Modified (album) explained

Modified
Type:	Album
Artist:	Save Ferris
Cover:	Save Ferris - Modified cover.jpg
Recorded:	June–August 1999
Genre:	Ska punk
Length:	45:46
Label:	Epic^[1]
Prev Title:	It Means Everything
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Checkered Past
Next Year:	2017

Modified is the second studio album by American rock band Save Ferris, released in 1999.^{[2] [3]}

The album peaked at No. 136 on the Billboard 200.^[4] The song "The Only Way To Be" is featured on the 2000 film Scary Movie.

Critical reception

Barry Walters, of Rolling Stone, wrote that "even when the band is rocking full throttle, [Monique] Powell sings as if she's belting out the latest Disney ballad." Entertainment Weekly thought that Powell's "bluesy bluster turns the familiar almost feral."^[5]

For AllMusic, William Ruhlmann wrote that "Save Ferris may yet find its own place, but that is more likely to come through touring than through its records."

Track listing

All songs written by Brian Mashburn, except where noted.

1. "Turn It Up" (Mashburn, Monique Powell) – 3:03
2. "The Only Way to Be" (Mashburn, Powell) – 3:18
3. "I'm Not Cryin' for You" – 4:03
4. "Your Friend" – 3:42
5. "No Love" – 4:48
6. "Angry Situation" (Mashburn, Powell) – 3:38
7. "What You See Is What You Get" (Mashburn, Powell) – 3:18
8. "One More Try" – 1:06
9. "Mistaken" (Mashburn, Powell, John Travis, Ed Campwirth)– 3:24
10. "Holding On" (Mashburn, Powell) – 3:26
11. "Let Me In" - 12:03 (includes hidden track "Modified")

Personnel

• Monique Powell – Vocals, Keyboards
• Bill Uechi – Bass
• Eric Zamora – Alto & Tenor Saxophone
• Brian Mashburn – Guitar, Vocals
• T-Bone Willy – Trombone
• José Castellaños – Trumpet
• Evan Kilbourne – Drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jews Who Rock. Guy. Oseary. September 27, 2016. St. Martin's Publishing Group. Google Books.
2. Web site: Save Ferris | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Save Ferris – Pacific Amphitheatre – July 27, 2013 – OC Weekly. www.ocweekly.com.
4. Web site: Hell of a Hat: The Rise of ’90s Ska and Swing. Kenneth. Partridge. Penn State Press. Google Books.
5. Web site: Modified. EW.com.