Rock and Roll Part Three
| Rock and Roll Part Three | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|||||
| Studio album by Ozma | |||||
| Released | January 1, 2000 August 21, 2001 |
||||
| Recorded | October-November, 1999 | ||||
| Genre | Indie pop Emo Geek rock Power pop |
||||
| Length | 45:27 | ||||
| Label | Tornado Recordings (2000) Kung Fu Records (2001) |
||||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Witkin | ||||
| Professional reviews | |||||
| Ozma chronology | |||||
|
|||||
| Singles from Rock and Roll Part Three | |||||
|
|||||
Rock and Roll Part Three is the first studio album by American rock band Ozma. The album was originally released on Ozma's own Tornado Recordings on January 1, 2000. After signing to Kung Fu Records, the label agreed to re-release both Rock and Roll Part Three and The Doubble Donkey Disc with new some mixing and both being remastered. This remastered version was released on August 21, 2001
Some of the songs that were recorded for this record were also featured in their demo form on Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars.
The album's name comes from the Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars song, "Iceland".
Contents
Writing and Recording
While recording the album, Daniel Brummel kept a day-by-day journal on their website, ozmaonline.com. They would post pictures and fun quotes from that day's recording session, a trend that continued into the recording of The Doubble Donkey Disc.
Notably, the album starts and ends on the word chance/chances in the same key.
Song Explanations
The meaning behind some of the songs on this album was explained in detail by Ozma members on their official website, ozmaonline.com, in 2000.
Album Art
In 2019, band member Ryen Slegr revealed that the album art was created by Daniel Brummel using photoshop with "a basic filter that created lines/grids."[1] [2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ozma.| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Domino Effect" | Ryen Slegr/Daniel Brummel | Slegr/Brummel | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Apple Trees" | Slegr/Brummel | Slegr | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Shooting Stars" | Slegr/Jose Galvez/Brummel | Slegr | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Natalie Portman" | Brummel | Brummel | 3:49 |
| 5. | "The Ups and Downs" | Slegr/Galvez/Brummel | Slegr | 2:51 |
| 6. | "If I Only Had a Heart" | Slegr/Galvez/Brummel | Slegr | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Baseball" | Slegr/Galvez/Brummel | Slegr/Brummel | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Rocks" | Slegr/Galvez/Brummel | Brummel/Slegr/Galvez | 1:57 |
| 9. | "Battlescars" | Slegr/Brummel | Slegr/Brummel | 8:38 |
| 10. | "In Search of 1988" | Slegr/Galvez/Brummel | Slegr/Brummel | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Last Dance" | Slegr/Brummel | Slegr | 3:57 |
Total length: |
45:27 | |||
Audio
Spanish TV ad
A Spanish TV ad was created by Kung Fu Records to promote the re-release of the album.
External links
References
- ↑ Ryen Slegr(ozmasoundings) telling Dylan Green(picklekudakami) about how Daniel Brummel created the art for Rock and Roll Part Three https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Screenshot_2021-09-08_9.01.19_AM.png
- ↑ Unedited Rock and Roll Part Three artwork https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Uneditedrrp3.jpg
