Prepare the Masses

Prepare the Masses
Studio album by A Change of Pace
Released	August 15, 2006
Studio	Bavon, VA @ Studio Barbarosa
Genre	Pop punk, alternative rock
Length	42:19
Label	Immortal
Producer	Michael "Elvis" Baskette David E. Holdredge
A Change of Pace chronology
An Offer You Can't Refuse (2005) Prepare the Masses (2006) Just No Better Way (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(31%) [1]
Allmusic	[2]
EmotionalPunk	[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

Prepare the Masses is the second album by pop punk band A Change of Pace. It was released on the August 15, 2006. The album doesn't contain screaming lyrics (except for "How to Rape a Country") as in the previous album, An Offer You Can't Refuse, and was noted to contain "Arena-riffs" when reviewed by AllMusic and Sputnik. "Shoot from the Hip"^[5] and "Weekend Warriors" impacted radio on May 1, 2007.^[6]

Track listing

^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Composer(s)	Length
1.	"Prepare the Masses"	Torry Jasper	A Change of Pace	3:53
2.	"How to Rape a Country"	Jasper	A Change of Pace	3:21
3.	"I'm Alive"	Jasper	A Change of Pace	3:10
4.	"Shoot From the Hip"	Jasper	A Change of Pace Michael "Elvis" Baskette	3:37
5.	"Weekend Warriors"	Jasper	A Change of Pace Jamie Houston	3:03
6.	"White Lines and Lipstick"	Jasper	A Change of Pace	3:47
7.	"A Song the World Can Sing Out Loud"	Jasper	A Change of Pace David E. Holdredge	3:34
8.	"Take Care"	Jasper	A Change of Pace	3:51
9.	"War in Your Bedroom"	Jasper	A Change of Pace David E. Holdredg	3:38
10.	"I Wanna Be Your Rock & Roll"	Jasper	A Change of Pace	3:27
11.	"Recipe for Disaster"	Jasper	A Change of Pace	3:07
12.	"Safe and Sound in Phone Lines"	Jasper	A Change of Pace	3:51
Total length:				42:19

Personnel

• Torry Jasper – Vocals
• Adam Rodgers – lead guitar
• Dan Parker - Guitar, vocals
• Johnny Abdullah - bass
• Jonathan Kelley - drums

• Michael "Elvis" Baskette - producer, mixing
• Dave Holdredge - producer, engineer, mixing
• Jef Moll - digital editing, programming

References

1. AbsolutePunk review
2. Greene, Jo-Ann. Prepare the Masses at AllMusic
3. EmotionalPunk review
4. Sputnikmusic review
5. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
6. "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. April 24, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
7. "A Change of Pace - Prepare the Masses". Discogs. Retrieved 11 November 2016.