The Question (The Slackers album)

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The Question
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Studio album by
The Slackers
Released1998 [1]
Genre Ska
Length68:02
Label Hellcat Records [2]
Producer Vic Ruggiero [3]
The Slackers chronology
Redlight
(1997)		The Question
(1998)		 Before There Were Slackers There Were...
(1999)
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The Question is an album by the Slackers. [5] It was released on November 20, 1998 (see 1998 in music), on Hellcat Records. The record is dedicated to Tommy McCook and Dick Qualiana.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Ruggiero, except where noted.

  1. "Manuel" – 2:42
  2. "Knowing" – 2:53
  3. "Have the Time" – 3:07
  4. "And I Wonder?" (Dave Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 3:49
  5. "No More Crying" – 4:32
  6. "Feed My Girl" (Marcus Geard, Marq Lyn) – 3:39
  7. "Mountainside" (Glen Pine) – 2:47
  8. "The Mummy" – 3:21
  9. "Motor City" (Hillyard, Ruggerio) – 4:00
  10. "Power" (Hillyard, Ruggerio, Lyn) – 4:26
  11. "Keep Him Away" – 2:49
  12. "The Question" – 3:59
  13. "The Question (Version)" – 4:04
  14. "Face in My Crowd" (Hillyard, Ruggerio) – 3:13
  15. "Do You Know" (Luis Zuluaga) – 3:10
  16. "Yes It's True" – 4:16
  17. "Alone Again" – 3:02
  18. "Make Me Smile" (T.J. Scanlon) – 4:20
  19. "No Love" (Hillyard) – 3:53

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References

  1. ↑ D'Ambrosio, Antonino (March 6, 2012). Let Fury Have the Hour: Joe Strummer, Punk, and the Movement that Shook the World. PublicAffairs. ISBN   9781568587202 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. February 3, 1999 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Six Questions for ... The Slackers - Post Rock". voices.washingtonpost.com.
  4. ↑ "The Question - The Slackers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "The Slackers | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com.



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