Committed to a Bright Future

Committed to a Bright Future
Studio album by Dog Fashion Disco
Released	May 6, 2003
Length	52:45
Label	Spitfire Records
Producer	Dog Fashion Disco, Drew Mazurek
Dog Fashion Disco chronology
Mutilated Genitals EP (2001) Committed to a Bright Future (2003) Day of the Dead EP (2004)

Committed to a Bright Future is the fifth studio album by American metal band Dog Fashion Disco, released in 2003. Music videos were made for the songs "The Acid Memoirs",^[1]"Grease"^[2] and "Love Song for a Witch".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	(favorable)[4]
Rock Hard	[5]
Metal.de	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
0.	"Grease" (hidden in pregap; Frankie Valli cover)	2:47
1.	"Love Song for a Witch"	4:11
2.	"Rapist Eyes"	5:04
3.	"Dr. Piranha"	2:51
4.	"Fetus on the Beat"	3:32
5.	"Worm in a Dog's Heart"	3:46
6.	"Plastic Surgeons"	3:19
7.	"Pogo the Clown"	2:26
8.	"Castaway"	4:20
9.	"Nude in the Wilderness"	3:31
10.	"The Acid Memoirs"	3:13
11.	"Déjà Vu"	4:01
12.	"Magical Band of Fools"	3:29
Total length:		52:45

Hidden track on some versions

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Scores for Porn"	3:37

European release

The European release of Committed contained the bonus track "China White". It is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on Erotic Massage, but with a different outro. This version also contains "Grease" as track fifteen, instead of in the hidden time.

No.	Title	Length
14.	"China White"	2:32

^[7]

All songs written by Dog Fashion Disco except "Grease", written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees.

• The song "Déjà Vu" is a version of song "En La Noche" from Experiments In Alchemy, but with alternate lyrics.
• The track "Acid Memoirs" heavily references Timothy Leary, mentioning him by name and including the lyrics "Tuning in and dropping out"
• "Pogo the Clown" (which originally appeared on Experiments in Alchemy) is about the infamous serial killer clown, John Wayne Gacy.

Personnel

• Todd Smith – vocals
• Greg Combs – guitar
• Stephen Mears – bass
• Mike "Ollie" Oliver – drums (although he did not drum on the album)
• John Ensminger – drums
• Jeff Siegel – keyboards
• Matt Rippetoe – saxophones, clarinet and flute (+ woodwind arrangements)

Additional personnel

• Matt Rippetoe – Horns
• Drew Mazurek – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
• Joe Lambert – Mastering
• Jeff Cohen – Legal Representation
• Paul Campanella – Art Design & Layout
• Angela Boatwright – Photography
• Paul Cicoria – Title Design
• Derek Brewer – Manager

Both Greg Combs and John Ensminger played on the album, but quit the band before it was released.

References

1. Video on YouTube
2. Video on YouTube
3. El PolkaDog, Dog Fashion Disco – Love Song For A Witch (Official Music Video), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved December 9, 2018
4. Green, Stuart (June 1, 2003). "Dog Fashion Disco Committed To A Bright Future". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
5. "DOG FASHION DISCO - Committed To A Bright Future". Rock Hard. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
6. "Dog Fashion Disco - Committed To A Bright Future Review". Metal.de. September 12, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
7. "Dog Fashion Disco – Committed to a Bright Future (2003, CD)". Discogs.