Time Bomb High School Explained

Time Bomb High School
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Reigning Sound
Cover:	Time Bomb High School.jpg
Released:	June 11, 2002
Recorded:	January, 2002 at Easley McCain Recording
Genre:	Garage punk
Length:	37:41
Label:	In the Red
Producer:	Doug Easley
Prev Title:	Break Up, Break Down
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Too Much Guitar
Next Year:	2004

Time Bomb High School is the second album by the Reigning Sound. It was released in 2002 on In the Red Records. The album featured the original Reigning Sound lineup of Greg Cartwright on lead vocals and guitar; Alex Greene on organ, piano, guitar, and backing vocals; Jeremy Scott on bass, and backing vocals; and Greg Roberson on drums.^[1] Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of The Hives commented in Rolling Stone that Time Bomb High School was his favorite record of 2002.^[2]

Track listing

Time Bomb High School LP/CD (In The Red, 2002, ITR 084)

1. Stormy Weather (Arlen, Koehler) - 2:11
2. Straight Shooter (Cartwright) - 1:33
3. You're Not as Pretty (Cartwright) - 2:55
4. Brown Paper Sack (Rogers) - 2:13
5. Wait and See (Cartwright) - 2:33
6. I Walk by Your House (Cartwright) - 2:49
7. Time Bomb High School (Cartwright) - 1:35
8. I Don't Believe (Davis, Hutcherson, Paul) - 2:44
9. She's Bored with You (Cartwright) - 2:11
10. Reptile Style (Cartwright) - 3:22
11. I'm Holding Out (Cartwright) - 2:43
12. I Don't Know How to Tell You (Cartwright) - 2:29
13. Dressy (Cartwright) - 2:54
14. I'd Much Rather Be with the Boys (Oldham, Richard) - 2:17
15. You're So Strange (Cartwright) - 3:11 [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r595362|pure_url=yes}}]

The vinyl LP has the songs listed in a different order, and excludes "I Walk By Your House".

Personnel

• Greg Cartwright - Guitar, Producer, Vocals
• Alex Greene - Organ, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
• Jeremy Scott - Bass, Vocals (Background), Vocals
• Greg Roberson - Drums
• Doug Easley - Engineer http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1699202,00.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reigning Sound.
2. Web site: The Music Issue :: The Memphis Flyer :: Music Features :: Music . www.memphisflyer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012225/http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/PrintFriendly?oid=oid:3851 . 2007-09-27.