You'll Rebel to Anything
| You'll Rebel to Anything | ||||
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| Studio album by Mindless Self Indulgence | ||||
| Released |
April 12, 2005 (US)-Explicit, Clean, Vinyl November 5, 2007 (EU)-Expanded and Remastered January 22, 2008 (US)-Expanded and Remastered March 5, 2008 (JP) | |||
| Genre | Electronic rock, electropunk, industrial rock | |||
| Length |
26:23 (Explicit) 28:25 (Clean) 30:10 (Vinyl) 37:40 (Expanded & Remastered) | |||
| Label | Metropolis Records | |||
| Producer | James Euringer, James Galus, Machine | |||
| Mindless Self Indulgence chronology | ||||
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| Singles from You'll Rebel To Anything | ||||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
 Japanese Release |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Metal Hammer | (7/10) |
| Sputnikmusic |  [2] |
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 & 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.
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shut Me Up" | James Euringer | 2:48 |
| 2. | "1989" | James Euringer | 1:57 |
| 3. | "Straight to Video" | James Euringer | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Tom Sawyer" | Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson, Pye Dubois | 2:24 |
| 5. | "You'll Rebel to Anything (As Long as It's Not Challenging)" | James Euringer | 2:32 |
| 6. | "What Do They Know?" | James Euringer | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Stupid MF" | James Euringer | 2:25 |
| 8. | "2 Hookers and an Eightball" | James Euringer | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Prom" | James Euringer | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Bullshit" | James Euringer | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 24.24 | ||
| Amended version bonus track | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "Mic Commander" | James Euringer | 2:04 |
| Expanded & Remastered bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "Mic Commander (dirty version)" | James Euringer | 2:05 |
| 12. | "La-Di Da-Di" | Moses Davis, Ricky Walters | 3:49 |
| 13. | "Make Me Cum" | James Euringer | 2:50 |
| 14. | "Wack! (live recording from Webster Hall, NYC July 2005; original version on Despierta Los Niños)" | James Euringer | 2:34 |
| Japanese release bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "Mic Commander" | James Euringer | 2:04 |
| 15. | "Bomb This Track" | James Euringer | 3:21 |
| 16. | "Frying Pan" | James Euringer | 2:48 |
| 17. | "La-Di Da-Di" | Moses Davis, Ricky Walters | 3:49 |
| 18. | "Shut Me Up (1200XL Mix)" | James Euringer, VNV Nation | 5:41 |
| 19. | "Shut Me Up (Groandome Metal Mix)" | James Euringer, Ulrich Wild | 2:56 |
| 20. | "Straight To Video (Burnout Revenge Mix)" | James Euringer, KMFDM | 5:20 |
| 21. | "Straight To Video (Mix According To Combichrist)" | James Euringer, Combichrist | 4:55 |
| 22. | "What Do They Know? (Hollowboy Extended Pleasure Mix)" | James Euringer, Hollowboy | 5:22 |
| 23. | "What Do They Know? (Backstabber's Delight Mix)" | James Euringer, Procon | 4:37 |
Videos
- "Molly" (On The Expanded/Remastered Version)
- "Shut Me Up"
- "Straight to Video"
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 video
- "You'll Rebel to Anything" (directed by Alexander Serpico)
- "Shut Me Up" (directed by Jhonen Vasquez)
- "Straight to Video" (directed by Poz Lang)
Personnel
- Little Jimmy Urine – Lead vocals, programming
- Steve, Righ? – Lead guitar, backup vocals
- Lyn-Z – Bass guitar
- Kitty – Drums
- Kenny Muhammad – Beatboxing on "La-Di-Da-Di"
References
- ↑ Jeffries, David. You'll Rebel to Anything at AllMusic
- ↑ Sputnikmusic review