Fast Forward Eats the Tape

Fast Forward Eats the Tape
Studio album by
Belvedere
Released 2004
Recorded Fall 2003
Studio Sundae Sound Studios, Canada
Genre Skate punk, melodic hardcore
Length 40:56
Label Union Label Group
Producer Blaire Calibaba, Belvedere
Belvedere chronology
'Twas Hell Said Former Child
(2003) 		Fast Forward Eats the Tape
(2004) 		The Revenge of the Fifth
(2016)
Singles from Fast Forward Eats the Tape
  1. "Closed Doors"
  2. "Slaves to the Pavement"
  3. "Elementally Regarded"
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Fast Forward Eats the Tape is the fourth studio album by Canadian skate punk band Belvedere. Besides 'Twas Hell Said Former Child, it was their most successful recording and became an influential album for the genre. The album contains one re-recorded song from their previous album, 'Twas Hell Said Former Child and one re-recorded song from their split release with fellow Canadian band Downway. The pieces are Two Minutes for Looking So Good and Brandy Wine respectively.


  1. "Subhuman Nature" – 2:18
  2. "Three's a Crowd" – 2:46
  3. "Closed Doors" (Steve Rawles) – 3:20
  4. "Unplugged" – 2:27
  5. "Quicksand" – 2:30
  6. "Two Minutes for Looking So Good" (Rawles) – 2:43
  7. "All About Perspectives" – 3:02
  8. "Elementally Regarded" – 1:21
  9. "Brandy Wine" (Sinclair, Rawles) – 2:52
  10. "Stain" – 3:16
  11. "Slaves to the Pavement" – 2:59
  12. "Early Retirement" (Rawles) – 1:24
  13. "Popular Inquiries Into Everyday Disasters" – 3:12
  14. "Bad Decisions" – 2:30
  15. "Anesthetic" – 4:08

Personnel

  • Steve Rawles – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Scott Marshall – lead guitar
  • Jason Sinclair – bass
  • Graham Churchill – drums