Pulling Teeth (album)

Pulling Teeth
Studio album by Straight Faced
Released	October 10, 2000
Recorded	Grandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA
Genre	Hardcore punk Alternative metal
Length	33:19
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer	Blag Dahlia, Bradley Cook
Straight Faced chronology
Conditioned (1998) Pulling Teeth (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Deseret News	[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[3]
Rock Hard	7/10[4]
The San Diego Union-Tribune	[5]

Pulling Teeth is the fourth full-length studio album by the hardcore punk band Straight Faced.^[6] It was released in 2000 on Epitaph Records.^[7] The album was produced by Blag Dahlia of Dwarves. The track "Happy" appeared on Epitaph Records' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5.

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote: "Their sound has a heaviness that sticks out among their sunny-sided SoCal brethren. This is the sort of thing that would come out of New York, sounding like Helmet meets Sick Of It All."^[6] The San Diego Union-Tribune called the album "nothing more than a lame attempt to rip off Rage Against the Machine."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Happy"	3:40
2.	"Impression"	3:00
3.	"Kill the Messenger"	2:26
4.	"Liar"	2:23
5.	"Just Like You"	3:02
6.	"Disappointed"	2:45
7.	"My Contempt"	3:24
8.	"Salvation"	2:20
9.	"Fuck Your Scene"	1:36
10.	"In Doubt"	2:01
11.	"Wrung Up"	3:31
12.	"New Day" (Bonus track Japan release only)	3:11
Total length:		33:19

Personnel

Straight Faced

• Johnny Miller – vocals
• David Tonic – guitar
• Jeff Hibben – bass
• Ron Moeller – drums

Production

• Recorded at Grandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA
• Produced by Blag Dahlia & Bradley Cook
• Recorded by Bradley Cook
• Mixed by Blag Dahlia & Bradley Cook at Bay7, North Hollywood, California
• Mastered by Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering, Burbank, California

References

1. "AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
2. "Punk-O-Rama bands offer a mixed bag". Deseret News. October 2, 2000.
3. "Album Review: Straightfaced - Pulling Teeth". DrownedInSound. 13 November 2000.
4. "STRAIGHTFACED - Pulling Teeth". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
5. Depasquale, Ron (November 16, 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS - SHORT TAKES". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 12.
6. "Straightfaced Pulling Teeth". exclaim.ca.
7. Smith, Chris (October 19, 2000). "Fringe Dwellers". Houston Press.

External links

• Epitaph Records album page