Band Name: Screeching Weasel
Music Album: Kill The Musicians
Album Release Date: November 1995
Music Genre: Punk Rock Pop
Record Label: Lookout! Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 31 Tracks CD
Punk rock band formed in 1986 in Prospect Hts, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
The band was initially founded as a trio featuring vocalist Ben Weasel (also playing bass at the time), guitarist Jughead, and drummer Steve Cheese. The group first called itself All-Night Garage Sale, but changed their name to Screeching Weasel after bassist Vinnie Bovine joined in December 1986. Bovine would be fired in January 1988. It would be the first of a number of line up changes that would affect the group's rhythm section throughout its lifespan. Bassist Danny Vapid joined the group in 1989 (he was called Sewercap at the time). The band split at the end of that year but reformed in 1991, at which time drummer Dan Panic joined the group.
Although the group's line-up continued to fluctuate (upon the 1991 reformation, Vapid would move to 2nd guitar and remain there until moving back to bass in 1993; three bassists passed through the band during that time), the line up of Weasel/Jughead/Vapid/Panic is considered "classic" by most Screeching Weasel fans. The band split again in 1994 but reformed in 1996. Vapid and Panic left the group for good the following year. The bass position was filled by the band's longtime friend and Squirtgun member Mass Giorgini, who had also recorded and produced a number of the group's releases. Dan Lumley (also of Squirtgun) took over on drums and Zac (...)
1 | Kamala's Too Nice | 1:26 |
2 | Punkhouse | 2:18 |
3 | Fathead | 1:18 |
4 | Good Morning | 2:17 |
5 | I Need Therapy | 1:22 |
6 | I Think We're Alone Now | 1:00 |
7 | Something Wrong | 1:51 |
8 | This Bud's For Me | 2:08 |
9 | I Wanna Be A Homosexual | 3:06 |
10 | She's Giving Me The Creeps | 2:24 |
11 | I Fall To Pieces | 2:12 |
12 | Celena | 3:51 |
13 | Radio Blast | 3:59 |
14 | The Girl Next Door | 3:13 |
15 | Achtung | 2:20 |
16 | Judy Is A Punk | 1:22 |
17 | Chainsaw | 1:57 |
18 | Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue | 1:23 |
19 | Havana Affair | 1:39 |
20 | Soap Opera | 2:37 |
21 | Stab Stab Stab | 3:01 |
22 | Six A.M. | 2:18 |
23 | Hey Suburbia | 2:47 |
24 | The American Dream | 0:39 |
25 | Mary Was An Anarchist | 3:18 |
26 | Around On You | 2:51 |
27 | Goodbye To You | 1:45 |
28 | Veronica Hates Me | 3:02 |
29 | I Can See Clearly | 2:20 |
30 | Supermarket Fantasy | 1:30 |
31 | The Science Of Myth | 2:15 |
Track 1 recorded at Sergay's Recording Emporium, Berkeley, CA
Tracks 2-7 recorded at Studio One, Chicago
Track 8 recorded at Solid Sound, Hoffman Estates, IL
Tracks 9-11 recorded at Art Of Ears, San Francisco, CA
Track 12 recorded in a basement
Tracks 13-21 recorded at Sonic Iguana, Lafayette, IN
Tracks 22-27 recorded at Flat Iron, Chicago
Tracks 28-31 recorded live at Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA.
Track 1 previously released on the "What Are You Pointing At?" compilation 10" (Very Small Records, 1989)
Tracks 2-7 previously released on the "Punkhouse" 7" EP (Limited Potential, 1989)
Track 8 previously released on the "They Don't Get Laid, They Don't Get Paid, But Boy, Do They Work Hard" compilation LP (Maximum RockNRoll Records, 1989)
Tracks 9-11 previously released on the "Pervo-Devo" 7" EP (Shred of Dignity, 1992)
Track 12 previously released on the "It's A Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand" compilation LP (Shakefork Records, 1993)
Tracks 13 & 14 previously released as the "Radio Blast" 7" single (Underdog Records, 1993)
Tracks 16-19 previously released on the "Ramones" LP (Selfless Records, 1993)
Track 20 previously released on the "Fallen Upon Deaf Ears" compilation 10" (Skullduggery, 1994)
Track 21 previously released on a split 7" with the Pink Lincolns (VML Records, 1993)
Tracks 24-27 previously released as the "You Broke My Fucking Heart" 7" EP (Lookout! Records, 1993).
Tracks 15, 22, 23, 28-31 previously unreleased.
All songs Weaselicious Tunes (ASCAP) except tracks 6, 11, 15-19, 29
Tommy James is incorrectly identified as the songwriter of "I Think We're Alone Now" on this release.
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