Conditions of My Parole

Conditions of My Parole is the second studio album by Puscifer. The album was produced by Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell and Josh Eustis. Contributing musicians for the album include the aforementioned Keenan, Mitchell, and Eustis as well as Carina Round, Juliette Commagere, Matt McJunkins, Jeff Friedl, Gil Sharone and Rani Sharone, Jonny Polonsky, Tim Alexander, Devo Keenan, Alessandro Cortini, Tanya O'Callaghan, Sarah Jones, and Jon Theodore.^[1] The video for "Conditions of My Parole" featured Maynard and Laura Milligan from Mr. Show as their characters Billy D. and Hildy Berger, who also appear in character on the album cover.^[2]

Conditions of My Parole
Studio album by Puscifer
Released	October 18, 2011
Recorded	Caduceus Cellars Bunker
Genre	Alternative rock post-industrial
Length	50:54
Label	Puscifer Entertainment
Producer	Mat Mitchell Josh Eustis Maynard James Keenan
Puscifer chronology
Sound into Blood into Wine (2010) Conditions of My Parole (2011) Donkey Punch the Night (2013)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
[&].com	[4]

The album received positive reviews. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic described it as "a fine piece of cold weather headphone music".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Tiny Monsters"	Josh Eustis/Mat Mitchell/Carina Round	4:44
2.	"The Green Valley"	Eustis/Mitchell/Round	3:55
3.	"Monsoons"	Eustis/Mitchell	4:17
4.	"Telling Ghosts"	Eustis/Mitchell/Jeff Friedl	4:49
5.	"Horizons"	Eustis/Mitchell	3:29
6.	"Man Overboard"	Eustis/Mitchell/Round	4:19
7.	"Toma"	Eustis/Mitchell/Round	3:40
8.	"The Rapture" (Fear Is a Mind Killa Mix)	Eustis/Mitchell/Round/Matt McJunkins	6:14
9.	"Conditions of My Parole"	Eustis/Mitchell/Round/McJunkins	2:54
10.	"The Weaver"	Eustis/Mitchell/Round	4:40
11.	"Oceans"	Eustis/Mitchell	3:43
12.	"Tumbleweed"	Eustis/Mitchell	4:16
Total length:			50:54

All lyrics are written by Maynard James Keenan.

Personnel

Performers

• Maynard James Keenan – lead vocals
• Carina Round – additional vocals (1–10, 12), guitar (2)
• Mat Mitchell – bass (1, 2, 6, 7, 10) guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10), programming (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11), banjo (2)
• Josh Eustis – programming (1, 3–7, 11), guitar (2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), piano (3), banjo (12), erhu (12)
• Jonny Polonsky – guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), mandolin (6)
• Jon Theodore – drums (2, 7, 9, 10)
• Matt McJunkins – bass (3, 4, 9)
• Devo Keenan – cello (3)
• Jeff Friedl – drums (3), percussion (3), additional percussion (6–8)
• Sarah Jones – drums (6, 7)
• Tanya O'Callaghan – bass (7)
• Gil Sharone – drums (8)
• Rani Sharone – bass (8)
• Juliette Commagere – additional vocals (11)
• Alessandro Cortini – Buchla (11)
• Tim Alexander – drums (12)

Production

• Ms. Puscifer – production
• Mat Mitchell – production, mixing
• Josh Eustis – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Tim Cadiente – photography
• Juan Mendez – graphic design

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	27