Life of Crime (album)

Life of Crime
Studio album by Laughing Hyenas
Released	September 1990 (1990-09)
Recorded	June 1990 (1990-06)
Studio	Smart, Madison, WI
Genre	Punk blues [1]
Length	30:01
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Laughing Hyenas, Butch Vig
Laughing Hyenas chronology
You Can't Pray a Lie (1989) Life of Crime (1990) Crawl (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	(very favorable) [2]
Trouser Press	(very favorable) [3]

Life of Crime is the second studio album by American garage rock band Laughing Hyenas, released in September 1990 by Touch and Go Records. ^[4] It was reissued in 1992 accompanied with You Can't Pray a Lie.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Laughing Hyenas, except "Life of Crime" by Cliff Roman.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Everything I Want"	4:00
2.	"Hitman"	3:50
3.	"Let It Burn"	3:09
4.	"Kick"	3:40

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Here We Go Again"	3:43
2.	"Wild Heart"	3:21
3.	"Outlaw"	5:46
4.	"Life of Crime" (The Weirdos cover)	2:28

Personnel

Adapted from the Life of Crime liner notes. ^[5]

Laughing Hyenas

• John Brannon  – vocals
• Jim Kimball  – drums
• Kevin Strickland – bass guitar
• Larissa Strickland – guitar

Production and additional personnel

• Laughing Hyenas  – production
• Butch Vig  – production
• Bill Widener – front cover illustration

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1990	Touch and Go	CS, LP	TG61

References

1. Deming, Mark. "Life of Crime". AllMusic . Retrieved July 8, 2015.
2. "Laughing Hyenas: Life of Crime". Music.avclub.com. December 12, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
3. "Laughing Hyenas". Trouserpress.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
4. Christe, Ian; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Laughing Hyenas". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 8, 2015.
5. Life of Crime (sleeve). Laughing Hyenas. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1990.

External links

• Life Of Crime at Discogs (list of releases)