Conditions of My Parole
| Conditions of My Parole | ||||
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| Released | 18 October 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Caduceus Cellars Bunker | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-industrial | |||
| Length | 50:54 | |||
| Label | Puscifer Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Maynard James Keenan | |||
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Conditions of My Parole is the second studio album by Puscifer. The album was produced by Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell and Josh Eustis. Contributing musicians for the album include the aforementioned Keenan, Mitchell, and Eustis as well as Carina Round, Juliette Commagere, Matt McJunkins, Jeff Friedl, Gil Sharone and Rani Sharone, Jonny Polonsky, Tim Alexander, Devo Keenan, Alessandro Cortini, Tanya O'Callaghan, Sarah Jones, and Jon Theodore.[1] The video for "Conditions of My Parole" featured Maynard and Laura Milligan from Mr. Show as their characters Billy D. and Hildy Berger, who also appear in character on the album cover.[2]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Maynard James Keenan
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tiny Monsters" | Carina Round/Mat Mitchell/Josh Eustis | 4:44 |
| 2. | "The Green Valley" | Round/Mitchell/Eustis | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Monsoons" | Eustis/Mitchell | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Telling Ghosts" | Jeff Friedl/Eustis/Mitchell | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Horizons" | Eustis/Mitchell | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Man Overboard" | Round/Eustis/Mitchell | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Toma" | Round/Eustis/Mitchell | 3:40 |
| 8. | "The Rapture" (Fear Is a Mind Killa Mix) | Round/Eustis/Mitchell/Matt McJunkins | 6:14 |
| 9. | "Conditions of My Parole" | Round/Eustis/Mitchell/McJunkins | 2:54 |
| 10. | "The Weaver" | Round/Eustis/Mitchell | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Oceans" | Eustis/Mitchell | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Tumbleweed" | Eustis/Mitchell | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 50:54 | ||
The physical edition contains an intro resembling "Tumbleweed" at the beginning, thus making the track 5:36 in length.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| [&].com |    [4] |
The album received positive reviews. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic described it as "a fine piece of cold weather headphone music."[3]
Personnel
- Performers
- Maynard James Keenan – lead vocals
- Carina Round – additional vocals (1–10, 12), guitar (2)
- Mat Mitchell – bass (1, 2, 6, 7, 10) guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10), programming (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11), banjo (2)
- Josh Eustis – programming (1, 3–7, 11), guitar (2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), piano (3), banjo (12), erhu (12)
- Jonny Polonsky – guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), mandolin (6)
- Jon Theodore – drums (2, 7, 9, 10)
- Matt McJunkins – bass (3, 4, 9)
- Devo Keenan – cello (3)
- Jeff Friedl – drums (3), percussion (3), additional percussion (6–8)
- Sarah Jones – drums (6, 7)
- Tanya O'Callaghan – bass (7)
- Gil Sharone – drums (8)
- Rani Sharone – bass (8)
- Juliette Commagere – additional vocals (11)
- Alessandro Cortini – Buchla (11)
- Tim Alexander – drums (12)
- Production
- Ms. Puscifer – production
- Mat Mitchell – production, mixing
- Josh Eustis – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Art
- Tim Cadiente – photography bals
- Juan Mendez – design
References
- ^ "PUSCIFER: 'Conditions Of My Parole' Artwork Unveiled". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011.
- ^ "Puscifer 'Conditions of My Parole'". Rolling Stone. October 24, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Heaney, Gregory. "allmusic ((( Conditions of My Parole > Review )))". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Davis, Kyzer. "Puscifer - Conditions of My Parole". Bracket and Bracket. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.