Technical Difficulties (Racer X album)

Technical Difficulties
Studio album by
Racer X
ReleasedDecember 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)
RecordedBatgirl Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada; Rec Room
GenreHeavy metal
Length50:07
LabelMercury
ProducerPaul Gilbert
Racer X chronology
Extreme Volume II Live
(1992) 		Technical Difficulties
(1999) 		Superheroes
(2000)

Technical Difficulties is the third studio album by heavy metal band Racer X, released on December 8, 1999[1] through Mercury Records (Japan),[2] and on April 25, 2000 through Shrapnel Records (United States)[3] and Mascot Records (Europe).[4] The album's title track evolved from the introductory song "Metal Dog" on guitarist Paul Gilbert's 1995 instructional video Terrifying Guitar Trip; it later appeared in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend, and was covered by cellist duo 2Cellos on their 2012 album In2ition, for which they also shot a promotional video.[5] "B.R.O." stands for "Bach Rip-Off", a homage to a previous track, "Y.R.O." (Yngwie Rip-Off"), from the band's 1986 debut album Street Lethal.

  1. ^ "Music". racerxband.com. 2004-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  2. ^ "Racer X – Technical Difficulties". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  3. ^ "Racer X – Technical Difficulties". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. ^ "Technical Difficulties - Racer X". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  5. ^ "2CELLOS - Technical Difficulties [official video]" on YouTube. Retrieved 2014-05-05.