Am I the Enemy explained

Am I the Enemy
Type:studio
Artist:The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Cover:Am_I_the_Enemy.jpg
Released:August 30, 2011
Genre:Post-hardcore, alternative rock
Length:40:15
Label:Collective Sounds/RED Distribution
Producer:John Feldmann
Prev Title:Lonely Road
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:4
Next Year:2014

Am I the Enemy is the third studio album by American rock band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Composition and recording

The album marks a return to the aggressive post-hardcore sound of their debut album as opposed to the polished hard rock featured on Lonely Road.[1] The album saw the band working with famed punk/hardcore producer John Feldmann, who has previously worked with such bands as Escape the Fate, Story of the Year, The Used and Saosin. Feldmann also mixed the album, and arranged and co-wrote all the songs on the album along with vocalist Ronnie Winter.

"Choke" has previously appeared on the band's 2010 The Hell or High Water EP and was released as that EP's lead single.

Release

The lead single, "Reap", was released to radio stations on March 24, 2011[2] and later released on iTunes on April 26. Two other tracks from the album, "Salvation" and "Fall from Grace", were released on YouTube on May 24. "Dive Too Deep", the second single off the album, and "Dreams" were released through GRAMMY.com and Rolling Stone magazine, respectively, on July 27.[3] [4] July 31 saw the premiere of another song, "Where Are the Heroes?", on Alternative Addiction.[5] Another song, "Don't Lose Hope", was streamed on AOL's music blog on August 8.[6] The album went up for pre-order on iTunes on August 10.[7]

The song "Wake Me Up" was streamed on Alternative Presss website on August 14. "Am I the Enemy" was released to radio on August 16, 2011.[8] It was released on August 30, 2011.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ronnie Winter. All music written by Ronnie Winter and John Feldmann, except where noted.

Reception

The album received generally mixed reviews upon release.

Personnel

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Production[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News.
  2. Web site: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus release new song - News. 2011-07-31. 2012-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318011315/http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/9371/red-jumpsuit-apparatus-release-new-song/. dead.
  3. Web site: News. 30 April 2017.
  4. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-stream-red-jumpsuit-apparatus-premiere-hard-rocking-dreams-20110727 Rollingstone
  5. Web site: Near - Find Local and in your local area.
  6. Web site: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Inspire With 'Don't Lose Hope,' Exclusive Song Premiere + Free MP3 - AOL Music Blog . blog.music.aol.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926130447/http://blog.music.aol.com/2011/08/08/the-red-jumpsuit-apparatus-dont-lose-hope . 2011-09-26.
  7. Web site: Connecting to the iTunes Store. iTunes.
  8. Web site: FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock . Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated . October 31, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 . March 22, 2013 .
  9. Web site: Am I the Enemy? - the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.