Birth of a Cynic
Birth of a Cynic is the first independent release of post-grunge rock band 8stops7. It was produced by Paul Lani & Paul Yered and released on Elephant Ear Records.
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock Post-grunge Hard rock  | |||
| Length | 43:11 | |||
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Musicians
    
- Evan Sula-Goff (vocals, guitar)
 - Seth Watson (guitar, background vocals)
 - Adam Powell (drums, background vocals)
 - Alex Viveros (bass, background vocals)
 
Album artwork
    
Album artwork was photographed by Scott Council, who went on to a successful career in entertainment photography. The images were photographed in Ventura, CA and Ojai, CA. Marty Johnston was the graphic designer.
The booklet from original release was printed as a blue and black duotone on white paper with hidden elements in a high gloss varnish, while the reissue was printed in full color and had slightly different artwork.
Four of its tracks were re-recorded for the band's major label release In Moderation on Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Records. In 2007, three songs were featured in the short film He's Not My...,[1] which was produced by Contempovision Films.
Track listing
    
- "Doubt" (3:50)
 - "Fate" (4:34)
 - "Esteem" (4:38)*
 - "Not Alive" (3:56)*
 - "Long Distance" (2:38)
 - "Wider" (3:24)*
 - "Wait I Swear" (3:48)
 - "What's The Big Idea" (4:15)
 - "Weekend" (4:46)
 - "Disappear" (3:51)
 - "Forget" (3:31)*
 
* Asterisk indicates song was re-recorded and included on the band's following album: In Moderation.
