Come All You Madmen
Encyclopedia
Come All You Madmen is the fourth album from Los Angeles
-based punk rock
band The Briggs
. The album was released June 17, 2008 through SideOneDummy Records
and was produced by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
' Joe Gittleman
, as with their previous album Back to Higher Ground
.
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-based punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band The Briggs
The Briggs
The Briggs are a punk rock band based out of Los Angeles, California. The Band Formed in 1999 under the name "I Decline" by brothers Joey and Jason LaRocca and bassist Matthew Stolarz . In 2001, with the addition of drummer Chris Arredondo the band adopted the name The Briggs...
. The album was released June 17, 2008 through SideOneDummy Records
SideOneDummy Records
SideOneDummy Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label whose roster focuses mostly on punk and related genres. Founded in 1995 by Joe Sib and Bill Armstrong, who continue to run it today, the label has built a reputation for its diverse roster of artists ranging from third wave ska...
and was produced by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
' Joe Gittleman
Joe Gittleman
Joe Gittleman is an American musician, best known as the bass guitar player for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones...
, as with their previous album Back to Higher Ground
Back to Higher Ground
Back to Higher Ground is the third album by The Briggs, released on September 12, 2006.-Track listing:#"Back to Higher Ground" 2:46#"Let Them Know" 3:06#"Song of Babylon" 2:24...
.
Track Listing
- "Madmen" – 2:31
- "This Is L.A." – 3:40
- "Bloody Minds" – 4:06
- "What Was I Thinking?" – 2:46
- "Charge Into The Sun" – 3:14
- "Not Alone" – 3:43
- "Ship of Fools" – 2:58
- "This Ship Is Now Sinking" – 3:31
- "Oblivion" – 4:03
- "Until Someone Gets Hurt" – 3:02
- "Final Words" – 3:38
- "Molly" – 4:30
Band members
- Jason LaRocca – guitar, vocals
- Joey LaRocca - vocals, guitar
- Ryan Roberts – bass guitar
- Chris X - drums
Additional musicians
- Ken CaseyKen CaseyKen Casey is the bass guitarist and a vocalist of the Boston Celtic punk group Dropkick Murphys. Casey was one of the original members, starting it in 1996 with Rick Barton and Mike McColgan. He is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band, though drummer Matt Kelly joined...
- vocals on "Mad Men" - Dicky BarrettDicky BarrettRichard Michael Barrett , better known as Dicky Barrett, is the frontman of Ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live...
– vocals on "Charge Into The Sun" - Brian BakerBrian Baker (musician)Brian Baker is an American punk rock musician. He is best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and as a guitarist in Bad Religion since 1994 alongside Greg Hetson...
- guitar on "Charge Into The Sun" and "Bloody Minds" - Tim BurtonJohn Timothy BurtonTim "Johnny Vegas" Burton is a saxophonist for the band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.Burton grew up on Martha's Vineyard with two brothers, Steve and Sledge. His father was a minister and his mother was an art teacher. Tim attended Martha's Vineyard Regional High School...
, Kevin Lenear, and Chris RhodesChris RhodesChris Rhodes is a trombone player from New Haven, Connecticut best known for playing trombone in several notable ska bands including Spring Heeled Jack USA, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bim Skala Bim and The Toasters as well as Connecticut funk band, Boogie Chillin'...
- horns on "Bloody Minds" - Jeremy Conrad - percussion, orchestral snare
- Joe GittlemanJoe GittlemanJoe Gittleman is an American musician, best known as the bass guitar player for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones...
– production