The Aristocrats (album)

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The Aristocrats
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011 (2011-09-13) [1]
Genre Jazz fusion, instrumental rock, progressive rock
Length60:21
Label Boing!
Producer The Aristocrats, Jimmy Johnson
The Aristocrats chronology
The Aristocrats
(2011)
Boing, We'll Do It Live!
(2012)

The Aristocrats is the debut album of rock trio The Aristocrats, released on September 13, 2011. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Boing!... I'm in the Back" Marco Minnemann 4:59
2."Sweaty Knockers" Bryan Beller 8:09
3."Bad Asteroid" Guthrie Govan 5:53
4."Get It Like That"Minnemann7:46
5."Furtive Jack"Govan6:52
6."I Want a Parrot"Govan9:58
7."See You Next Tuesday"Beller4:32
8."Blues Fuckers"Minnemann5:00
9."Flatlands"Beller7:13
Total length:60:21

Personnel

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