Hed PE (album) explained

(həd)pe
Type:studio
Artist:(həd)pe
Cover:Hed p.e. cover.jpg
Studio:Long View Farm Studios, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Label:Jive
Producer:T-Ray
Chronology:Hed PE
Prev Title:Church of Realities
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Broke
Next Year:2000

Hed PE (stylized as (həd)pe) is the debut album by the American rock band Hed PE. It was released on August 12, 1997, by Jive Records, and has sold over 100,000 copies.

Music

Six of the tracks on this album were re-recorded from the band's debut EP, Church of Realities;[1] The album's musical style is a fusion of punk, hip hop, metal, funk and reggae.[2]

Release

The album sold over 100,000 copies.[3] Due to the label's contractual terms and the disappointing sales of the album, the band found themselves unable to repay the cash advances given to them by Jive.

Jared Gomes is quoted as saying "We had these romantic visions of the music industry, and we thought it would be cool to be a punk band on a rap label. So we fulfilled that dream, but it was also probably the worst thing that could have happened. [...] We've had offers from Sony and others that we can't take because we owe Jive so much money."

Reception

In his review of the album, AllMusic's Steve Huey wrote that "There are some slow and/or unfocused moments [...] but overall, its aggression will probably play well with late-'90s metal and punk fans."[4]

Track listing

Note

The song "Bitches" ends at minute 5:30. After 3 minutes and 15 seconds of silence, at 8:45 begins the hidden track "Tits, Clits and Bong Hits".

Personnel

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Notes and References

  1. News: Arrissia . Owen . Not So Hed, Not so (pe) . . November 25, 1999 . May 3, 2011.
  2. News: Mike . Boehm . Mix of Rap, Punk Portends hed Start . . October 29, 1996 . May 3, 2011 . May 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525090733/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/16564837.html?dids=16564837:16564837&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+29,+1996&author=MIKE+BOEHM&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Mix+of+Rap,+Punk+Portends+hed+Start%3B+%22Church+of+Realities%22+(no+label)+**+1%2F2&pqatl=google . dead .
  3. Web site: (hed)pe Add Hip-Hop, Funk To Metal On Sophomore LP . https://web.archive.org/web/20070312125614/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1123367/20000823/hed_pe.jhtml . dead . March 12, 2007 . May 3, 2011. Moss . Corey . VH1.
  4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=hed-pe-r307971/review|pure_url=yes}} Hed PE - Hed PE ]. May 3, 2011. Huey . Steve . Allmusic.