How to Make Enemies and Irritate People
 |
This article's section called "Songs" may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding references. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. More details may be available on the talk page. (January 2011) |
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2011) |
| How to Make Enemies and Irritate People | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Screeching Weasel | ||||
| Released | 1994, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | June, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 28:33 | |||
| Label | Lookout!, Asian Man | |||
| Producer | Mass Giorgini, Ben Weasel | |||
| Screeching Weasel chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
How to Make Enemies and Irritate People is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1994 through Lookout! Records. It was meant to be the band's last album. Shortly after the release of 1993's Anthem for a New Tomorrow, bassist/backing vocalist/songwriting collaborator Danny Vapid left the band. The rest of the band felt that they had run out of steam, but wanted to record the last batch of songs they had written. Since Vapid had left, they recruited Mike Dirnt from Green Day to fill in on bass and backing vocals. This was around the time when Green Day was experiencing an explosion in popularity, and Dirnt had to leave the sessions at one point to play on the The Late Show with David Letterman. The band split up with the release of the album and shut down their post office box. Ben Weasel, Danny Vapid, and drummer Dan Panic formed the more Ramones-influenced Riverdales and guitarist Jughead took time off from music to write and direct plays. The band would return just a few years later with Vapid back on bass for the Bark Like a Dog album on Fat Wreck Chords. The album was out of print for a short while but was remastered and re-released in 2005 on Asian Man Records.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Ben Weasel except where noted.
- "Planet of the Apes" – 1:50
- "99" – 2:17
- "I Hate Your Guts on Sunday" – 1:39
- "Johnny Are You Queer?" (B. Paine, L. Paine) – 2:07
- "Time Bomb" – 1:15
- "Burnout Girl" – 2:20
- "If I Was You" – 2:04
- "Nobody Likes You" (Ben Weasel, Danny Vapid) – 2:05
- "Degenerate" – 2:03
- "Surf Goddess" (Ben Weasel, Joe King) – 3:25
- "Kathy Isn't Right" – 1:25
- "Kathy's on the Roof" – 2:39
- "I Wrote Holden Caulfield" – 2:47
[edit] Personnel
- Ben Weasel - lead vocals, guitar
- Mike Dirnt - bass, backing vocals
- Jughead - guitar
- Dan Panic - drums
- Gretchen Smear - backing vocals on "Johnny Are You Queer?"
