Face the Day
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2006
StudioThe Lair of Hermithole, Princeton
LabelGumbo
ProducerJimi Hazel, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
24-7 Spyz chronology
Can You Hear the Sound?
(1998)
Face the Day
(2006)
The Soundtrack to The Innermost Galaxy
(2019)

Face the Day is the sixth album by 24-7 Spyz. It is the first Spyz album in more than a decade, recorded two years after their reformation in 2003. Guitarist and vocalist Jimi Hazel and bassist Rick Skatore return with a new drummer, Tobias Ralph (formerly of Bruce Hornsby and the Range).

Surprisingly, bassist Rick Skatore does not contribute any songwriting to the album, which contains songs written by Jimi Hazel, some of which appeared on his 2002 solo album 21stCenturySouthBronxRockStar. The album contains the usual amalgam of genres, from heavy metal and hard rock to jazz and R&B. However, reggae and ska make up a larger amount of the music on the album compared to previous Spyz releases.

The album also features cover versions of Thin Lizzy's "Bad Reputation" from their 1977 album of the same name, and Sly and the Family Stone's "Stand!" also the title track of its respective album.

Track listing

  1. "Unknown Wellknown"
  2. "Face the Day"
  3. "Waiting for the Sun"
  4. "Soul Sucker"
  5. "Ride to Nowhere"
  6. "Faithless"
  7. "The Saturday Song"
  8. "Angel"
  9. "Blues for Dimebag"
  10. "Running"
  11. "Anything for You"
  12. "Plastique"
  13. "Bad Reputation"
  14. "Stand!"

Remaster track listing

  1. "Face the Day"
  2. "Waiting for the Sun"
  3. "Soul Sucker"
  4. "Ride to Nowhere"
  5. "Faithless"
  6. "The Saturday Song"
  7. "Angel"
  8. "Blues for Dimebag"
  9. "Running"
  10. "Anything for You"
  11. "Plastique"
  12. "Bad Reputation"
  13. "Stand!"
  14. "HMS4L!"[1] (instrumental version of Unknown Wellknown)

All songs are witten by Jimi Hazel, except "Plastique" (Iwan van Amersfoort, Zwazi, Jimi Hazel), "Bad Reputation" (Lynott, Gorham, Downey) and "Stand!" (Sylvester Stewart)

Personnel

24-7 Spyz:

  • Jimi Hazel: guitars, vocals
  • Rick Skatore: bass
  • Tobias Ralph: drums

Guests:

  • Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal: mixing, production, guitars and backing vocals on some tracks
  • Doug Pinnick: vocals on 'Stand!'
  • Iwan van Amersfoort and Zwazi: vocals on 'Plastique'
  • Klaas 'Supa' de Beer: Dutch Grunts & 'Good vibes'


References

  1. "24-7 Spyz | Face The Day". CD Baby. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
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