Superfast (album)

Superfast
Studio album by
Dynamite Hack
ReleasedMay 23, 2000
StudioThe Fire Station
GenresAlternative rock, punk rock, pop-punk
Length43:20
LabelWoppitzer/Farmclub.com/Universal Records
ProducerDavid Eaton
Dynamite Hack chronology
Superfast
(2000)		 How to Break Up a Band
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Los Angeles TimesStarStar[2]
PopMatters7.8/10[3]
The Tampa TribuneStarStar[4]
Windsor StarStarStarStar[5]

Superfast is an album by the rock band Dynamite Hack, released in 2000.[6] It includes an acoustic cover of the 1987 song "Boyz-N-The-Hood" by rapper Eazy-E.[7]

The album peaked at No. 84 on the Billboard 200.[8]

Production

The album was produced by David Eaton. A remixed version of the "Boyz-N-The-Hood" cover appears on the album, after Dr. Dre asked the band to remove certain words, such as "niggas".[9]

Music and lyrics

The "Boyz-N-The-Hood" cover was re-recorded from their independent album Pillowhead (1998), which was released a year after the band's formation. The songs "Anyway", "Alvin" and "Superfast" were also re-recorded from Pillowhead. The "Boyz-N-The-Hood" cover is the only song on either album to feature rapping, and in October 2000 it was included on the Universal compilation Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap, which featured other rock artists covering rap songs.[10] "Dear Kate" references supermodel Kate Moss, with PopMatters referring to it as "a fun, silly tribute" to her.[3]

AllMusic considered their sound on this album to be "punky post-grunge", and described it as having elements of "mirky novelty humor".[1] Regarding their style, singer/guitarist Mark Morris said in 2000, "we get compared to Blink 182 a lot and everything, and I really don't think we're like Blink 182 at all. Yet every reviewer says that we are just this bland, Blink 182 rip-off. I really don't get it - I think they just half-heatedly listen to the record. I'm not sure what to compare us to."[11] Regarding "Boyz-N-The-Hood", Morris said in 2000, "to me, 'Boyz-N-The Hood' is just a little quieter than the rest of the tracks. To me the other stuff is just like heavy rock, kind of rock-pop, and 'Boyz-N-The Hood' is kind of acoustic rock. They're still in the same kind of theme."[11] In November 2000, The Morning Call described the "Boyz-N-The-Hood" cover and Len's 1999 single "Steal My Sunshine" as being "novelty faux hip hop" songs.[12]

Critical reception

In June 2000, Raoul Hernandez of The Austin Chronicle gave the album a mixed review, calling it "supersheeny corporate punk, far more Blink-182 at the Frank Erwin Center than Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs at Emo’s."[13] Regarding the "Boyz-N-The-Hood" cover, he also said "the joke only works if you were born after 1975."[13] The Los Angeles Times wrote: "Call ‘em Blink-91—a cut-rate, half-price take on Blink-182’s melodic power-punk, minus the puerile wit and deceptively smart commentary (in other words, the character)."[2] Texas Monthly deemed the album "the smartest power pop to break out of Texas in years."[14] Style Weekly wrote that "bubble-gum punk, pseudo-rap, and watered-down 'alternative' rock are all present."[15] In August 2000, The Morning Call considered it "slightly above-average pop-punk that plays with dynamics more than usual, though not enough to transcend the overdone and tired genre."[16]

The Village Voice chose the band's cover of "Boyz-N-The-Hood" as the 46th worst song of the 2000s.[17]

Track listing

All songs written by Dynamite Hack, except where noted.

1. "Switcheroo" 3:12
2. "Anyway" 2:33
3. "Alvin" 2:41
4. "Dear Kate," 2:51
5. "G-Force" 3:00
6. "Wussypuff" 3:02
7. "Blue Sky" 3:46
8. "Slice Of Heaven" 2:42
9. "Granola" 2:04
10. "Boyz-N-The-Hood" 3:04 (Lyrics: Andre Young, Eric Wright, O'Shea Jackson; Music: Dynamite Hack)
11. "Pick Up Lines" 3:12
12. "Marie..." 2:44
13. "Just Another Day, Baby" 0:25
14. "Laughter" 2:16
15. "Anyway (Mellow Version)" 4:00

Personnel

Dynamite Hack

  • Mark Morris: Guitar, Piano, Vocals
  • Mike Vlahakis: Guitars
  • Chad Robinson: Bass, Vocals
  • Chase Texas: Drums, Percussion

Additional Personnel

  • Willy Paisano: Keyboards on "Blue Sky"
  • William Snell: Slide Guitar on "Marie..."
  • Emily Kate: Additional Vocal on "Anyway (Piano Version)"
  • Christophe "Robitussin": Drums on "Blue Sky" and "Slice of Heaven"
  • Jon Dishongh: Additional keyboards and electronic beats/sequencing

Production

  • Arranged by Dynamite Hack and David Eaton
  • Produced and recorded by David Eaton, with recording assistance (at Fire Station) by Bobby Arnold
  • Tracks 1–9 and 11–15 mixed at Quad Studios and Pedernales Studios by Chris Shaw (assistance at Quad Studios by Gabriel Martinez); track 10 mixed by David Eaton
  • Mastered by Howie Weinberg
  • All songs published by Choosy Mothers Music/Pie Mikey Pie Music/Wussypuff Music/Happysmallchild Music, except track ten (lyrics published by Ruthless Attack Music; music published by Choosy Mothers Music/Pie Mikey Pie Music/Wussypuff Music/Happysmallchild Music)

Singles

  • "Boyz-N-The Hood", released in March/April 2000 as the first single.

References

  1. 1 2 "Superfast - Dynamite Hack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. 1 2 "** Dynamite Hack, "Superfast," Farmclub/Universal". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 2000.
  3. 1 2 "Dynamite Hack: Superfast". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 15, 2000. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ Ross, Curtis (February 23, 2001). "Spin this". The Tampa Tribune. FRIDAY EXTRA!. p. 17.
  5. ↑ "CD Reviews". Windsor Star. May 25, 2000. p. E6.
  6. ↑ "Dynamite Hack | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "Dynamite Hack Detonates "Boyz-N-The Hood" Cover". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Dynamite Hack". Billboard.
  9. ↑ Hess, Mickey (May 2005). "'Don't Quote Me, Boy': Dynamite Hack Covers NWA's 'Boyz-N-The-Hood'". Popular Music and Society. 28 (2): 179–191. doi:10.1080/03007760500045295. S2CID 194071271.
  10. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/take-a-bite-outta-rhyme-mw0000103730#:~:text=AllMusic%20Review&text=Take%20a%20Bite%20Outta%20Rhyme%3A%20A%20Rock%20Tribute%20to%20Rap,mainstream%20trends%20in%20those%20areas.
  11. 1 2 "Hacking up the music scene - July 12, 2000". wc.arizona.edu.
  12. ↑ "ULTRA V: BRING ON THE FUEGO (RCA)". November 4, 2000.
  13. 1 2 "Dynamite Hack Superfast (Woppitzer/Universal)". www.austinchronicle.com.
  14. ↑ "Superfast". Texas Monthly. March 1, 2000.
  15. ↑ "Reviews of CDs by Used Carlotta, Jars of Clay, Dynamite Hack and Ween". Style Weekly. January 1980.
  16. ↑ Terlesky, John (August 26, 2000). "DYNAMITE HACK: SUPERFAST". The Morning Call. p. A55.
  17. ↑ "The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 46: Dynamite Hack, "Boyz-N-The-Hood"". The Village Voice. November 27, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018.
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