Menace to Sobriety
Studio album by
OPM
ReleasedAugust 15, 2000
Recorded2000
Studio
  • MNO Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Axis Recording (New York City, New York)
  • The Mix Room (Los Angeles, California)
  • The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
  • A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Soundcastle (Los Angeles, California)
Length47:53
LabelAtlantic
Producer
OPM chronology
Menace to Sobriety
(2000)		 ForThemAsses
(2004)
Alternative cover
2015 release front cover
Singles from Menace to Sobriety
  1. "Heaven Is a Halfpipe"
    Released: November 6, 2000
  2. "El Capitan"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Stash Up"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Menace to Sobriety is the debut studio album by American rock group OPM. It was released in August 2000 via Atlantic Records, and was re-released on September 8, 2015 as part of its 15-year anniversary.[2] There is also a clean version of the album, which removes most of the profanities used on the explicit version and any drug references.

The album spawned three charted singles and music videos for: "Heaven Is a Halfpipe" (which also reached #68 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for the year 2000 in Australia), "El Capitan" and "Stash Up".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Stash Up"2:58
2."Punanny" (Interlude)0:33
3."Heaven Is a Halfpipe"4:18
4."El Capitan"3:21
5."Undercover Freak"3:47
6."Brighter Side"3:32
7."Better Daze"3:58
8."Trucha"4:01
9."Dealerman"3:40
10."Reality Check"3:58
11."Rage Against the Coke Machine" (Interlude)1:03
12."Unda"2:50
13."15 Minutes" (Interlude)0:45
14."Fish out of Water"3:33
15."Sound System" ("War on Drugs" (hidden track))6:03
Total length:47:53
Australia Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
16."Space People"3:46
Total length:51:09
Special Edition 2002
No.TitleLength
16."El Capitan" (Soulchild Remix)3:33
Total length:50:56
15 Year Anniversary 2015 Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
16."Feel the Pain"3:16
Total length:50:40

B-sides

  1. "Space People" - 3:45 (from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)
  2. "Group Therapy" - 2:20 (from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)
  3. "El Capitan (SoulChild Remix)" - 3:37 (from El Capitan CD single)
  4. "Undercover Freak (007 Version)" (from El Capitan CD single)
  5. "Stash Up (Funk Food Remix)" (from Stash Up Maxi single)
  6. "Heaven Is A Halfpipe (Original Demo)" - 4:21 (from Stash Up Maxi single)

Personnel

  • OPM – producers (tracks: 1, 4, 6–8, 10, 12, 14), co-producers (track 9), art direction & design
  • Matthew Meschery – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14), keyboards (tracks: 7, 8, 10), programming (tracks: 1, 8)
  • John Edney – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14), cover, illustration
  • Geoff "Casper" Turney – guitar (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14)
  • Ronald Keys Jr. – scratches (tracks: 4, 8, 14)
Additional musicians
  • James Kevin Dotson – vocals (tracks: 5–7, 12), bass (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14), guitar (tracks: 1, 3, 5–7, 9, 12, 14), keyboards (track 14)
  • Angelo Moore – vocals (tracks: 7, 12), saxophone (track 12)
  • Asdru Sierra – vocals & horns (track 8)
  • Ulises Bella – vocals & horns (track 8)
  • Miguel Ángel Huidobro Preciado – vocals (track 8)
  • Brady Willmon – vocals (track 10), beatboxing (track 14)
  • Garry Hughes – keyboards & drum programming (tracks: 3, 5, 9), producer (track 15), co-producer (tracks: 3. 5. 9)
  • Nat Gleason – piano (track 3), keyboards (tracks: 4, 12)
  • Eric Avery – guitar (track 1)
  • Josh Deutsch – guitar (tracks: 3, 5), bass (track 3), drum programming (tracks: 3, 5, 9), producer (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 15)
  • Rusty Anderson – guitar (track 3)
  • David Rainger – guitar & bass (track 5)
  • David Mansfield – pedal steel guitar (track 9)
  • Sean E Demott – guitar (track 10), bass (tracks: 8, 10)
  • Melvin Gibbs – bass (tracks: 3, 9)
  • Leslie Van Trease – drums (tracks: 6, 7, 9, 12, 14)
  • Michael Patterson – drum programming (tracks: 3, 5), programming (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 10, 12), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10-14), co-producer (track 5), engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9), mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9, 12), recording (tracks: 1, 4, 6–8, 12, 14)
  • Alan Friedman – drum programming (track 3)
  • Ryan Boesch – programming (tracks: 8, 10)
  • Mike Pandos – percussion (track 7)
  • Jiro Yamaguchi – percussion (track 8)
  • Daniel Deutsch – harmonica (track 5)
  • Dylan Ramos – beatboxing (track 14)
  • Paige Taite – beatboxing (track 14)
  • Malcolm Michiles – scratches (tracks: 3, 5, 15)
  • Craig Kallman – producer (tracks: 3, 5, 9)
  • Samuel Vaughan Merrick IV – engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 9)
  • Jeff Moleski – engineering (track 5), additional recording (tracks: 7, 12)
  • David Kahne – mixing (track 5)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editor
  • Thomas Bricker – art direction & design
  • Kristin J. Klosterman – photography
  • Sean Murphy – photography
  • Cindy Hartman – A&R coordinator
  • Kevin Williams – A&R

Chart history

Chart (2000-2001) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 66
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 31
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 22

References

  1. ↑ Gallucci, Michael. "Menace to Sobriety - OPM | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ "OPM The Borderline London". Borderline London. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – OPM – Menace To Sobriety" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – OPM – Menace To Sobriety" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – OPM – Menace To Sobriety". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ "OPM Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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