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Upstairs/Downstairs
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2007
GenrePop punk, punk rock
Length45:17
LabelDirtnap Records
ProducerConrad Uno
The Ergs! chronology
Jersey's Best Prancers
(2006)
Upstairs/Downstairs
(2007)

Upstairs/Downstairs is the second and final full-length album by The Ergs!.[1]

Artwork

One version of the cover had a slash upstairs / downstairs on the artwork with words inside two arrows on the stairs, but other versions remove the slash and are simply upstairs downstairs inside the two arrows.

Track listing

  1. "Your Cheated Heart" – 0:55
  2. "2nd Foundation" – 2:09
  3. "Boston, Mass." – 0:48
  4. "The Clocks, The Clocks" – 1:03
  5. "It'll Be OK" – 2:39
  6. "Bike Shoppe" – 2:14
  7. "Fluorescent Stars" – 1:25
  8. "See Him Again" – 3:08
  9. "Things I Could Never Find A Way To Say" – 0:32
  10. "Hysterical Fiction" – 2:02
  11. "Stinking Of Whiskey Blues" – 3:38
  12. "Trouble In River City" – 1:33
  13. "Girls Of The Market Square" – 2:30
  14. "Books About Miles Davis" – 2:32
  15. "Upstairs/Downstairs" – 18:09

Personnel

The Ergs
  • Mike Yannich – Drums/Vocals
  • Jeff Schroek – Guitar/Vocals
  • Joe Keller – Bass Guitar
Additional personnel
  • Mike Catalano – Guitar
  • Craig Mileski – Keyboards
  • Jason Nixon – Bass
  • Miranda Taylor – Drums

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Brian Schultz of Punknews.org rated the album three out of five stars.[2] Stuart Mason of Allmusic rated it three and a half out of five.[3]

References

  1. ^ CMJ New Music Monthly - Apr 2007 No. 146 Page 42 "THE. ERGS. Upstairs/Downstairs Dirtnap Taking as much from the Beatles as they do from the Descendents, these New Jersey faves have created a well-rounded sophomore album of pop-punk gems that are as unpredictable as they come."
  2. ^ https://www.punknews.org/review/6354/the-ergs-upstairs-downstairs
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/upstairs-downstairs-mw0000481392