H2O (H2O album)

H₂O is the first album released by American hardcore punk band H₂O. It was released on June 25, 1996. The CD was recorded and mixed in three days. H₂O did a video for "Family Tree" in the fall of 1996.

H2O
Studio album by H2O
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	January 15–17, 1996
Studio	Brielle Studios, New York City
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	29:46
Label	Blackout
Producer	Larry Bucksbaum, H2O
H2O chronology
H2O (1996) Thicker than Water (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "5 Yr. Plan" – 2:57
2. "Scene Report" – 2:18
3. "Spirit of '84" – 2:04
4. "I Know Why" – 2:50
5. "Gen-Eric" – 0:59
6. "Surrounded" – 2:01
7. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" – 2:38
8. "Family Tree" – 2:56
9. "Hi-Lo" – 2:04
10. "My Curse" – 9:00 (3:05 on Japanese release)
11. "Go!" – 2:41 (Japan only)
12. "Mask" – 2:35 (Japan only)

• All songs written by H₂O
• Track 10 is only actually 3:05 – studio feedback then leads directly into a live hidden track, "My Love Is Real".

Personnel

H₂O

• Toby Morse – lead vocals
• Todd Morse – guitar, backing vocals
• Rusty Pistachio – guitar, backing vocals
• Eric Rice – bass, backing vocals
• Todd Friend – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Dicky Barrett – vocals on "Family Tree"
• Tim Shaw (credited as Tim Ensign) – vocals on "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow", bass on "My Love Is Real"
• Armand Majidi – drums on "My Love Is Real"
• Pete Koller – guitar on "My Love Is Real"

Production

• Recorded January 15–17, 1996, at Brielle Studios in New York City
• Produced by Larry Buksbaum and H₂O