Transplants is Transplants' eponymous debut released in 2002. It featured the three main Transplants members, Tim Armstrong, Rob Aston and Travis Barker. The album was recorded in Tim's basement and also featured Matt Freeman (Rancid), Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers), Davey Havok (AFI) and Brody Dalle (The Distillers, then-wife of Tim). Brody sings on the track "Weigh On My Mind", which Tim then described as "their song".

The singles, "Diamonds and Guns" and "D.J. D.J." quickly became MTV favourites and they received commercial success and critical acclaim. They followed up by touring with bands such as the Foo Fighters.

The song "California Babylon" appeared on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Underground also, UK alternative band Pop Will Eat Itself covered California Babylon halfway between their song Bulletproof (due to the similar sound of the song) on The Reformation tour in January 2005.

Track listing

1. "Romper Stomper" (Armstrong, Aston, Eric Ozenne) – 3:18
2. "Tall Cans in the Air" – 3:43
3. "D.J. D.J." – 4:01
4. "Diamonds and Guns" (Armstrong, Aston, JC Vasquez) – 4:01
5. "Quick Death" (Armstrong, Aston, Davey Havok) – 3:36
6. "Sad But True" – 4:26
7. "Weigh on My Mind" – 3:22
8. "One Seventeen" – 2:01
9. "California Babylon" – 4:05
10. "We Trusted You" – 4:35
11. "D.R.E.A.M." (Armstrong, Aston, Singer) – 4:42
12. "Down in Oakland" (Armstrong) – 3:22

The Transplants albums | 2002 albums | Debut albums | Eponymous albums | Hellcat Records albums

Transplants (album) | The Transplants (musikalbum)