Sandwich (album)
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| Sandwich | ||||
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| Released | May 5, 2009 (US) | |||
| Recorded | August 2008[1] – 2009 | |||
| Studio | Toxic Recording | |||
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| Length | 75:45 | |||
| Label | Rock Ridge | |||
| Producer | Psychostick | |||
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Revolver | [3] |
Sandwich is the second studio album by American comedy metal band Psychostick, and the follow-up to 2003's We Couldn't Think of a Title.[1][4][5][6] The album, a 24-track opus to food, email spam, bad directions, revenge, and more food, was recorded by guitarist Josh Key at Toxic Recording in Gilbert, Arizona, and features new members Jake McReynolds on second guitar and former Indorphine vocalist Jimmy Grant on bass. Rounding out the band roster are Alex Preiss (drums), and Rob Kersey (vocals).[1][4][5][6][7] It was released May 5, 2009 (US only) via Rock Ridge Music.[1]
Guitarist Josh Key stated that "we already had most of Sandwich written when we started touring to support our first album, We Couldn't Think of a Title, in 2006."[8] Drummer Alex Preiss stated that "Sandwich is a delicious collection of songs written from 2004–2008, mostly 08."[9] Song titles on Sandwich include "Caffeine," "Minimum Rage," and "#1 Radio $ingle."
The band also recorded, as per their album fundraiser, "373 Thank Yous." 373 represents the number of fans – who are individually thanked in the song itself – who donated $50 or more to help the band pay for studio time and equipment. "373 Thank Yous" has a run-time of 14:19[1][4] and has been described as "one of the more tedious tracks on a mostly unfunny comedy-metal album."[3] The song itself is a medley of some songs from their previous albums.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Metal?" | 0:25 | ||
| 2. | "Caffeine" | Joshua Key, Jimmy Grant | Key | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Shower" | Key | Key, Jake McReynolds | 5:27 |
| 4. | "A Lesson in Modesty" | 0:36 | ||
| 5. | "P is the Best Letter" | Key, Rob Kersey, Grant, McReynolds | Key | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Minimum Rage" | Key, Grant, Kersey | Key | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Don't Eat My Food" | Grant, Key, Kersey, Alex Preiss | Preiss | 2:26 |
| 8. | "The Hunger Within" | Key | Key | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Grocery Escape Plan" | Key, Grant, McReynolds | Key, Grant, McReynolds | 1:23 |
| 10. | "Too Many Food" | 0:52 | ||
| 11. | "This is Not a Song, It's a Sandwich!" | Key, Grant | Key | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Girl Directions" | Key, Grant, Kersey, Rachel Silverton | Key | 1:33 |
| 13. | "Orange" | Key | Key | 3:16 |
| 14. | "Beer, Part 2" | 0:38 | ||
| 15. | "Do You Want a Taco?" | Key, McReynolds, Grant | Key | 1:45 |
| 16. | "Attempt at Something Serious" | 2:14 | ||
| 17. | "#1 Radio $ingle" | Grant, Key | Key | 3:30 |
| 18. | "Vah-jay-jay" | Kersey | 0:08 | |
| 19. | "Die... a LOT!" | Grant, Key, McReynolds | Grant, McReynolds | 1:35 |
| 20. | "You've Got Mail Enhancement" | Key, Kersey, McReynolds, Preiss | Key, McReynolds | 3:32 |
| 21. | "Passive Vengeance" | Grant, Key, McReynolds | Key, Preiss | 4:04 |
| 22. | "373 Thank Yous" | Grant, Preiss | Grant, Preiss | 14:19 |
| 23. | "OUTTAKES!!!1" | 6:40 | ||
| 24. | "We Ran Out of CD Space" | Grant, Key | Grant | 3:52 |