The Coolest Rock Album Ever

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CD 1
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1High and Dry
recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
Radiohead and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
High and Dry (promo video, UK version) by Radiohead and High and Dry (promo video, US version) by Radiohead
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 191)
recording of:
High and Dry (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
50/50
Radiohead4.24:19
2Black Hole Sun
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Adam Kasper
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn and Soundgarden
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1994)
mixed at and engineered at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
music videos:
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 231) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 368)
recording of:
Black Hole Sun
lyricist and composer:
Christopher J Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
publisher:
You Make Me Sick I Make Music (in 1994)
Soundgarden4.155:20
3Somebody Told Me
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 42)
recording of:
Somebody Told Me
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
The Killers3.853:19
4Midlife Crisis
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
ebow and electric guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist) (from 1992-01 until 1992-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Splash Records (UK imprint under PRT Records) (in 1992)
samples:
Car Thief by Beastie Boys and Cecilia (original stereo mix) by Simon & Garfunkel (drums (drum set))
music videos:
Midlife Crisis (Official Video) by Faith No More
recording of:
Midlife Crisis
lyricist:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould, Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist) and Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (Music publishing company) and Vomit God Music (Mike Patton's music publishing company)
live recording of:
Midlife Crisis
lyricist:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould, Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist) and Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (Music publishing company) and Vomit God Music (Mike Patton's music publishing company)
Faith No More4.14:21
5Be Yourself
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
arranger:
Audioslave
recording of:
Be Yourself
lyricist:
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
composer:
Tim Commerford, Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer), Tom Morello and Brad Wilk
publisher:
Disappearing One, LBV Songs, Me Three Publishing and Melee Savvy Music
Audioslave3.14:39
6If You Could Only See
recording of:
If You Could Only See
lyricist and composer:
Emerson Hart
Tonic3.34:23
7Start Choppin'
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
producer:
J Mascis
music videos:
Start Choppin’ by Dinosaur Jr.
recording of:
Start Choppin
lyricist and composer:
J Mascis
publisher:
Spam as the Bread Music
Dinosaur Jr.5:38
8Lightning Crashes
engineer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
executive producer:
Gary Kurfirst
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Līve (US alt rock band)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Radioactive Records (US rock) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United States
mixed at:
Music Head Recording in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 476)
recording of:
Lightning Crashes
lyricist:
Ed Kowalczyk
composer:
Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk and Chad Taylor (US guitarist for Live)
Līve45:26
9Into Your Arms
engineer, producer and mixer:
Evan Dando and The Robb Brothers
bass guitar:
Nic Dalton
drums (drum set):
Dave Ryan (Fuzzy drummer)
guitar, percussion and lead vocals:
Evan Dando
recording of:
Into Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Robyn St. Clare
The Lemonheads4.652:44
10Chemical Heart
recording engineer:
Phil McKellar (Australian producer and engineer) (from 2001-09 until 2001-11)
assistant engineer:
Evan McHughan
producer:
Phil McKellar (Australian producer and engineer)
mixer:
D. Sardy (American score composer)
cello:
Kate Morgan (from 2001-09 until 2001-11)
viola:
Deborah Lander (violist) (from 2001-09 until 2001-11)
violin:
Adrian Keating (from 2001-09 until 2001-11) and Nguyen Bui (Japanese classical violinist and concermaster) (from 2001-09 until 2001-11)
conductor:
Jackie Orszaczky (from 2001-09 until 2001-11: strings)
strings arranger:
Jackie Orszaczky
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Australia (in 2002)
recorded at:
Festival Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 2001-09) and Dodgy (Ultimo, Sydney) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 2001-11)
mixed at:
Electric Lady in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Chemical Heart (from 2001-09 until 2001-11)
writer:
Grinspoon
publisher:
Shock Music Publishing Pty. Ltd.
Grinspoon34:39
11Here Without You
assistant recording engineer:
Honchol Sin and Tom Sweeney (US engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Susie Katayama
assistant engineer:
Gordon Sran and Latif Tayour
engineer:
Geoff Ott, Rick Parashar and Steve Churchyard
producer:
Rick Parashar
assistant mixer:
Dean Maher and Paul Silveira
mixer:
Randy Staub
editor:
Geoff Ott and Rick Parashar
bass guitar:
Todd Harrell
drums (drum set):
Josh Freese (American drummer)
guitar:
Chris Henderson (member of 3 Doors Down) and Matt Roberts (guitarist for 3 Doors Down)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Rick Hopkins (keyboards)
percussion:
Matthew Burgess
strings:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
lead vocals:
Brad Arnold (vocalist for 3 Doors Down)
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
concertmaster:
Joel G. Derouin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Greenhouse Studios (Burnaby, BC, Canada) in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Armory Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
Here Without You
writer:
Brad Arnold (vocalist for 3 Doors Down), Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson (member of 3 Doors Down) and Matt Roberts (guitarist for 3 Doors Down)
publisher:
Escatawpa Songs and Songs of Universal, Inc.
3 Doors Down4.43:57
12Shine
engineer and mixer:
Matthew Serletic and Ed Roland
producer:
Ed Roland
bass:
Will Turpin
drums (drum set):
Shane Evans
guitar:
Dean Roland and Ed Roland
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ross Childress
vocals:
Ed Roland
arranger:
Ed Roland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1993)
produced for:
Rising Storm Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
MSE Studios in Miami, Florida, United States, Real 2 Reel Studios (original location, Stockbridge 76-00) in Stockbridge, Georgia, United States and Rising Storm Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Shine
lyricist and composer:
Ed Roland
publisher:
Roland/Lentz Music
Collective Soul4.655:07
13Gasoline
producer:
Jay Baumgardner
mixer:
Bob Marlette
drums (drum set):
Josh Freese (American drummer)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Dale Stewart
guitar and lead vocals:
Shaun Morgan
recording of:
Gasoline
writer:
Dale William Stewart and Shaun Morgan Welgemoed
Seether32:50
14Santa Monica
recording engineer:
Michael Douglass
co-producer:
Brian Malouf and Michael Douglass
producer:
A.P. Alexakis (Singer and guitarist of the rock band Everclear.)
mixer:
Brian Malouf
music videos:
Santa Monica by Everclear
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 425)
recording of:
Santa Monica
lyricist and composer:
Art Alexakis (Singer and guitarist of the rock band Everclear.)
Everclear4.653:13
15Slide
assistant engineer:
Greg Collins (engineer) and Darrell Thorp (record producer, mixer and engineer)
engineer:
Ken Allardyce
producer:
Rob Cavallo and The Goo Goo Dolls
mixer:
Jack Joseph-Puig
bass:
Robby Takac
drums (drum set):
Mike Malinin
guitar family:
John Rzeznik
vocals:
John Rzeznik and Robby Takac
recording of:
Slide (Goo Goo Dolls song)
lyricist and composer:
John Rzeznik
Goo Goo Dolls3.43:33
16Cigarettes and Suitcases
engineer and producer:
Brad Wood (US rock producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Stephanie Ashworth
guitar:
Paul Dempsey (Australian musician)
percussion:
Clint Hyndman
Something for Kate34:04
17Harder to Breathe
programming:
Bruce Smith (UK drummer & producer for Pop Group, Slits, P.I.L., etc.)
assistant engineer:
Posie Muliadi and Danny Wright (US engineer)
engineer:
Mike Landolt
producer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
background vocals:
Ryan Dusick
music videos:
Harder to Breathe by Maroon 5 (American band)
recording of:
Harder to Breathe
writer:
Jesse Carmichael and Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
Maroon 54.32:54
18Drive
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Griffin (US drummer/sound engineer) and Evan Hollander
recording engineer:
Michael “Elvis” Baskette
engineer:
Michael Elvis Baskette
audio engineer:
Dave Holdridge
producer:
Incubus (US alternative rock band) and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Rick Will
bass guitar:
Dirk Lance
cello:
Dave Holdredge and Dave Holdridge
drums (drum set):
Jose Pasillas II
guitar:
Michael Einziger
turntable:
DJ Kilmore
vocals:
Brandon “invisible floating torso man” Boyd (American singer, leader of Incubus)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
recorded at:
NRG Recording Services in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Drive by Incubus (US alternative rock band)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 206)
recording of:
Drive (Incubus)
writer:
Brandon Boyd (American singer, leader of Incubus), Mike Einziger, Alex Katunich, Chris Kilmore and José Pasillas
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (from 1999 to present) and Hunglikeyora Music (from 1999 to present)
Incubus3.753:54
19The Reason
recording engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff and Casey Stone (engineer) (strings)
additional engineer:
Eric Miller (engineer)
producer:
Howard Benson
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Chris Hesse
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Markku Lappalainen (bass player)
guitar:
Dan Estrin
vocals:
Doug Robb
strings arranger:
Deborah Lurie
music videos:
The Reason (Music video) by Hoobastank
recording of:
The Reason
lyricist:
Doug Robb
composer:
Dan Estrin
Hoobastank43:53
CD 2
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1No Excuses
recording engineer and mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
music videos:
No Excuses by Alice in Chains
recording of:
No Excuses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
Alice in Chains4.34:17
220th Century
recording of:
20th Century
lyricist:
Shawn Smith (Seattle vocalist, for Brad/Pigeonhed/Satchel/Malfunkshun)
composer:
Stone Gossard, Regan Hagar (American drummer), Shawn Smith (Seattle vocalist, for Brad/Pigeonhed/Satchel/Malfunkshun) and Jeremy Toback
Brad4:02
3The Distance
assistant engineer:
Scott Reams
engineer:
Joe Johnston (US recording engineer), Craig Long and Kirt Shearer
producer:
CAKE (US alt. rock band)
arranger:
CAKE (US alt. rock band)
recorded at:
Paradise Studios (Sacramento) in Sacramento, California, United States and Pus Cavern in Sacramento, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 318)
recording of:
The Distance
lyricist and composer:
Greg Brown (Former guitarist in CAKE)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee and Chumpion Music
CAKE3.83:00
4Better Days
Pete Murray33:44
5I Don't Wanna Be
Gavin DeGraw3:38
6Word Up (radio mix)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Dante Gizzi
drums (drum set):
Mark Kerr
guitar:
Giuliano Gizzi
lead vocals:
Mark Rankin (Gun vocalist)
cover recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Gun44:21
7Cumbersome
assistant engineer:
Brian Benscoter
engineer and mixer:
Tom Morris (guitarist, producer and recording engineer from Florida, US)
producer:
J. Pollock (guitarist of Seven Mary Three), J. Ross (Seven Mary Three) and Tom Morris (guitarist, producer and recording engineer from Florida, US)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States (from 1995-06 until 1995-07)
recording of:
Cumbersome
writer:
Jason Pollock (guitarist of Seven Mary Three)
Seven Mary Three4.653:58
8Dare You to Move
recording engineer and mixer:
Shane D. Wilson
executive producer:
Lynn A. Nichols
producer:
Charlie Peacock
additional keyboard [additional keys]:
Tony Miracle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
re:think (in 2000)
mixed at:
re:think Studio
recording of:
Dare You to Move
writer:
Jonathan Foreman
publisher:
Meadowgreen Music and Sugar Pete
Switchfoot2.54:09
9Counting Blue Cars (Tell Me All Your Thoughts on God)Dishwalla54:52
10Hey Jealousy
assistant engineer:
James Senter (James "Left Of" Senter, Engineer)
engineer and mixer:
John Hampton (engineer, producer)
producer:
Gin Blossoms and John Hampton (engineer, producer)
acoustic guitar:
Robin Wilson (US, guitars/vocals for Gin Blossoms and Gas Giants)
bass:
Bill Leen
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Phillip Rhodes (drummer of Gin Blossoms)
guitar:
Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms) and Jesse Valenzuela
mandolin:
Jesse Valenzuela
vocals:
Jesse Valenzuela and Robin Wilson (US, guitars/vocals for Gin Blossoms and Gas Giants)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
Hey Jealousy by Gin Blossoms
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 440)
recording of:
Hey Jealousy
writer:
Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms)
publisher:
East Jesus Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Gin Blossoms4.153:55
11Shimmer
recording of:
Shimmer
lyricist and composer:
Carl Bell
Fuel2.753:35
12The River
Līve42:59
13Big Yellow Taxi
programming:
Tal Herzberg
vocals:
Vanessa Carlton
conductor:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
strings arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
arranger:
Tal Herzberg
part of:
The Village Voice – The 50 Worst Songs of the ’00s (number: 1)
cover recording of:
Big Yellow Taxi
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Siquomb Pub. Corp.
Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton3.253:46
14Lullaby (original radio edit)
Shawn Mullins4:33
15Everybody Here Wants You
producer:
Tom Verlaine
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
recording of:
Everybody Here Wants You
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley3.554:46
16Love Rears It's Ugly Head
recording of:
Love Rears Its Ugly Head
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony
Living Colour24:20
17Come to Me
producer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
bass:
David Cochran (bass player) and Alan Gorrie
drums (drum set):
Yak Sherrit (drummer)
horn:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) and Andrew Love
keyboard:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
background vocals:
Brenda Barnette (vocalist), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Phyllis Duncan (session singer), Debbie Jamison (session vocalist), Jimi Jamison, Helen Johnson (session vocalist), Sandra Rhodes and Becky Russell
vocals:
Donna Hauth (session vocalist)
strings arranger:
Carl Marsh (US orchestrator, arranger, composer and pianist)
recording of:
Come to Me
lyricist and composer:
Diesel (Australian pop rock aka Mark Lizotte)
Diesel4:23
18Cry Little Sister
cover recording of:
Cry Little Sister
writer:
Gerard McMann (English singer‐songwriter aka “Gerard McMann”) and Mike Mainieri
Charlie Sexton4:45
19Starseed
engineer and producer:
Arnold Lanni
remixer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1994)
recorded at and engineered at:
Arnyard Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Avatar Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Starseed
lyricist:
Raine Maida
composer:
Chris Eacrett, Arnold Lanni, Raine Maida and Mike Turner (former guitarist of Our Lady Peace)
publisher:
Catchit Songs, Lanni Tunes, Seacret Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Under Zenith, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 1994 until 1995) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada (SOCAN) (from 1995 to present)
Our Lady Peace4:19