...Rocks Your Lame Ass | ||||
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Studio album by Hagfish | ||||
Released | June 27, 1995 | |||
Recorded | November 1, 1994 to December 3, 1994 at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado | |||
Genre | Punk rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 29:20 | |||
Label | London Records | |||
Producer | Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton | |||
Hagfish chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | (B–) [2] |
Punknews.org |
...Rocks Your Lame Ass is the second studio album by the American rock band Hagfish, released in June 1995 on London Records. The album was recorded and produced by Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1994. Backed by the singles "Stamp" and "Happiness", which also included music videos that were featured on MTV's 120 Minutes , Rocks Your Lame Ass would go on to become the group's most successful effort. The album rights were later acquired by UMG when they purchased London Records.
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.
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All songs written by George Stroud Reagan III except where noted.
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