House of GVSB

House of GVSB
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released	March 5, 1996 (1996-03-05)
Recorded	September 1995 (1995-09)
Studio	Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
Genre	Post-hardcore indie rock
Length	40:11
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Ted Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
Super-fire (1996) House of GVSB (1996) Disco Six Six Six (1996)
Singles from House of GVSB
"Super-Fire" Released: 1996 "Disco Six Six Six" Released: 1996

House of GVSB is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in 1996 by Touch and Go Records. ^[1]

Recording

House of GVSB was recorded in September 1995 at Water Music studios in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [5]
NME	8/10 [6]
Pitchfork	7.3/10 [7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]
Spin	9/10 [11]
The Village Voice	A− [12]

House of GVSB has been generally well received by critics. It is the band's bestselling album, with over 70,000 copies having been sold worldwide by May 1998. ^[13]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "House of GVSB saw the band continuing its winning streak, and while arguably it contained no real surprises after the powerful one-two punch of Venus Luxure [No. 1 Baby] and Cruise Yourself , it still showed the quartet at the top of its considerable game." ^[3]

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1996	Spin	United States	"Albums of the Year"	5	[14]
1996	Rock de Lux	Spain	"Albums of the Year"	15	[15]
1996	Kerrang!	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	20	[16]
1996	Magic	France	"Albums of the Year"	25	[17]
1996	Rock Sound	France	"Albums of the Year"	26	[18]
1996	Sounds	Germany	"Albums of the Year"	*	[19]
2000	LAS Magazine	United States	"90 Albums of the 90s"	42	[20]
2006	Rock Sound	France	"Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime"	126	[21]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Super-fire"	3:18
2.	"Click Click"	3:21
3.	"Crash 17 (X-Rated Car)"	3:23
4.	"Disco Six Six Six"	2:46
5.	"Life in Pink"	4:12
6.	"TheKindaMzkYouLike"	3:57
7.	"Vera Cruz"	4:28
8.	"AnotherDroneInMyHead"	3:40
9.	"Cash Machine"	3:33
10.	"Wilmington"	3:21
11.	"Zodiac Love Team"	4:05

Personnel

Adapted from the House of GVSB liner notes. ^[22]

Girls Against Boys Alexis Fleisig  – drums Eli Janney  – keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering, mixing Scott McCloud  – lead vocals, guitar Johnny Temple  – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel Dom Barbera – additional mixing Greg Calbi  – mastering Wayne Dorell – additional engineering Rich Lamb – additional engineering Ted Niceley  – production Mike Rippe – engineering Ken Tondre – Roland TR-808

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Touch and Go	CD, CS, LP	TG149

References

1. Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 9, 2015.
2. Gethin, Rick (August 10, 2021). "Girls Against Boys Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Their 'House of GVSB' Album with Reissue and Tour". Music in Motion Rocks. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
3. Raggett, Ned. "House of GVSB – Girls Against Boys". AllMusic . Retrieved July 9, 2015.
4. Slankard, Noah (May 1996). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press . Vol. 10, no. 94. p. 77.
5. Browne, David (March 22, 1996). "House of GVSB". Entertainment Weekly . p. 74. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
6. Oldham, James (March 2, 1996). "Girls Against Boys – House of GVSB". NME : 45. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
7. Josephes, Jason (June 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on May 26, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
8. "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". Q (115): 109. April 1996.
9. Azerrad, Michael (May 2, 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House Of GVSB". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
10. Berger, Arion (2004). "Girls Against Boys" . In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 332–33. ISBN   9780743201698.
11. Weisbard, Eric (April 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". Spin . 12 (1): 106. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
12. Christgau, Robert (July 23, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved November 9, 2018.
13. Bambarger, Bradley (May 2, 1998). "Girls Against Boys Put On 'Freak' Show With Their Geffen Debut". Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 18. pp. 16, 19. ISSN   0006-2510.
14. "Spin - Albums of the Year". Spin . Archived from the original on June 25, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
15. "Rock de Lux - Albums of the Year". Rock de Lux. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
16. "Kerrang! - Albums of the Year". Kerrang! . Archived from the original on February 16, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
17. "Magic - Albums of the Year". Magic. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
18. "Rock Sound - Albums of the Year". Rock Sound. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
19. "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds . Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
20. "90 Albums of the 90s". LAS Magazine. Archived from the original on April 27, 2001. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
21. "Rock Sound - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime". Rock Sound. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
22. House of GVSB (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1996.

External links

• **House Of GVSB** at Discogs (list of releases)