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Coming of Age (Breaking Point album)

Coming of Age
Demo album by Broken
Released January 16, 2001
Genre nu metal, alternative metal
Producer Paul Ebersold
Justin Rimer
Broken chronology
Coming of Age
(2001)
Coming of Age [as 'Breaking Point']
(2005)
Coming of Age
Breaking Point Coming of Age.jpg
Studio album by Breaking Point
Released September 25, 2001
Genre Hard rock, alternative metal
Label Wind-Up Records
Producer Paul Ebersold
Matt Martone
Breaking Point chronology
Coming of Age [as The Broken]
(2001)
Coming of Age
(2001)
Beautiful Disorder
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic 3/5 stars

Coming of Age is the original 8-song demo record by alternative rock band Breaking Point, then known as (The) Broken. It was recorded between late-1999 and mid-2000 and was released in January 2001. It was a limited release and is now a sought-after collectible.

After guitar player Justin Rimer got a job at the famous Ardent Studios in Memphis, he became an assistant engineer for such then-emerging acts as 3 Doors Down and Train. Rimmer's time at Ardent led to Broken getting a "spec" (sic) deal at the studio. The result of that deal was the original "Coming of Age", an 8-track demo record that was later the basis for Wind-Up to sign the band. Of the record's 8 tracks, five were later remixed and used on the band's debut L.P also titled "Coming of Age".

The E.P version of "Open Wide" features an extended intro that was cut on the later-released L.P. The song "Under" features feedback and lead guitar lines not present in the L.P version. Additionally, the song features older vocal takes in the verses which were re-recorded for the L.P.


Coming of Age is the first album by the alternative rock band Breaking Point, released in 2001. It was recorded with the band's first drummer Jody Abbott. The album's original release included the first 10 tracks, but after the popularity of "One of a Kind" grew, it was added as the 11th track when Coming of Age was later re-released. The album has gone on to sell over 175,000 copies as of April 2008.

"One of a Kind" served as the entrance theme of WWF professional wrestler Rob Van Dam in 2001 and was included on the compilation album WWF Forceable Entry. Rob Van Dam also appears in the "One of a Kind" music video, in which he loses his car to the band's lead singer, Brett Erickson, in a street race. At the end of the video, he spin kicks the car keys into his opponent's hands.


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