I Is for Insignificant

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I Is for Insignificant
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Studio album by d.b.s.
Released 1998
Genre Punk rock, pop punk, melodic hardcore, skate punk
Length32:44
Label Sudden Death Records
Empty Records (Germany)
d.b.s. chronology
If the Music's Loud Enough…
(1996) If the Music's Loud Enough…1996
I Is for Insignificant
(1998)
Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't
(1999) Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't1999

I Is for Insignificant is the third album released by the North Vancouver punk band d.b.s.. It was released by Sudden Death Records in 1998. This was the last studio album to have Dhani Borges on bass guitar; he was replaced by Ryan Angus. In the week of 25 June to 2 July 1998, the album appeared at #46 on the Canadian Top 50 music chart, Chart Attack . [1] It later reappeared in the week of 30 July to 6 August at #27, [2] and again in the week of 1 October to 8 October, this time at #48. [3]

North Vancouver (district municipality) District municipality in British Columbia, Canada

The District of North Vancouver is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada, and is part of Metro Vancouver. It surrounds the City of North Vancouver on three sides. As of 2016, the District stands as the second wealthiest city in Canada, with neighbouring West Vancouver the richest. The municipality is largely characterized as being a relatively quiet, affluent suburban hub home to many middle and upper-middle-class families. Homes in the District generally range from mid-sized family bungalows to very large luxury houses. Some developments have popped up across the district in recent years, however the District remains a primarily suburban municipality. The District is served by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, British Columbia Ambulance Service, and the District of North Vancouver Fire Department.

d.b.s. were a punk rock band from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From their beginnings in 1992 to their eventual breakup in 2001, they gained popularity in the Canadian punk rock scene.

Sudden Death Records is a Vancouver, British Columbia based record label run by Joe "Shithead" Keithley.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sunday" – 3:06
  2. "Viva la Kids" – 2:12
  3. "Pet" – 2:32
  4. "Jen and Jarid" – 2:24
  5. "So Poppy It'll Make You Puke (Part One)" – 2:56
  6. "Bloodshot" – 2:27
  7. "David O. Is a Nazi" – 2:51
  8. "Video Store" – 2:58
  9. "Dream" – 1:30
  10. "Expectations Are for the Old" – 2:07
  11. "So Poppy It'll Make You Puke (Part Two)" – 1:56
  12. "Homophobia Is a Crime and You're a Criminal" – 1:45
  13. "Five Billion" – 4:10

Personnel

Andy Dixon is a Canadian artist and musician, who gained notoriety as a member of the North Vancouver punk rock band d.b.s. He founded the record label Ache Records, and later played in The Red Light Sting. Beginning in 2003, during the final months of The Red Light Sting, he began to cut up audio recordings he made himself and compose glitch/IDM music under the alias Secret Mommy, though he used The Epidemic for his first solo release.

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References

  1. "Full Top 50 Chart: June 25 – July 02, 1998". Chart Attack . Toronto: Chart Communications. July 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  2. "Full Top 50 Chart: July 30 - August 06, 1998". Chart Attack . Toronto: Chart Communications. August 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  3. "Full Top 50 Chart: October 01 - October 08, 1998". Chart Attack . Toronto: Chart Communications. October 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2009.