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| The Joykiller | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 33:05 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Thom Wilson | |||
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The Joykiller is the debut album by the American punk supergroup the Joykiller, released in 1995. [1] [2] The songs were written by Jack Grisham. [3] The cover art is by Frank Kozik. [4] The band supported the album by touring with Pennywise. [5]
Trouser Press wrote: "A speedy collection of full-bore punkish rock, it wouldn’t have much character if not for Grisham's melodramatic vocals." [6] The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said that many of the songs examine "the messy consequences of personal need, romantic and otherwise, instead of raging blindly at society." [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love You More Dead" | 2:12 |
| 2. | "Show Me the System" | 2:07 |
| 3. | "We Got a God" | 1:59 |
| 4. | "Seventeen" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "I Wanna Drink Over You" | 2:02 |
| 6. | "Go Bang" | 2:27 |
| 7. | "The Other" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "Monday" | 1:35 |
| 9. | "She" | 1:33 |
| 10. | "Unconscious" | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Baby Sitter" | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Nobody's Here to Stay" | 2:03 |
| 13. | "Never Come Back to Me" | 1:48 |
| 14. | "Less Than Crazy" | 1:07 |
| 15. | "She's Having Fun" | 2:06 |
| Total length: | 33:05 | |
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