Hit for Six (album)

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Hit for Six
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Studio album by
Released2 November 1999
RecordedNovember 1998 May 1999
Genre Punk rock, melodic hardcore, skate punk
Length33:51
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Andy Sneap
Consumed chronology
Breakfast at Pappa's EP
(1998)
Hit for Six
(1999)
Pistols at Dawn
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Rock Hard 7/10 [3]

Hit for Six is the first full-length studio album by the English punk rock band Consumed. [4] It was released in November 1999 on the American independent label Fat Wreck Chords.

Contents

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote: "England's cricket-loving answer to Pennywise follow up their debut EP, Breakfast at Poppa's, with 14 heavy-hitting and oh-so melodic SoCal-inspired punk anthems." [5]

AllMusic called the album "a searing swarm of hardcore guitars and drums" and "explosive metal-tinged punk." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Sunny Side Up" – 2:29
  2. "On the Take Again" – 2:01
  3. "Wake Up With a Smile" – 2:45
  4. "King Kong Song" – 3:08
  5. "Nicky Fry" – 1:51
  6. "Something to Do" – 1:50
  7. "Lead the Way" – 2:23
  8. "Twat Called Maurice" – 2:40
  9. "Butterside Down" – 2:29
  10. "Do the Duchess" – 2:26
  11. "Chop Suicide" – 2:33
  12. "Promoter Head" – 1:49
  13. "Black and Blue" – 2:57
  14. "Start Living" – 2:30

Credits

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