Church of Realities

Church of Realities is the debut extended play by American punk rock band Hed PE. Self-distributed in 1995, it was the band's first release.

Church of Realities
EP by həd
Released	1995
Genre	Punk rock[1] hip hop[1]
Length	45:05
Hed PE chronology
Church of Realities (1995) (həd)^pe (1997)

Production

DJ Product©1969 drew the EP's cover.[2]

Music

The music of Church of Realities establishes the band's trademark style, which primarily fuses elements of punk rock and hip hop.[3][1] It also includes elements of funk, jazz and metal.[1]

The EP's lyrical themes include "race, overcoming life's obstacles [and] government abuse", according to the OC Weekly.[3]

Release

The album was independently produced by the band and distributed without a supporting label in 1995.[3]

Legacy

Following the EP's release, the band changed its name, adding "PE", which stood for "Planet Earth",[4][5] and signed with Jive Records, who released their self-titled LP in 1997.[6] All tracks except "Inro" and "Hangman" from this EP were re-recorded for the LP, "1st Song" and "Spam" changed their names to "Firsty" and "Schpamb". Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit was inspired by this EP when recording Limp Bizkit's Three Dollar Bill, Y'all[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Inro"	Geer/Shaine	4:06
2.	"1st Song"	Geer/Shaine	2:16
3.	"Hangman"	Geer/Shaine/Vaught/Benekos/Boyce/Young	4:44
4.	"Darky"	Geer/Shaine/Benekos	5:11
5.	"I.F.O."	Geer/Shaine/Vaught/Benekos/Boyce/Young	18:06
6.	"Ground" (Hidden track)	Geer/Shaine	2:09
7.	"Spam" (Hidden track)	Geer/Shaine	4:25
8.	"Hill" (Hidden track)	Geer/Shaine/Vaught/Young	4:04

Personnel

• M.C.U.D. — lead vocals
• Mawk — bass
• Wesstyle — guitars
• Chizad — guitars, vocals
• B.C. — drums and percussion
• DJ Product ©1969 — turntables

References

1. Boehm, Mike (October 29, 1996). "Mix of Rap, Punk Portends hed Start". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
2. http://www.beatdust.com/graphic-nature/graphic-nature-dj-product-1969-hedpe-self-titled/
3. Owen, Arrissia (November 25, 1999). "Not So Hed, Not so (pe)". OC Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
4. Scire, Dawn (March 14, 2003). "(hed) p.e.'s frontman touches down". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
5. Echeverria Jr., Steve (March 4, 2005). "Check your HED; HED p.e. declares independence". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
6. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography of Hed PE". Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
7. Huey, Steve. "Review of (hed) pe". Allrovi. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2008.