Punky Brüster – Cooked on Phonics (a pun of the literacy program Hooked on Phonics) is the debut studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. It is a metal/punk rock parody concept album written by Townsend. Cooked on Phonics tells the story of a fictitious death metal band from south-central Poland called Cryptic Coroner that sells out their metal look and sound to become a commercial punk rock band called Punky Brüster (the band's name is a pun on the 80's U.S. television series Punky Brewster). It was released on Townsend's label, HevyDevy Records, on March 19, 1996.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Devin Townsend.
| 1. |
"Recipe for Bait" |
7:26 |
| 2. |
"Fake Punk" |
2:21 |
| 3. |
"EZ$$" |
4:13 |
| 4. |
"Metal Dilemma" |
3:32 |
| 5. |
"Oats Peas Beans & Barley" |
1:49 |
| 6. |
"Wallet Chain" |
3:25 |
| 7. |
"Heinous Anus" |
1:43 |
| 8. |
"Heavy Metal Mama" |
4:47 |
| 9. |
"Crusty's at the Ivanhoe" |
6:23 |
| 10. |
"Picture of Myself" |
6:43 |
| 11. |
"The Girls Next Door" |
4:28 |
| 12. |
"Larry's O" |
6:06 |
| 13. |
"Metal Heads Are Punk Rockers" (Bonus track) |
3:06 |
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Total length:
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58:36 |
[edit] Personnel
Each member of the project is credited under two aliases, the first as a Punky Brüster member, and the second as a Cryptic Coroner member.
- Devin Townsend:
- Dr. Skinny – main vocals, guitar
- Lord Stenchlor – Brustal sword of Baphonet's greasy spoon
- John Randahl Harder:
- Squid Vicious – bass, vocals
- Jokor, King of the Orcs – Battering old containers of poop strewn from the bowels of pure nasty Hell
- Adrian White:
- Dances with Chickens – drums, hysteria
- Underwator – Rotting corpse sucker from the world beyond the one before the last one
[edit] Additional vocalists and musicians
- Chris Valagao (E. Val Mescal) – vocals on "Oats Peas Beans & Barley"; total uncleanliness
- Jed Simon (Ace Longback) – background vocals, skulking, hot pants rocker baby
- Byron Stroud (Stoolie B. Flames) – vocals; textures; club owners; moocher of gear
- Bob Wagner (Velvet Kevorkian) – who did nothing, but has a honkin' name
- Chief Dontsmoken – bad hair; foreign guy; sleepless anarchy
- Pete of Shit – old gay punk dude; baby onions; chauffeur to the stars
- Surrey Wagner – drums when DWC was out conquering Gauls in Norway
- Diananator – groupie extrordinaire
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