawyer" written by Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson, Pye Dubois.

No.TitleLength
1."Shut Me Up"2:48
2."1989"1:57
3."Straight to Video"3:44
4."Tom Sawyer"2:24
5."You'll Rebel to Anything (As Long as It's Not Challenging)"2:32
6."What Do They Know?"3:08
7."Stupid MF"2:25
8."2 Hookers and an Eightball"2:17
9."Prom"2:29
10."Bullshit"2:41
Total length:24:24
Amended version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Mic Commander"James Euringer2:04
Total length:26:28
Expanded and Remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Mic Commander (dirty version)"James Euringer2:05
12."La-Di Da-Di"Moses Davis, Ricky Walters3:49
13."Make Me Cum"James Euringer2:50
14."Wack! (live recording from Webster Hall, NYC July 2005; original version on Despierta Los Niños)"James Euringer2:34
Total length:35:42
Japanese release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Mic Commander"James Euringer2:04
15."Bomb This Track"James Euringer3:21
16."Frying Pan"James Euringer2:48
17."La-Di Da-Di"Moses Davis, Ricky Walters3:49
18."Shut Me Up (1200XL Mix)"James Euringer, VNV Nation5:41
19."Shut Me Up (Groandome Metal Mix)"James Euringer, Ulrich Wild2:56
20."Straight To Video (Burnout Revenge Mix)"James Euringer, KMFDM5:20
21."Straight To Video (Mix According To Combichrist)"James Euringer, Combichrist4:55
22."What Do They Know? (Hollowboy Extended Pleasure Mix)"James Euringer, Hollowboy5:22
23."What Do They Know? (Backstabber's Delight Mix)"James Euringer, Procon4:37
Total length:65:17
2017 Vinyl Reissue
No.TitleLength
11."La-Di-Da-Di"3:46
12."Disappoint"2:25
13."Rip-Off"1:56
14."You Will See Just What I See"2:55

Cover

The cover on the album is a blue cross made up of many video game controllers and systems, including the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Genesis, and the Power Glove. The cover for the Japanese version is a parody of the cover art on Another Mindless Rip Off.

Music videos
  • "You'll Rebel to Anything" (directed by Alexander Serpico)
  • "Shut Me Up" (directed by Jhonen Vasquez)
  • "Straight to Video" (directed by Poz Lang)
  • "Molly" (on the Expanded/Remastered Version)

Personnel
  • James "Little Jimmy Urine" Euringer – vocals, lyrics, producer, arranger, recording, programming
  • Steven "Steve, Righ?" Montano – guitar, backup vocals
  • Lindsey Ann "Lyn-Z" Way – bass guitar
  • Jennifer "Kitty" Dunn – drums
  • Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra – beatboxing on "La-Di-Da-Di"
  • James Galus – producer, arranger
  • Gene Freeman – additional producer, engineering, mixing
  • Sal Mormando – engineering
  • Will Quinnell – mastering
  • Clinton Bradley – additional sound design & effects
  • Gary Baker – pro-tools technician

References
  1. Jeffries, David. You'll Rebel to Anything at AllMusic
  2. Sputnikmusic review
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