More Beer

Last updated
More Beer
FearMoreBeer.jpg
Studio album by
Released1985
Recorded1983–1984
Genre Hardcore punk
Length27:14
Label Restless [1]
Producer Lee Ving
Fear chronology
The Record
(1982)
More Beer
(1985)
Live...For The Record
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

More Beer is the second studio album by Fear, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). [5] [6] Frontman Lee Ving spent over a year producing the album.

Contents

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that More Beer "repeated the debut album's formula, with occasional stylistic variation but little else to recommend it." [3] Trouser Press wrote that the album "belch[es] forth a hops-drenched worldview that could only offend the most humorless knee-jerk liberal — plenty of whom had infiltrated the hardcore movement by the time of the album’s release." [7]

Track listing

All songs by Lee Ving, except where noted.

  1. The Mouth Don't Stop (The Trouble with Women Is) (Philo Cramer) – 2:20
  2. Responsibility (Spit Stix) – 2:06
  3. More Beer – 3:42
  4. Hey – 0:42
  5. Strangulation - 2:27
  6. I Am a Doctor (Cramer) – 2:37
  7. Have a Beer with Fear – 1:33
  8. Bomb the Russians – 0:50
  9. Welcome to the Dust Ward – 3:30
  10. Null Detector – 1:48
  11. Waiting for the Meat – 3:52

The CD reissue includes the original recordings of "I Love Livin' in the City" and "Now You're Dead" from the band's first single as bonus tracks, but omits the song "Strangulation."

2020 Rerelease

All songs by Ving, except where noted. CD 1

  1. The Mouth Don't Stop (The Trouble with Women Is) (Cramer) – 2:20
  2. Responsibility (Stix) – 2:06
  3. More Beer – 3:42
  4. Hey – 0:42
  5. Strangulation - 2:27
  6. I Am a Doctor (Cramer) – 2:37
  7. Have a Beer with Fear – 1:33
  8. Bomb the Russians – 0:50
  9. Welcome to the Dust Ward – 3:30
  10. Null Detector – 1:48
  11. Waiting for the Meat – 3:52
  12. I Am A Doctor (Alternate Version) (Cramer) - 2:35
  13. Acid Rain - 1:22
  14. Hey (Rough Mix) - 0:42
  15. Waiting For The Meat (Rough Mix) - 0:44
  16. Bomb The Russians (Rough Mix) - 0:53
  17. Strangulation (Rough Mix) - 2:30
  18. The Mouth Don't Stop (The Trouble With Women Is) (Rough Mix) (Cramer) - 2:09
  19. Responsibility (Rough Mix) (Stix) - 1:42
  20. I Am A Doctor (Rough Mix) (Cramer) - 2:36
  21. Welcome To The Dust Ward (Rough Mix) - 2:47
  22. Null Detector (Rough Mix) - 1:47
  23. Chicken Song (Alternate Version) - 0:44

CD 2 - 2020 Remixes

  1. The Mouth Don't Stop (The Trouble With Women Is) (Cramer) - 2:08
  2. Responsibility (Stix) - 2:07
  3. More Beer - 2:54
  4. Hey - 0:43
  5. Strangulation - 2:30
  6. I Am A Doctor (Cramer) - 2:37
  7. Have A Beer With Fear - 1:40
  8. Bomb The Russians - 0:50
  9. Welcome To The Dust Ward - 2:49
  10. Null Detector - 1:22
  11. Waiting For The Meat - 0:48

Digital versions add the song "Abooga Matches" after track 11 on CD 1 and remixes of tracks "Abooga Matches" and "Chicken Song" after tracks 7 and 9 on CD 2

Personnel

In other media

The opening track, "The Mouth Don't Stop (The Trouble with Women Is)," is included on the 2013 soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto V as part of the playlist for the in-game radio station Channel X.

Related Research Articles

<i>Deep Sea Skiving</i> 1983 studio album by Bananarama

Deep Sea Skiving is the debut studio album by British vocal group Bananarama, released in 1983. The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver by the BPI.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fear (band)</span> American punk rock band

Fear, stylized as FEAR, is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of Californian hardcore punk. The group gained national prominence after an infamous 1981 performance on Saturday Night Live.

<i>The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One</i> 1999 compilation album (Mixtape) by The Prodigy (Liam Howlett)

Prodigy Present: The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One is a 1999 solo mix album by Liam Howlett of The Prodigy, initially produced for BBC Radio 1's mix show The Breezeblock.

<i>Wild Life</i> (Wings album) 1971 studio album by Wings

Wild Life is the debut studio album by the British–American rock band Wings and the third studio album by Paul McCartney after the breakup of the Beatles. The album was recorded in eight days, from 25 July to 2 August 1971, at EMI Studios by McCartney, his wife Linda, session drummer Denny Seiwell, whom they had worked with on the McCartneys' previous album Ram, and guitarist Denny Laine, formerly of the English rock band the Moody Blues. It was released by Apple Records on 7 December in the UK and US, to lukewarm critical and commercial reaction.

<i>Old Friends: Live on Stage</i>

Simon & Garfunkel's Old Friends: Live On Stage is the third live album and documentary from their highly successful "Old Friends" reunion concert tour of 2003, with The Everly Brothers as special guests. The "double album" was available as either a 2-CD set or a DVD, separately, or together as a 3-disc package. Both the 2-CD set and DVD were released in December 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hey, Hey, What Can I Do</span> 1970 single by Led Zeppelin

"Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1970 as the B-side of the single "Immigrant Song" in the US.

<i>Elvis Now</i> 1972 studio album by Elvis Presley

Elvis Now is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, released on February 20, 1972. The only single from the album, "Until It's Time for You to Go" / "We Can Make the Morning" reached number 9 on the Easy Listening chart in the US in March 1972 and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1972. The album was certified Gold on March 27, 1992, by the RIAA. "Sylvia" became a hit for Elvis in Brazil in the 1970s.

<i>Dirtdish</i> 1986 studio album by Wiseblood

Dirtdish is the sole studio album by English-based industrial act Wiseblood. It was released in 1986 by K.422/Some Bizzare. It was re-released on CD in 1995 by Thirsty Ear. The CD release of Dirtdish is Some Bizzare #WISE 3CD.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Over My Shoulder (I Am Kloot song)</span> 2005 single by I Am Kloot

"Over My Shoulder" is I Am Kloot's highest-charting single to date, reaching #38 on the UK charts in 2005. It preceded the album Gods And Monsters which charted lower than their previous album I Am Kloot. The song itself was first released on the Wall of Sound compilation album We Love You... So Love Us Too and re-recorded for the Gods and Monsters album. The CD added two B-sides that were originally intended for the cancelled "Proof" single.

<i>Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall</i> Live album

Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall is a live album by Eels, released on CD and DVD on February 20, 2006 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. The recording is from New York City's Town Hall, June 30, 2005. It is the first live Eels album with a general release, and the first Eels DVD.

<i>The Record</i> (Fear album) 1982 studio album by Fear

The Record is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Fear, released May 16, 1982, by Slash Records. It was produced by Gary Lubow. The album was reissued on CD in 2007 with the single "Fuck Christmas" as a bonus track. The band re-recorded the album in its entirety and released it under the title The Fear Record in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Mercy Seat (song)</span> 1988 single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"The Mercy Seat" is a song written by Nick Cave and Mick Harvey (music), originally performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the 1988 album Tender Prey. The song has been covered by others, including Johnny Cash, Camille O'Sullivan and Unter Null. Rolling Stone editor Toby Creswell lists it as one of the 1001 greatest songs.

<i>American Beer</i> (album) 2000 studio album by Fear

American Beer is a studio album by Fear, released in 2000. Many of the album's tracks were written and recorded during Fear's earlier years, but had not appeared on any prior studio albums.

<i>Live...For the Record</i> 1991 live album by Fear

Live...For the Record is a live album by American punk band Fear, released in 1991.

Philo Cramer is an American musician who was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles punk band FEAR, from 1978 to 1993. He was a member of the band's classic lineup along with Spit Stix, Derf Scratch and frontman Lee Ving.

<i>Box</i> (Guided by Voices album) 1995 box set by Guided by Voices

Box is the first box set by indie rock band Guided by Voices. The set was released in 1995 on CD and vinyl. It collects their first four limited-release albums Devil Between My Toes, Sandbox, Self Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia and Same Place the Fly Got Smashed, as well as an LP of previously unavailable material, King Shit and the Golden Boys.

<i>My Mercury Mouth E.P</i> 1994 EP by The Dust Brothers

My Mercury Mouth E.P is an extended play (EP) by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, and their final release under the name The Dust Brothers. The EP contains two new songs, "My Mercury Mouth" and "Dust-Up-Beats", as well as the B-side "If You Kling To Me I'll Klong You", later released on the Japan "Leave Home" single, "Life Is Sweet" CD2 single, and Singles 93–03 releases.

The Motorcycle Boy were a Scottish indie pop band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1987 by former members of Meat Whiplash and The Shop Assistants.

<i>Adult/Child</i> Unreleased Beach Boys album

Adult/Child is an unreleased studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was produced in early 1977. Similar to their previous effort, The Beach Boys Love You, the album was essentially a solo effort by the band's chief songwriter and producer, Brian Wilson. It consists of seven new songs, four of which feature orchestral arrangements by Dick Reynolds, along with five older tracks that had been unreleased by the band. Lyric topics range from healthy diets and exercise to shaving a tomboy's legs and waiting at a movie theater queue. Some of the tracks, including "It's Over Now" and "Still I Dream of It", were originally written to be recorded by a singer such as Frank Sinatra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">No Place to Hide (song)</span> 1996 single by Korn

"No Place to Hide" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn for their second studio album, Life Is Peachy. It was released as the album's first single in September 1996.

References

  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 via Google Books.
  2. More Beer at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 412.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 241.
  5. "The Fear Factor". Los Angeles Times. March 31, 1999.
  6. Blush, Steven; Petros, George (October 19, 2010). American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN   9781932595987 via Google Books.
  7. "Fear". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 August 2020.