| American Grafishy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Length | 42:05 | |||
| Label | Def American | |||
| Producer | Flipper | |||
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American Grafishy is the third studio album by the San Francisco-based punk rock band Flipper. [1] It was released in 1992 by Def American; label president Rick Rubin had once been in a Flipper tribute band. [2] [3] The album title is a pun on the coming-of-age film American Graffiti . The band promoted the album with a North American tour. [4]
The album was produced by Flipper. [5] The opening and closing tracks allude to former bandmember Will Shatter's death. [6] John Dogherty replaced Shatter on bass. [7]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Chicago Tribune | [9] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [10] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 [11] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C [12] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 3/10 [13] |
Trouser Press noted that "the band’s patented approach to noise still packs a punch." [14] The Chicago Reader deemed American Grafishy a "feeble reunion album." [15] The Boston Globe called it "semi-hooky, appealingly tortured, snarling, gnarled punk." [16] The Toronto Star considered it "hard, lean, exciting, vital." [17]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote: "What was once radical now sounds rote, and if a band capable of such titanic anarchy can even bother with a career, what does it say about the rest of us number-crunchers, dishwashers and wage slaves?" [18]
All tracks are written by Flipper
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someday" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Flipper Twist" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "May the Truth Be Known" | 2:51 |
| 4. | "We're Not Crazy" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Fucked Up Once Again" | 5:31 |
| 6. | "Exist or Else" | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Distant Illusion" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Telephone" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "It Pays to Know" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Full Speed Ahead" | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 42:05 | |
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