Committed to a Bright Future explained

Committed to a Bright Future
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dog Fashion Disco
Cover:	Dog Fashion Disco - Committed To A Bright Future.JPG
Released:	May 6, 2003
Length:	52:45
Label:	Spitfire Records
Producer:	Dog Fashion Disco, Drew Mazurek
Prev Title:	Mutilated Genitals EP
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Day of the Dead EP
Next Year:	2004

Committed to a Bright Future is the fifth studio album by American metal band Dog Fashion Disco, released in 2003. Music videos were made for the songs "The Acid Memoirs","Grease" and "Love Song for a Witch".

Track listing

European release

The European release of Committed contained the bonus track "China White". It is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on Erotic Massage, but with a different outro. This version also contains "Grease" as track fifteen, instead of in the hidden time. ^[1]

All songs written by Dog Fashion Disco except "Grease", written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees.

• The song "Déjà Vu" is a version of song "En La Noche" from Experiments In Alchemy, but with alternate lyrics.
• The track "Acid Memoirs" heavily references Timothy Leary, mentioning him by name and including the lyrics "Tuning in and dropping out"
• "Pogo the Clown" (which originally appeared on Experiments in Alchemy) is about the infamous serial killer clown, John Wayne Gacy.

Personnel

• Todd Smith – vocals
• Greg Combs – guitar
• Stephen Mears – bass
• Mike "Ollie" Oliver – drums (although he did not drum on the album)
• John Ensminger – drums
• Jeff Siegel – keyboards
• Matt Rippetoe – saxophones, clarinet and flute (+ woodwind arrangements)

Additional personnel

• Matt Rippetoe – Horns
• Drew Mazurek – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
• Joe Lambert – Mastering
• Jeff Cohen – Legal Representation
• Paul Campanella – Art Design & Layout
• Angela Boatwright – Photography
• Paul Cicoria – Title Design
• Derek Brewer – Manager

Both Greg Combs and John Ensminger played on the album, but quit the band before it was released.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dog Fashion Disco – Committed to a Bright Future (2003, CD). Discogs.