The Joykiller (album)

The Joykiller
Studio album by
Released1995
GenrePunk rock
Length33:05
LabelEpitaph
ProducerThom Wilson
The Joykiller chronology
The Joykiller
(1995)
Static
(1996)

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]

Critical reception

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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]

Track listing

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CD issue

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No.TitleLength
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

References

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  1. ^ "Fine Guitar on 'Joykiller' Couldn't Save Ron Emory's Job". Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1995.
  2. ^ "Quick Scans (April 6 - April 12, 1995)". Tucson Weekly.
  3. ^ Shuster, Fred (14 Apr 1995). "Grisham goes solo". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L26.
  4. ^ "Recordings". SF Weekly. April 19, 1995.
  5. ^ Mayhew, Malcolm (30 July 1995). "Pennywise's Pounding Isn't Foolish". News. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 24.
  6. ^ "True Sounds of Liberty (TSOL)". Trouser Press.
  7. ^ Maples, Tina (23 July 1995). "Rave draws the good, bad and stupid". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. B8.