First World Manifesto

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First World Manifesto
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Studio album by Screeching Weasel
Released March 15, 2011
Recorded November-December 2010 at Mystery Room Mastering & Recording Co, Milwaukee, WI, and Blast House Studios, Madison, WI
Genre Punk rock
Length31:05
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Mike Kennerty
Screeching Weasel chronology
Weasel Mania
(2005)		First World Manifesto
(2011)		Baby Fat: Act I
(2015)
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First World Manifesto is the twelfth full-length studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released on March 15, 2011, on Fat Wreck Chords and is the band's first album in eleven years. It was produced by Mike Kennerty of The All-American Rejects, who has worked with Ben Weasel before on These Ones Are Bitter in 2007. [2]

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Screeching Weasel band

Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from the Chicago suburb of Prospect Heights, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead. Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant member, though Jughead was present in every incarnation of the band until 2009. Other prominent members include guitarist/bassist Dan Vapid and drummer Dan Panic, who have each appeared on six of the band's studio albums, and Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt who was briefly a member of the band.

Contents

On February 10, 2011, "Beginningless Vacation" premiered on spin.com as a free download. [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Weasel, except "Dry Is the Desert" written by Ben Weasel & Dan Vapid.

Ben Weasel American musician

Benjamin Foster, also known as Ben Weasel, is a songwriter, singer, and guitarist. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel.

Dan Vapid American musician

Dan Schafer, better known by his stage name Dan Vapid, is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, and various other punk rock/pop punk bands. His current band is Dan Vapid and the Cheats.

  1. "Follow Your Leaders" - 2:06
  2. "Frankengirl" - 1:50
  3. "Beginningless Vacation" - 2:20
  4. "Dry Is the Desert" - 2:44
  5. "Totem Pole" - 2:04
  6. "Creepy Crawl" - 2:02
  7. "Three Lonely Days" - 2:43
  8. "Friday Night Nation" - 2:06
  9. "All Over Town" - 2:29
  10. "Fortune Cookie" - 2:13
  11. "Baby Talk" - 2:17
  12. "Come and See the Violence Inherent in the System" - 2:02
  13. "Bite Marks" - 1:29
  14. "Little Big Man" - 2:40

Personnel

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The Queers are an American punk rock band, formed in 1981 by the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, native Joe Queer, along with Scott Gildersleeve, and Jack Hayes. With the addition of Keith Hages in 1982 the band started playing their first live shows. The band originally broke up in late 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up. The album earned the band notability within New England, but with the release of their next album 1993's Love Songs for the Retarded, on Lookout! Records, their following grew larger.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Weasel Manor". Benweasel.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  3. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Punk Standouts Screeching Weasel". SPIN.com. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Bands: Fat Wreck Chords". Fatwreck.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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