Pacifier [Bonus Disc]

• Artist: Pacifier
• Rating:
• Release Date: December 24, 2002
• Genre: Rock

Review

After years of reigning the rock scene in their homeland, New Zealand's Shihad were ready to try their hand in America. In the studio on September 11, 2001, the band nearly called it quits and headed for home. With a name slightly similar to "jihad," the Arab word of "holy war," the quartet members figured the deck was stacked against them. Instead, re-christened Pacifier, the group poured itself into the sessions with renewed commitment. The resulting self-titled album is not so much a good band reinventing itself (being that the group's sound didn't alter that much), but a band finding a new enthusiasm for its own music. The first single, "Bullitproof," on the surface declares this new enthusiasm. It earned heavy rotation on MTV2 soon after its release. Though their nu-metal/hard rock sound is nothing that hasn't been done (maybe even done to death) in the last few years, the obvious amount of live energy translated to tape adds convincing weight. Add that to a rare melodic flair among hard rock bands: more radio-friendly tracks like "Walls" and "Trademark" display definite crossover potential. [Alternate U.K. editions included either a bonus disc or just bonus tracks. The bonus disc, titled "Weapons of Mass Destruction," featured the tracks "Toxic Shock," "Early Grave," "Analizer," "The Wrong Idea," and "Really Glad."] ~ John Duffy, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Comfort Me	Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:16)
Semi-Normal	Pacifier	Pacifier	(2:55)
Run	Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:49)
Everything	Jeff Phillips, Pacifier	Pacifier	(4:27)
Stranger	Jeff Phillips, Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:30)
Home	Pacifier	Pacifier	(4:01)
Nothing	Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:31)
Bullitproof	Dave Bassett, Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:25)
Walls	Dave Bassett, Pacifier	Pacifier	(4:28)
Just a Shadow	Dave Bassett, Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:17)
Trademark	Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:21)
Coming Down	Scott Weiland, Pacifier	Pacifier	(4:15)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Toxic Shock [*]	Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:13)
Early Grave [*]	Pacifier	Pacifier	(2:52)
Analizer [*]	Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:30)
The Wrong Idea [*]	Pacifier	Pacifier	(3:40)
Really Glad [*]	Pacifier	Pacifier	(2:39)

Credits

DJ Lethal (Scratching), Phil Knight (Guitar), Phil Knight (Vocals (Background)), Jeff Phillips (Assistant), Bob Skoro (A&R), Johnny Toogood (Guitar), Johnny Toogood (Vocals), Scott Weiland (Vocals (Background)), Victor McCoy (Mixing Assistant), Don Bartley (Mastering), Doug Erb (Art Direction), Karl Kippenberger (Bass), Karl Kippenberger (Vocals (Background)), Ryan Williams (Engineer), Ryan Williams (Mixing), Josh Abraham (Producer), Josh Abraham (A&R), Stephen Oxenbury (Photography), Pacifier (Engineer), Tom Larkin (Drums), Tom Larkin (Vocals), Tom Baker (Mastering)