Rock 'n Roll Nightmare

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Rock N Roll Nightmare
Rkl-rocknrollnightmarecover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1987
Genre Hardcore punk
Label Alchemy Records (1987)
Epitaph Records (1993)
Rich Kids on LSD chronology
Keep Laughing
(1985)
Rock N Roll Nightmare
(1987)
Reactivate
(1993)

Rock 'n Roll Nightmare is an album by hardcore punk band Rich Kids on LSD, released in 1987. It was re-mastered and re-released in 1993 on Epitaph Records. The original release on Alchemy Records included a 32-page comic and lyric book drawn by Dan Sites.

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Andrew Kiraly, writing for the Las Vegas Mercury , comedically gave this album the award "Best Album of 1987 I Found While Digging in My Desk Which I'm Surprised Hasn't Been 'Rediscovered' By Critics and Hailed Anew As a Masterpiece, or Maybe I'm Just Feeling Stupid and Nostalgic". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Scab on My Brain"3:22
2."Hangover"3:31
3."Meltdown"2:00
4."Catch Your Breath"3:45
5."Seein' You"2:42
6."Lay Your Weapons Down"2:29
7."Coming Home"2:30
8."Sargasm"2:44
9."Break the Camels Back"4:57
10."Blocked Out"5:00
11."Tribute to the Jester"4:03
12."Rock N Roll Nightmare"3:15
13."Alone Inside"1:53
14."One Light One Mind"2:22
15."Find a Way"2:57

Credits

RKLAdditional musiciansProductionRef
  • Jim Shaffer – banjo
  • Dan Sites – refrigerator grill
  • Espo – vocals
[2]

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References

  1. Kiraly, Andrew (December 25, 2003). "Best CDs of 2003". Las Vegas Mercury.
  2. Rock N Roll Nightmare (LP liner). RKL. Alchemy Records. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)