Force Fed

Force Fed
Studio album by
Prong
ReleasedMarch 1988
RecordedJanuary – July 1987
StudiosBaby Monster, New York City
GenreCrossover thrash
Length29:15
LabelsSpigot, In-Effect
ProducerProng
Prong chronology
Primitive Origins
(1987)		 Force Fed
(1988)		 Beg to Differ
(1990)
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Force Fed is the debut album by the American band Prong, initially released only in Europe in 1988 by Spigot Records. It was recorded around the same time as their 1987 mini-album Primitive Origins, and was not released in the United States until 1989 through In-Effect/Relativity Records, whose parent company Epic Records subsequently signed the band. Drummer Ted Parsons co-wrote some songs with Prong for the first time on this album.

The song "Bought and Sold" was not included on the original vinyl release, and is omitted from some CD versions of the album, including the reissue. Instead, certain CD versions include two bonus tracks: "Mind the Gap" and a cover of Chrome's "Third from the Sun". They were both originally taken from Prong's 1989 single "Third from the Sun" (also known as 3). "Third from the Sun" was a minor success in the UK, as it peaked at No. 5 on the UK Independent Singles Chart, and thus it became a staple of Prong's live shows afterwards.

Track listing

  1. "Freezer Burn" – 2:33 (Tommy Victor)
  2. "Forgery" – 1:52 (Mike Kirkland)
  3. "Senseless Abuse" – 3:18 (Victor, Ted Parsons)
  4. "Primitive Origins" – 3:23 (Victor)
  5. "Aggravated Condition" – 2:52 (Victor)
  6. "The Coliseum" – 2:33 (Victor, Parsons)
  7. "Decay" – 2:44 (Victor, Kirkland)
  8. "It's Been Decided" – 2:18 (Kirkland)
  9. "Force Fed" – 2:48 (Victor, Kirkland, Parsons)
  10. "The Taming" – 1:47 (Kirkland, Curtis James)
  11. "Bought and Sold" – 3:16 (Victor, Kirkland)
  12. "Look Up at the Sun" – 3:07 (Victor, Kirkland, Parsons)
  13. "Drainpipe" – 2:20 (Victor)
  14. "Third from the Sun" (bonus CD re-issue track; Chrome cover)
  15. "Mind the Gap" (bonus CD re-issue track) (Kirkland)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Force Fed (liner notes). Spigot. SPT2. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Prong - Force Fed [In-Effect] AllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ Righi, Len (July 13, 1990). "NYC's Prong Begs to Differ with Heavy Metal Tradition". The Morning Call. p. D1.
  4. ↑ Kot, Greg (July 26, 1990). "Prong's songs: From start to finish, this is not your typical heavy metal band". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
  5. ↑ "Interview: In-Effect: Learn the Story Behind the Influential Record Label". noecho.net. October 10, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Going Independent" (PDF). Music & Media. 1989. p. 25.