The Bronx (2003 album) explained

The Bronx
Type:studio
Artist:The Bronx
Cover:The Bronx - The Bronx (2003) cover.jpg
Released:August 26, 2003
Recorded:2003
Genre:
Length:31:30
Label:
Producer:Gilby Clarke and The Bronx
Next Title:La Muerte Viva
Next Year:2003

The Bronx is The Bronx's debut studio album and the first recording by the band on Ferret Records. Released on August 26, 2003, it is the first of six self-titled albums and was also released on the band's own White Drugs record label.

Release

The album was released in a digipack in Australia,[1] Japan and the United Kingdom (U.K.).[2] The Australian and UK versions contain a cover version of the X song "Los Angeles,"[3] while the Japanese CD, released on Sonic Label, featured four additional songs, including the X cover version.[4] The X song was later released in the U.S. on the limited edition Tarantulas Records vinyl release, sold under license from the White Drugs label.[5] The song "False Alarm" is featured as an on-disc playable song in the 2010 video game Rock Band 3, and the song "Notice of Eviction" is featured in the soundtrack for the 2004 video-game .

Influence

Simon Ridley, drummer of Brisbane, Australia band DZ Deathrays identified the album as one of seven that changed his life and described it as "a psych up album for nights when I’m too tired but need to party." Ridley further explained: “Every song on this album is fucking rad!"[6]

Vinyl release

Limited edition: 1000 copies pressed on grey marble vinyl by the Tarantulas Records music company.

Personnel

The Bronx

Charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 88

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bronx, The (2) – The Bronx. The Bronx on Discogs. Discogs. 29 April 2014. 2014.
  2. Web site: Bronx, The (2) – The Bronx. The Bronx on Discogs. Discogs. 29 April 2014. 2014.
  3. Web site: Bronx, The (2) – The Bronx. The Bronx on Discogs. Discogs. 29 April 2014. 2014.
  4. Web site: Bronx, The (2) – The Bronx. The Bronx on Discogs. Discogs. 29 April 2014. 2014.
  5. Web site: Bronx, The (2) – The Bronx. The Bronx on Discogs. Discogs. 29 April 2014. 2014.
  6. Web site: 7 Albums That Changed DZ Deathrays’ Lives. Tone Deaf. Tone Deaf. 29 April 2014. Lucy Dayman. 29 April 2014.
  7. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 October 2023. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1754. 6. October 16, 2023.