Hed PE (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = (həd)pe
| type = studio
| artist = (həd)pe
| cover = Hed p.e. cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1997|08|12}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Long View Farm Studios, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=58|s=49}}
| label = Jive
| producer = T-Ray
| chronology = Hed PE
| prev_title = Church of Realities
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Broke
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Singles
| name = (həd)pe
| single1 = Ground
| single1date = 1997
| type = studio
| single2 = Serpent Boy
| single2date = 1998{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/serpent-boy-mw0000972224|title = Serpent Boy - (Hed) p.e. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}
}}
}}
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;{{cite news |first=Arrissia |last=Owen |title=Not So Hed, Not so (pe) |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/1999-11-25/features/not-so-hed-not-so-pe/1 |newspaper=OC Weekly |date=November 25, 1999 |accessdate=May 3, 2011}} The album's musical style is a fusion of punk, hip hop, metal, funk and reggae.{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Boehm |title=Mix of Rap, Punk Portends hed Start |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/16564837.html?dids=16564837:16564837&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+29%2C+1996&author=MIKE+BOEHM&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Mix+of+Rap%2C+Punk+Portends+hed+Start%3B+%22Church+of+Realities%22+(no+label)+**+1%2F2&pqatl=google |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 29, 1996 |accessdate=May 3, 2011 |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-url=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 |url-status=dead }}
Release
The album sold over 100,000 copies.{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1123367/20000823/hed_pe.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312125614/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1123367/20000823/hed_pe.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2007 |title=(hed)pe Add Hip-Hop, Funk To Metal On Sophomore LP |accessdate=May 3, 2011|last=Moss |first=Corey |publisher=VH1}} 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
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = Kerrang!
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Beebee |first=Steve |date=October 25, 1997 |title=Albums |magazine=Kerrang! |location=UK |publisher=EMAP |issue=671 |page=46}}
}}
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."{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=hed-pe-r307971/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Hed PE - Hed PE |accessdate=May 3, 2011|last=Huey |first=Steve |website=Allmusic}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = P.O.S.
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = Ground
| length2 = 2:32
| title3 = Serpent Boy
| length3 = 5:50
| title4 = Firsty
| length4 = 2:32
| title5 = Tired of Sleep (T.O.S.)
| length5 = 3:51
| title6 = Darky
| length6 = 5:22
| title7 = Schpamb
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = Ken 2012
| length8 = 5:08
| title9 = Circus
| length9 = 2:06
| title10 = 33
| length10 = 4:06
| title11 = Hill
| length11 = 4:04
| title12 = IFO
| length12 = 4:56
| title13 = Bitches
- "Tits, Clits and Bong Hits
| length13 = 12:03
| total_length = 58:54
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus track{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Hed-P-E-hed-pe/release/2412104 |title=(Hed) P. E. - (hed) pe (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=October 7, 1999 |accessdate=February 21, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hedpe.net/unreleased.php |title=(hed)pe.net |publisher=Hedpe.net |accessdate=February 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331091228/http://www.hedpe.net/unreleased.php |archivedate=March 31, 2012 }} | title14 = 33 (Hip hop evolution mix)
| length14 = 4:13
}}
=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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- Jared Gomes — lead vocals; lyrics
- Wesley Geer — lead guitar; music
- Chizad (Chad Benekos) — rhythm guitar, backing vocals; music (6, 8, & 12)
- Mawk (Mark Young) — bass guitar; music (8, 11, & 12)
- DJ Product ©1969 (Doug Boyce) — turntables, backing vocals; music (8, & 12)
- B.C. (Ben C. Vaught) — drums; music (8, 10-12, & 14)
References
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