Transplants (album) explained

Transplants
Type:studio
Artist:Transplants
Cover:TransplantsAlbum.jpg
Released:(EU)
(US)
Recorded:January 2000–June 2002
Studio:Tim Armstrong's Basement (Los Angeles, CA)
Length:45:21
Label:Hellcat
Next Title:Haunted Cities
Next Year:2005

Transplants is the debut studio album by the American punk rock/hip hop band Transplants. It was released on October 22, 2002, via Hellcat Records. Audio production of the twelve-track record was handled by Tim Armstrong and Dave Carlock. Rancid's Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen, The Slackers' Vic Ruggiero, The Distillers' Brody Dalle, AFI's Davey Havok, Funkdoobiest's Son Doobie, The Nerve Agents' Eric Ozenne, and Skarhead's Danny Diablo made their appearances on the album as additional musicians and vocalists.

The album peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard 200[1] and No. 1 on the Independent Albums chart.[2] Its lead single, "Diamonds and Guns", peaked at No. 19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart,[3] No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] and was most played as background music in older Garnier Fructis TV commercials.[5] The second single of the album, "D.J. D.J." peaked at #49 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] Both its singles are featured in Paul Hunter's 2003 film Bulletproof Monk. The song "California Babylon" is included in the 2003 video game Tony Hawk's Underground.[7]

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (2002)Peak position
US Billboard 20096
US Billboard Independent Albums1

Singles

YearSongPeak positions
US Mod RockUK Singles Chart
2003"Diamonds and Guns"1927
"D.J. D.J."49

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Transplants Transplants Chart History. Billboard 200.
  2. News: Transplants Transplants Chart History. Independent Albums.
  3. News: Transplants Diamonds And Guns Chart History. Alternative Songs.
  4. Web site: diamonds-and-guns full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company.
  5. News: The 6 Most Inappropriate Song Choices in Advertising. Cracked.com.
  6. Web site: dj-dj full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company.
  7. Web site: The Sounds of Tony Hawk's Underground - GameSpot.com. GameSpot. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003044502/http://au.gamespot.com/news/the-sounds-of-tony-hawks-underground-6077293. 2013-10-03. dead.