Superheroes (Racer X album)
2000 studio album by Racer X
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Superheroes is the fourth studio album by Racer X. It was released in Japan under the name "Adventure of Racer X-Men"[3] and distributed by Universal Japan. This album was released on Paul Gilbert's 34th birthday.
ReleasedNovember 6, 2000 (Japan)
February 27, 2001 (North America)
February 27, 2001 (North America)
Length51:20
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| Released | November 6, 2000 (Japan) February 27, 2001 (North America) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 51:20 | |||
| Label | Universal Japan | |||
| Producer | Paul Gilbert | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Metal Hammer | 5/10[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Superheroes" | Racer X | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Let the Spirit Fly" | Racer X | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult cover) | Donald Roeser | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Dead Man's Shoes" | Racer X | 4:07 |
| 5. | "King of the Monsters" | Racer X | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Mad at the World" | Racer X | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Evil Joe" | Racer X | 3:59 |
| 8. | "That Hormone Thing" | Racer X | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Viking Kong" | Racer X | 5:02 |
| 10. | "Time Before the Sun" | Jeff Martin, Mike Onesko | 7:14 |
| Total length: | 47:10 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "O.H.B." (One Hot Bitch) | Racer X | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 51:20 | ||
Personnel
- Jeff Martin – vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitars
- John Alderete – bass
- Scott Travis – drums
Production
- William Hames – photography
- Bruce Bouillet – mixing
- Paul Gilbert – audio production, engineer
Charts
Trivia
- The song "Mad at the World" uses the same chord progression (but in a lower tuning) as "My Kinda Woman" by Mr. Big which was released on Lean into It.
- The song "Godzilla" is a cover of Blue Öyster Cult, and includes a brief interpolation of David Bowie's "Fame".
- The album was mixed by former Racer X guitar player Bruce Bouillet.
- The track "Evil Joe" contains samples from a prank call made by a friend of Gilbert's to Joe Aufricht of the black metal band Satanicon. The call in its entirety appears as a bonus track on Mushroomhead's 1999 album M3 under the title "Dark and Evil Joe".