Hard Rock Bottom

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Hard Rock Bottom
Studio album by
No Use for a Name
ReleasedJune 18, 2002
Recorded2002
GenrePunk rock, pop punk
Length34:29
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerRyan Greene, No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name chronology
More Betterness!
(1999) 		Hard Rock Bottom
(2002) 		Keep Them Confused
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press6/10[2]
Sputnikmusic4/5[3]

Hard Rock Bottom is the sixth studio album by punk rock band No Use for a Name, released on June 16, 2002. The band recorded the album with producer Ryan Greene, in January 2002.[4] Song number nine, "This Is a Rebel Song", features Karina Denike from Dance Hall Crashers. A video for "Dumb Reminders" was released and features the band running from angry fans.

Release

On April 3, 2002, the track listing for Hard Rock Bottom was posted online.[5] Hard Rock Bottom was released on June 18, 2002. On the same day, a music video was released for "Dumb Reminders".[6] Between late June and mid-August, the group went on the 2002 edition of Warped Tour.[7] In October and November 2002, No Use for a Name embarked on a headlining US tour, with support from Yellowcard, Slick Shoes, and the Eyeliners.[8] Later in October, the band performed on The Mike Bullard Show and Off the Record with Michael Landsberg.[9] In February and March 2003, the band toured with Sum 41.[10] In September, the band embarked on a tour of Canada, which was followed by a European tour in October and November; both stints with Bigwig and Irish Car Bomb.[11] On April 16, the band appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly.[12]

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Sly, except where noted.

  1. "Feels Like Home" – 1:04
  2. "International You Day" – 2:52
  3. "Pre-Medicated Murder" – 1:58
  4. "Dumb Reminders" – 2:49
  5. "Any Number Can Play" – 2:38
  6. "Friends of the Enemy" – 3:27
  7. "Angela" – 2:45
  8. "Let Me Down" – 2:58
  9. "This Is a Rebel Song" – 2:24 (Sinéad O'Connor cover)
  10. "Solitaire" – 2:46
  11. "Undefeated" – 2:54
  12. "Insecurity Alert" – 3:11
  13. "Nailed Shut" – 2:41

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Hard Rock Bottom at AllMusic
  2. ^ Ryan, Matt (August 2002). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press. Vol. 17, no. 169. p. 78.
  3. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  4. ^ White, Adam (January 2, 2002). "Fat Bands in Studio". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Heisel, Scott (April 3, 2002). "Tracklist for NUFAN's Nu Album". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ^ White, Adam (June 18, 2002). "Vagrant installs one of those fancy German Motors". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  7. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (January 30, 2002). "Warped Tour '02 To Feature Bad Religion, NOFX, New Found Glory, More". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  8. ^ Heisel, Scott (September 27, 2002). "No Use For A Name to tour with Yellowcard, Eyeliners, Slick Shoes". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  9. ^ Heisel, Scott (October 21, 2002). "Bands on TV - week of 10/21/02". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Heisel, Scott (January 1, 2003). "No Use For A Name to open for Sum 41". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  11. ^ White, Adam (September 15, 2003). "NUFAN / Bigwig / Irish Car Bomb Dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Heisel, Scott (April 12, 2004). "Bands on TV - week of 4/12/04". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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