Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down

Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down
Studio album by The Toasters
Released	1997
Genre	Ska
Length	57:58
Label	Moon Ska Records
Producer	Robert "Bucket" Hingley
The Toasters chronology
Hard Band for Dead (1996) Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down (1997) Enemy of the System (2002)

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Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down is the seventh studio album by The Toasters. It has a much more mature sound than their previous albums and wasn't as solely focused on one genre (2-Tone) as their other albums before it had been.

Track listing

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down"	Rob Hingley	2:51
2.	"Fire In My Soul"	Lindo	3:54
3.	"I'm Running Right Through The World"	Rob Hingley	3:50
4.	"Underground Town"	David Waldo	3:28
5.	"Gimmie Some Lovin'"	Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood	2:34
6.	"Devil And A .45"	Rob Hingley	3:36
7.	"Daddy Cry"	Rob Hingley, Matt Malles	3:17
8.	"Today's A Good Day"	Johnathan McCain	3:15
9.	"Jackie Chan"	Rick Faulkner	3:59
10.	"Rude, Rude Baby"	Sledge	2:28
11.	"Everything You Said Has Been A Lie"	Rob Hingley	2:23
12.	"Spooky Graveyard"	Dave Barry, Rob Hingley	4:01
13.	"Big Red"	Fred Reiter	4:06
14.	"Bye, Bye Baby"	Hingley, Nobile	4:40
15.	"Weekend In L.A."	Sean Dinsmore, Rob Hingley	4:15
16.	"Woyay"	Lindo, Malles	3:11
17.	"Rhythm and Pain"	Dave Barry	1:53

Personnel

• Dave Barry – keyboards
• George Evageliou – engineer
• Rick Faulkner – trombone
• Rob "Bucket" Hingley – guitar, vocals
• Jafo – design, illustrations
• Joe Johnson – assistant engineer
• Matt Malles – bass
• MC Schneeberger – producer, mixing
• John McCain – drums, vocals
• Mento Buru – backing vocals
• Allissa Myhowac – assistant engineer
• Aaron Owens – guitar
• Mike Reddy – illustrations, cover design
• Fred Reiter – saxophone
• Dale Rio – photography
• Jack Ruby, Jr. – vocals
• Sledge – trumpet, vocals
• Larry "Ace" Snell – drums
• David Waldo – keyboards