A Drug Problem That Never Existed

A Drug Problem That Never Existed
Studio album by
Mondo Generator
ReleasedJuly 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
GenreAlternative metal, stoner rock
Length35:41
LabelRekords
Ipecac
(IPC41)
ProducerNick Oliveri
Blag Dahlia
Brad Cook
Mondo Generator chronology
Cocaine Rodeo
(2000) 		A Drug Problem That Never Existed
(2003) 		III the EP
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

A Drug Problem That Never Existed is the second studio album by American rock band Mondo Generator. It takes its name from a line in The Frogs' "I've Got Drugs (Out of the Mist)", from their album It's Only Right and Natural. Much of the material was inspired by mixed emotions brought about by the divorce of singer Nick Oliveri and also his substance abuses and the death of his father.

The tracks "Jr. High Love" and "Day I Die" were previously recorded by Oliveri and others at The Desert Sessions, "Jr. High Love" for Volumes 3 & 4 and "Day I Die" for Volumes 5 & 6 under the name "I'm Dead". "Girl's Like Christ" is a reworking of a Dwarves song "There She Goes Again" written by Blag Dahlia and Nick Oliveri during his time with the band.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Oliveri, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Meth, I Hear You Callin'"Brad Cook1:13
2."Here We Come" 1:40
3."So High, So Low" 2:35
4."Do the Headright"Oliveri, Josh Homme2:34
5."Open Up and Bleed for Me" 3:18
6."All I Can Do" 2:43
7."F.Y. I'm Free"Oliveri, Blag Dahlia2:12
8."Detroit" 3:00
9."Me and You"Oliveri, Homme2:12
10."Like You Want"Dahlia2:07
11."Girl's Like Christ"Oliveri, Dahlia1:39
12."Day I Die" 2:56
13."Jr. High Love" 2:00
14."Four Corners"Oliveri, Deborah Viereck5:23

Notes

  • Several editions contain an advert for future releases of Rekords Rekords as a hidden track.

Credits

Band members

Additional musicians

Additional credits

Produced by Nick Oliveri, Brad Cook, & Blag Dahlia, except "Detroit" & "Day I Die" produced by Nick Oliveri.

Engineered by: Nick Raskulinecz @ Grand Master Studios, Greedy Bros. @ Castle Prod. Studios, Troy Van Leeuwen @ CGI Australia, Alain Johannes @ II A.D. Studios

Mastered by Alain Johannes at II A.D. Studios.

All Tracks Mixed by Brad Cook, except "Detroit" mixed by Alain Johannes & "Day I Die" by Nick Raskulinecz.

All songs published by Nick Oliveri/Natural Light Music BMI (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13), Brad Cook/Electro Vox Music ASCAP (1), Blag Dahlia/Six Point Prime BMI (10), Nick Oliveri & Josh Homme/Board Stiff Music BMI (4, 9), Nick Oliveri & Blag Dahlia (7, 11), and Nick Oliveri & Deborah Viereck (14).

References

  1. ^ "A Drug Problem That Never Existed". Metacritic. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "A Drug Problem That Never Existed – Mondo Generator". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2023.