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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock Post-grunge Hard rock | |||
| Length | 43:11 | |||
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Birth of a Cynic is the first independent release of post-grunge garage rock band 8stops7. It was produced by Paul Lani & Paul Yered and released on Elephant Ear Records.
Album artwork was photographed by Scott Council, who went on to a successful career in entertainment photography. The images were photographed in Ventura, CA and Ojai, CA. Marty Johnston was the graphic designer.
The booklet from original release was printed as a blue and black duotone on white paper with hidden elements in a high gloss varnish, while the reissue was printed in full color and had slightly different artwork.
Four of its tracks were re-recorded for the band's major label release In ModerationonWarner Bros. Records/Reprise Records. In 2007, three songs were featured in the short film He's Not My...,[citation needed] which was produced by Contempovision Films.
* Asterisk indicates song was re-recorded and included on the band's following album: In Moderation.
A review in the Los Angeles Times gave Birth of a Cynic a grade of "B-", comparing the band to Soundgarden (except younger and with less money). The review called out the "growling vocals of Evan Sula-Goff, who somehow manages to prevent those veins in his neck from blowing up".[1]
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