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.
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.
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