Prepare the Masses

Prepare the Masses
Studio album by
A Change of Pace
ReleasedAugust 15, 2006
StudiosBavon, VA @ Studio Barbarosa
GenresPop punk, alternative rock
Length42:19
LabelImmortal
Producers
  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette
  • David E. Holdredge
A Change of Pace chronology
An Offer You Can't Refuse
(2005)		 Prepare the Masses
(2006)		 Just No Better Way
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(31%) [1]
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star [2]
EmotionalPunkStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar [3]
MelodicStarStarStarHalf star [4]
SputnikmusicStarStarStarHalf star [5]

Prepare the Masses is the second album by pop punk band A Change of Pace. It was released on August 15, 2006. The album doesn't contain screaming lyrics (except for "How to Rape a Country") as in the previous album, An Offer You Can't Refuse, and was noted to contain "Arena-riffs" when reviewed by AllMusic and Sputnik. "Shoot from the Hip"[6] and "Weekend Warriors" impacted radio on May 1, 2007.[7]

Track listing

Prepare the Masses track listing[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Composer(s)Length
1."Prepare the Masses"Torry JasperA Change of Pace3:53
2."How to Rape a Country"JasperA Change of Pace3:21
3."I'm Alive"JasperA Change of Pace3:10
4."Shoot from the Hip"Jasper
  • A Change of Pace
  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette
3:37
5."Weekend Warriors"Jasper
  • A Change of Pace
  • Jamie Houston
3:03
6."White Lines and Lipstick"JasperA Change of Pace3:47
7."A Song the World Can Sing Out Loud"Jasper
  • A Change of Pace
  • David E. Holdredge
3:34
8."Take Care"JasperA Change of Pace3:51
9."War in Your Bedroom"Jasper
  • A Change of Pace
  • David E. Holdredg
3:38
10."I Wanna Be Your Rock & Roll"JasperA Change of Pace3:27
11."Recipe for Disaster"JasperA Change of Pace3:07
12."Safe and Sound in Phone Lines"JasperA Change of Pace3:51
Total length:42:19

Personnel

  • Torry Jasper – vocals
  • Adam Rodgers – lead guitar
  • Dan Parker - guitar, vocals
  • Johnny Abdullah - bass
  • Jonathan Kelley - drums
  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette - producer, mixing
  • Dave Holdredge - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Jef Moll - digital editing, programming

References

  1. ↑ AbsolutePunk review
  2. ↑ Greene, Jo-Ann. Prepare the Masses at AllMusic
  3. ↑ EmotionalPunk review
  4. ↑ Roth, Kaj (August 14, 2006). "A Change of Pace - Prepare the Masses". Melodic. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Sputnikmusic review
  6. ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. April 24, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "A Change of Pace - Prepare the Masses". Discogs. Retrieved 11 November 2016.


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