Love Songs for the Retarded
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| Love Songs for the Retarded | ||||
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| Studio album by The Queers | ||||
| Released | April 13, 1993 July 11, 2006 (reissue) |
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| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, punk rock | |||
| Length | 35:54 | |||
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Lookout! AM-136 |
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| Producer | Ben Weasel Mass Giorgini |
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Asian Man Records reissue cover (2006)
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Punknews.org | link |
| Robert Christgau |  [1] |
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Love Songs for the Retarded is the second full length album by pop punk band The Queers. Released in 1993 by Lookout! Records, this would be a big step toward music structure from their last album Grow Up, making it sound more Pop Punk than raw Punk Rock.
Ben Weasel of the Screeching Weasel had continuation in writing songs with Joe Queer. The two songs would be "I Can't Stop Farting" and "Fuck The World". Ben's band would perform his version of "Fuck The World" on Wiggle (re-release only)
In 2006, The Queers rescinded their master rights from Lookout! due to unpaid royalties. Later on that same year, they signed to Asian Man Records and started to reissue all the albums (beside Later Days and Better Lays) from Lookout!
"Love Songs For the Retarded" would be The Queers all time best seller, selling over 100,000 copies.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Joe King, except as noted.
- "You're Tripping" - 1:51
- "Ursula Finally Has Tits" - 2:26
- "I Hate Everything" - 1:20
- "Teenage Bonehead" - 2:14
- "Fuck the World" (King,Weasel) - 2:31 (Printed as "Fuck This World" in original Lookout! release)
- "I Can't Stop Farting" (King,Weasel) - 1:42
- "Feeling Groovy" - 2:18
- "Debra Jean" - 3:35
- "Hi Mom, It's Me" - 0:58
- "Noodlebrain" - 2:25
- "I Can't Stand You" (Parasite) - 1:14
- "Night of the Livid Queers" - 2:18
- "Granolahead" - 2:22
- "I Won't Be" - 2:07
- "Monster Zero" - 2:16
- "Daydreaming" - 3:50
[edit] Personnel
- Joe Queer - Lead vocals, Guitar
- B-Face - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Hugh O'Neill - Drums, Backing Vocals
[edit] References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Love Songs for the Retarded". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3790.
