Album Notes

The Dibiase Fetish was originally going to be the name of JOHNNY SPACE COMMAND, Pat's rock band. It was a fine morning, and Pat had risen from his living grave in Al's basement to find a WWF Ted "Million Dollar Man" Dibiase "pillow" doll in Al's parents' barn. Where the doll originated was a mystery, but upon further inspection, they proceeded to begin (redundant?) laughing heartily as they would in a live action play-version of themselves, at the giant hole in the buttock area of said doll. Pat thought this was a great microcosmic example of the "money fetish" associated with greater NO HOLD BARRED capitalism, and the phrase stuck with him. So the Dibiase Fetish was born, but lost out to JOHNNY SPACE COMMAND in the Band Name Final. Pat took this name, though, and applied it to his 2nd solo release as himself. Remembering that fine morning, and all that in entailed, Pat begat his journey further into the twisted world of...The Dibiase Fetish.................

SONGS: Starting off with "His Name was Robert Paulson", an emotionally charged political puzzle and hard hitting rock format, the album starts with a bang and an acoustic mosh mash dropped into the confusion in a supposedly "Humanitarian" country who takes a very hard and aggressive stance with the rest of the world. Track 2 - "Wrecking Ball News" is an homage to the soldiers who love their job and the families who dare to take that on at the homefront. "14 Days in August" is a shout out to the sellouts of the world and the chokehold (xchokeholdx!!!) on the music industry by capitalist coorporate America. Oh yeah, usually you have to follow that up with "swine!" Anyway..."Yellow Belly" is dedicated to someone special. "Lockdown" is a day in the life of a Diamond Mine worker in Africa. Sorry the rich a**holes in my country give unlimited resources to the crimes against humanity overseas. The rap stars and the princesses can't live without their bling, so it's a fair trade for your childrens' arms and legs. "Halloween" is a personal song. "I Don't Know Why" was one of the first acoustic songs on Pat's roster, but never made the studio until recently. Ask him why, he'll say, "I Don't Know Why." "The 99 Version of Last Night" was written in homage to an experience Pat and his cousin Jim had in Y2k -

ALBUM ART: The Cover and CD artwork is original Pat Aldrich, taken from a drawing called "Abomb-A-Nation" depicting the classic characters Mary, Joseph, and Satan in the "Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil" stance with a darkened Jesus high overhead. The landscape is horror and fear as Atom Bombs rain down on the city and it's frightened civillians.

Pat now plays in the band: icallmadness
http://www.icallmadness.com