In Defense of the Genre

In Defense of the Genre album in studio
Artista	Say Anything
Pubblicazione	23 ottobre 2007
Durata	89:21
Dischi	2
Tracce	27
Genere	Rock alternativo
Etichetta	J Records
Produttore	Brad Wood
Say Anything - cronologia
Album precedente ...Is a Real Boy (2006) Album successivo

In Defense of the Genre è il terzo album in studio del gruppo statunitense Say Anything.

L'album, che consta di due dischi, è stato pubblicato il 23 ottobre 2007 dalla J Records, preceduto dall'uscita del singolo Baby Girl, I'm a Blur su iTunes.

Via MySpace è stato possibile per un limitato periodo di tempo pre-ordinare una copia autografata dell'album.

Tracce

Disco 1

Testi e musiche di Max Bemis, Alexander Kent, Jacob Linder.

1. Skinny, Mean Man – 3:33
2. No Soul – 3:36
3. That Is Why – 4:13
4. Surgically Removing the Tracking Device – 2:30
5. This Is F***ing Ecstasy – 2:39
6. The Church Channel – 3:04
7. Shiksa (Girlfriend) – 3:38
8. Baby Girl, I'm a Blur – 4:19
9. Retarded in Love – 3:06
10. People Like You Are Why People Like Me Exist – 3:28
11. Died a Jew – 2:29
12. An Insult to the Dead – 4:09
13. Sorry, Dudes. My Bad. – 2:43

Disco 2

Testi e musiche di Max Bemis, Alexander Kent, Jacob Linder.

1. Spay Me – 3:13
2. In Defense of the Genre – 4:02
3. The Truth Is, You Should Lie with Me – 2:31
4. The Word You Wield – 3:50
5. Vexed – 2:39
6. About Falling – 4:13
7. You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is – 3:22
8. Spores – 2:49
9. We Killed It – 1:53
10. Have at Thee! – 3:03
11. Hangover Song – 0:58
12. Goodbye Young Tutor, You've Now Outgrown Me – 4:20
13. I Used to Have a Heart – 4:17
14. Plea – 4:31

Formazione

Collaborazioni

Una delle peculiarità dell'album è sicuramente il numero notevole di apparizioni di ospiti speciali nell'album, quasi tutti provenienti da noti gruppi della scena pop punk americana contemporanea.

• Pete Yorn – backing vocals in "Skinny, Mean Man"
• Anna Waronker (that dog.) – backing vocals in "No Soul"
• DJ Swamp – turntable in "No Soul"
• Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday) – backing vocals in "Surgically Removing the Tracking Device"
• Fred Mascherino (The Color Fred) – backing vocals in "Surgically Removing the Tracking Device"
• Anthony Raneri (Bayside) – backing vocals in "This Is Fucking Ecstasy"
• Hayley Williams (Paramore) – backing vocals in "The Church Channel" and "Plea"
• Caithlin De Marrais (Rainer Maria) – backing vocals in "Shiksa (Girlfriend)"
• Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional) – backing vocals in "Retarded in Love"
• Michael Auerbach – backing vocals in "Retarded in Love"
• Casey Prestwood (Hot Rod Circuit) – in "Retarded in Love"
• Trever Keith (Face to Face) – backing vocals in "People Like You Are Why People Like Me Exist"
• Chris Conley (Saves the Day) – backing vocals in "Sorry, Dudes. My Bad."
• Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) – backing vocals in "In Defense of the Genre"
• Joshua Sultan – backing vocals in "The Truth Is, You Should Lie With Me"
• Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) – backing vocals in "About Falling"
• Laura Kirsch – backing vocals in "About Falling"
• Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory) – backing vocals in "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is"
• Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory) – backing vocals in "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is"
• Aaron Gillespie (Underoath & The Almost) – backing vocals in "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is"
• Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit) – backing vocals in "We Killed It"
• Anthony Green (Circa Survive) – backing vocals in "Hangover Song"
• Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line) – backing vocals in "Plea"

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) Andrew Leahey, In Defense of the Genre, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
• (EN) In Defense of the Genre, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) In Defense of the Genre, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
• (EN) In Defense of the Genre, su Metacritic, Red Ventures.