Watoosh!

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Watoosh!
Studio album by Pezz (Billy Talent)
Released	1998
Recorded	1998 in Mississauga, Ontario
Genre	Alternative/Punk/Ska
Length	36:55
Label	N/A
Producer(s)	Brad "Merlin" Nelson
Pezz (Billy Talent) chronology
	Watoosh! (as Pezz) (1998)	Try Honesty EP (2001)

Watoosh! is the debut album released in 1998 from the Canadian punk band formerly known as Pezz, now known as Billy Talent. Pezz had changed their band name in 1999 after threatened to be sued by an American band with the same name. The album was re-released again in 2005 through Atlantic Records.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Trivia 4 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Pezz (Billy Talent) except "New Orleans Is Sinking" by The Tragically Hip.

1. "M & M"
2. "Fairytale"
3. "Nita"
4. "Mother's Native Instrument"
5. "Bird In The Basement"
6. "Recap"
7. "When I Was A Little Girl"
8. "Warmth Of Windows"
9. "Square Root Of Me"
10. "Absorbed"
11. (blank)
12. (blank)
13. (instrumental)
14. (blank)
15. (blank)
16. (blank)
17. "New Orleans In Sinking"

Note: Tracks 11 to 16 are blank tracks except for the 13 which is instrumental.

[edit] Personnel

• Ian D'Sa - Guitar, backing vocals
• Jon Gallant - Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Aaron Solowoniuk - Drums
• Benjamin Kowalewicz - Lead vocals
• Brad Nelson - Producer

[edit] Trivia

• The track "M & M" is about a group of gothic kids that used to come into the record store where Kowalewicz worked.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ The Ongoing History of New Music. "Before They Were Famous" Original Broadcast date: 13-11-05 on CFNY.

Billy Talent
Benjamin Kowalewicz | Ian D'Sa | Jonathan Gallant | Aaron Solowoniuk
Discography
Studio Albums: Watoosh! | Billy Talent | Billy Talent II
Live Albums: Live From The UK Sept./2006
Singles
Try Honesty | The Ex | River Below | Nothing to Lose | Devil In A Midnight Mass | Red Flag
Videography
Scandalous Travellers
Label(s)
Atlantic Records | Warner Music Canada
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