Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude is an album by Everclear

Everclear (band)

Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1992 best known for their radio hits spanning more than a decade. For most of its existence, Everclear has consisted of Art Alexakis , Craig Montoya , and Greg Eklund . Eklund replaced original drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994...

, released on November 21, 2000. They recorded Vol. 1

Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile

Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile is an album by Everclear, released on July 11, 2000. The album is a loose concept album based around lead singer Art Alexakis' second divorce...

 and Vol. 2 in the same year and released them only a few months apart. Both albums are loose concept albums based around Art Alexakis

Art Alexakis

Arthur Paul "Art" Alexakis is best known as the American singer, composer, and lead guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists...

' second divorce. The first one is more pop-based and melodic, the second angrier with a more punk/hard rock sound. It also focuses more on the destruction of relationships in its lyrical content. The album comes with a parental advisory sticker; the only other album by the band to feature one is 2006's "Welcome To The Drama Club".

"Good Time For a Bad Attitude" was seen as a disappointment compared to predecessor. The album debuted at a disappointing 66 on the Billboard charts. No singles received any significant air play on radio or MTV and the album quickly fell out of memory. To date the album has only sold about 100,000 copies in the U.S. The album was certified Gold in Canada in February 2001.

"When It All Goes Wrong Again", "Out of My Depth" and "Rock Star" were the three songs released as singles from this album.

"When It All Goes Wrong Again" was also featured on the soundtrack for the 2001 film Antitrust

Antitrust (film)

Antitrust is a 2001 thriller film written by Howard Franklin and directed by Peter Howitt....

 starring Ryan Phillipe while "Rock Star" was featured for the film of the same name starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston.

Track listing

1. "When It All Goes Wrong Again" – 3:48
2. "Slide" – 3:48
3. "Babytalk" – 3:02
4. "Rock Star" – 3:29
5. "Short Blonde Hair" – 3:24
6. "Misery Whip" – 4:20
7. "Out of My Depth" – 4:32
8. "The Good Witch of the North" – 2:39
9. "Halloween Americana" – 3:19
10. "All Fucked Up" – 3:20
11. "Overwhelming" – 4:03
12. "Song from an American Movie, Pt. 2" – 4:52
13. "I'm On Your Time" (Japan bonus track)

Personnel

• Art Alexakis
  Art Alexakis
  Arthur Paul "Art" Alexakis is best known as the American singer, composer, and lead guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists...
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
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  , Singer
• Craig Montoya
  Craig Montoya
  Craig Montoya is the American bassist of Castella and Tri-Polar and former bassist of Everclear.-Early life:...
  
   - Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Greg Eklund
  Greg Eklund
  Greg Eklund was the American drummer for the rock band, Everclear, until 2003.Eklund attended high school at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, graduating in 1988...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  

Album credit

• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
• Dan Marnien - Engineer
• Frank Ockenfels Photography
• Lars Fox - Producer, Engineer, Digital Engineer, Loop, Loops, Computers
• Mauricio Iragorri - Mixing
• Jeffery Fey - Coordination, Layout Design, Layout Coordinator
• Sean Cox - Guitar Technician
• Darren Lewis Executive Producer, Management
• Perry Watts-Russell - Executive Producer, A&R
• David Weiss - Management
• Geoff Walcha - Assistant Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Guitar Engineer
• Scott Warner - Lighting Design
• David Weise - Management.
• Andy Banton - Live Sound
• James Beaton - Keyboards
• Brett Snyder - Drum Technician
• Matt Miley - Management .
• Neal Avron - Engineer, Vocal Recording, Mixing
• Bradley Cook - Engineer, Drum Recordings
• Kevin Dean - Assistant Engineer, Drum Engineering, Bass Engineer
• Mick Kent - Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Production Coordination, Product Manager