Prepare the Masses

Prepare the Masses
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 2006
StudiosBavon, VA @ Studio Barbarosa
GenresPop punk, alternative rock
Length42:19
LabelImmortal
Producers
  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette
  • David E. Holdredge
A Change of Pace chronology
An Offer You Can't Refuse
(2005)
Prepare the Masses
(2006)
Just No Better Way
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(31%)
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
EmotionalPunkStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
MelodicStarStarStarHalf star
SputnikmusicStarStarStarHalf star

Prepare the Masses is the second album by pop punk band A Change of Pace. It was released on August 15, 2006. The album doesn't contain screaming lyrics (except for "How to Rape a Country") as in the previous album, An Offer You Can't Refuse, and was noted to contain "Arena-riffs" when reviewed by AllMusic and Sputnik. "Shoot from the Hip" and "Weekend Warriors" impacted radio on May 1, 2007.

Track listing

Prepare the Masses track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Composer(s)Length
1."Prepare the Masses"Torry JasperA Change of Pace3:53
2."How to Rape a Country"JasperA Change of Pace3:21
3."I'm Alive"JasperA Change of Pace3:10
4."Shoot from the Hip"Jasper
  • A Change of Pace
  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette
3:37
5."Weekend Warriors"Jasper
  • A Change of Pace
  • Jamie Houston
3:03
6."White Lines and Lipstick"JasperA Change of Pace3:47
7."A Song the World Can Sing Out Loud"Jasper
  • A Change of Pace
  • David E. Holdredge
3:34
8."Take Care"JasperA Change of Pace3:51
9."War in Your Bedroom"Jasper
  • A Change of Pace
  • David E. Holdredg
3:38
10."I Wanna Be Your Rock & Roll"JasperA Change of Pace3:27
11."Recipe for Disaster"JasperA Change of Pace3:07
12."Safe and Sound in Phone Lines"JasperA Change of Pace3:51
Total length:42:19

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ AbsolutePunk review
  2. ↑ Greene, Jo-Ann. Prepare the Masses at AllMusic
  3. ↑ EmotionalPunk review
  4. ↑ Roth, Kaj (August 14, 2006). "A Change of Pace - Prepare the Masses". Melodic. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Sputnikmusic review
  6. ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. April 24, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "A Change of Pace - Prepare the Masses". Discogs. Retrieved 11 November 2016.