Back 2 Base X

Back 2 Base X
Back 2 Base X
Studio album by (hed) p.e.
Released	June 6, 2006
Genre	Nu metal, rap metal, punk rock
Length	45:50
Label	Suburban Noize
Producer	Jahred Gomes, Kevin Zinger, Brad Xavier
(hed) p.e. chronology
Singles from Back 2 Base X
	"Get Ready"; Released: 2006; "Beware Do We Go"; Released: July 18, 2006;

Back 2 Base X (written as B∆CK 2 B∆SE X) is the fifth studio album by American rock band Hed PE. Released on June 6, 2006, it is the band's first release on Suburban Noize.

Music

Back 2 Base X was influenced by classic punk bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash,^[1] and was intended as a return to the basics of rock music, and did not rely as heavily on studio enhancement as previous releases.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	(9/10)^[3]
Allmusic	^[4]
Melodic.net	^[5]
Metal Underground	^[6]
musicOMH	^[7]

Back 2 Base X peaked at #12 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #154 on the Top Internet Albums Chart and at #154 on the Billboard 200.^[8]

Allmusic's Rob Theakston wrote that "Back 2 Base X suffers from the same problems as Amerika: it tries to be conceptual in thought à la Tool and vicious in its political commentary à la Fugazi or System of a Down, but somehow falls short by sounding like an angry stoner on a soapbox. It won't win any new fans, but existing fans of (hed) pe's work won't be turning their backs away from the band in anger anytime soon, either."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Listen"	Jared Gomes	2:53
2.	"Novus Ordos Clitorus"	Gomes, Jaxon Benge	3:13
3.	"Lock and Load"	Gomes	3:03
4.	"White Collars"	Gomes, Benge	3:22
5.	"Get Ready"	Gomes	2:52
6.	"Sophia"	Gomes, Mark Bistany	3:23
7.	"Peer Pressure"	Gomes	0:44
8.	"Beware Do We Go"	Gomes	3:54
9.	"Daze of War"	Gomes, Benge, Bistany, Doug Boyce, Michael Todd, Mark Young	5:13
10.	"Sweetchops"	Gomes, Benge	3:05
11.	"So It Be"	Gomes	3:57
12.	"Let's Ride"	Gomes, Benge, Bistany, Boyce, Todd, Young	4:08
13.	"The Chosen One"	Gomes, Young	3:18
Total length:			45:50

Japanese Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Night Club in Bali"	2:45

Personnel

(Hed) Planet Earth

Jahred Gomes – vocals
Jaxon Benge – guitar
Doug «DJ Product © 1969» Boyce – turntables
Mark «Mawk» Young – bass
Mark «Moke» Bistany – drums

Production

Produced by Jahred Gomes, Kevin Zinger & Brad Xavier
Recorded @ Jared's Huntington Beach Apartment
Mixed & mastered by Patrick «P-Nice» Shevelin
Additional vocals by The Rabbi Michael Zimmerman (2, 10, 11)
Additional guitar by Ray Bones (3) & Heath (1)
Additional bass by Heath (1)
Additional composer: Michael Todd (9, 12)
Management by Kevin Zinger
Art concept by Jahred Gomes
Artwork & layout design by Larry Love

References

^ "(HED)P.E Announces Co-Headlining Tour With Kingspade". The Gauntlet. January 5, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
^ "Interview with (hed)P. E." Live-Metal. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
^ "411Mania review". Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Allmusic review
^ Melodic.net review
^ Metal Underground review
^ musicOMH review
^ "Charts and awards for Back 2 Base X". Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2008.

[1] "(HED)P.E Announces Co-Headlining Tour With Kingspade". The Gauntlet. January 5, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.

[2] "Interview with (hed)P. E." Live-Metal. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.

[3] "411Mania review". Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

[allmusic-4] Allmusic review

[5] Melodic.net review

[6] Metal Underground review

[7] usicOMH review

[8] "Charts and awards for Back 2 Base X". Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2008.

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