Anarchists of Good Taste

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Anarchists of Good Taste
Anarchists of Good Taste by Dog Fashion Disco.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2001
StudioSerjical Studios, Valley Village, California
Length51:45
Label Spitfire Records
Producer Dog Fashion Disco, Drew Mazurek
Dog Fashion Disco chronology
The Embryo's in Bloom
(1998)
Anarchists of Good Taste
(2001)
Mutilated Genitals EP
(2001)
2002 re-issue
Dog Fashion Disco Anarchists of Good Taste 2002.jpg
The cover of the limited edition 2002 re-issue
Professional ratings
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Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters (unfavorable) [4]
Exclaim! (favorable) [5]

Anarchists of Good Taste is the fourth studio album and major label debut by Dog Fashion Disco. The album is often mistakenly referred to as the band's debut album and "Mushroom Cult", a collaboration with System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, has been often misattributed to SOAD. The title for the album comes from a line in the song "Cartoon Autopsy". The album was rerecorded and released on December 7, 2018. [6]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Leper Friend"4:29
2."9 To 5 At The Morgue"4:44
3."Mushroom Cult" (Featuring Serj Tankian)4:34
4."Antiquity's Small Rewards"3:50
5."Headless"4:20
6."Corpse Is A Corpse"4:46
7."Valley Girl Ventriloquist"3:32
8."Pour Some Urine On Me"5:59
9."Vertigo Motel"4:47
10."Cartoon Autopsy"5:33
11."Pink Riots"5:05
Total length:51:45

2002 reissue

The album was reissued in 2002 in the U.S. with bonus tracks and a music video. The two bonus tracks are from the Mutilated Genitals EP .

No.TitleLength
12."Pervert"3:30
13."Albino Rhino"3:15
14."Leper Friend" (Video) 

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Personnel

Additional Personnel

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