User:R8R/You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
| You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | October 7, 2008 |
| Genre | Metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore, electronica, crunkcore |
| Length | 31:56 |
| Label | Epitaph |
| Producer | Travis Richter, Nabil Moo |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   link |
| ChartAttack |  link |
| Montreal Mirror | 6.5/10 link |
| Slant Magazine | link |
| Sputnikmusic | link |
| URB | link |
You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter is the first full-length album by American post-hardcore band I Set My Friends on Fire. It was released at October 7, 2008 via Epitaph Records. It includes band's most famous song, "Things that Rhyme with Orange", a promotional video for which was released July 16, 2009.[1] Technically, the duo had 4 songs out before the actual album was released, including "Crank That". "ASL" and "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beerholder" were on the band's self-released EP I Set My Friends on Fire. The album reached #29 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[2]
Tracklist[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sh!t It Talks... I'm Out of Here" | 1:03 |
| 2. | "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" | 1:37 |
| 3. | "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beerholder" | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Things that Rhyme with Orange" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "ASL" | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Interlude" | 1:51 |
| 7. | "Ravenous, Ravenous Rhinos" | 2:42 |
| 8. | "HxC 2-Step" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "WTFWJD" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Crank That" | 3:02 |
| 11. | "But the Nuns Are Watching..." | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Reese's Pieces, I Don't Know Who John Cleese Is?" | 6:26 |
| Total length: | 31:56 | |
Reception[edit]
The album received a 0.5 rating out of five from Slant reviewer Nate Adams, who said "[It's] high in the running for worst album of the year[…]The music aims for brutality and melody, but misses the mark entirely on both counts."[3] Alternative Press reviewer Phil Freeman also gave the album a half star out of five, remarking that the album "truly fails because it has exactly zero memorable moments".[4]
In a mixed review, John Lucas of the Georgia Straight said that the album "seems designed to test the listener’s tolerance", but that "those willing to embrace a noisy, ambitious, self-indulgent, and downright weird record will find a lot to love".[5] Logan Broger of ChartAttack gave it three stars out of five, saying, "When the grind-electro-hardcore-pop duo aren't being obnoxious or comedic, there are some tunes that are actually good."[6] Also giving it a three out of five, Sputnikmusic reviewer Brent Stephenson said, "The album is really just meant to be as obscenely ridiculous as it possibly can, and in that regard it is quite successful. "[7]
Trivia[edit]
- The track title "Ravenous, Ravenous Rhinos" is taken from The Simpsons episode Fat Man and Little Boy.
- The single for "Crank That" was released on iTunes before the album.
- The track title "WTFWJD" is taken from an online developed acronym, short for 'what the fuck would Jesus do?'.
- The track title "ASL" is also taken from an online developed acronym, short for asking someone their age/sex/location.
Personnel[edit]
- I Set My Friends On Fire
- Matt Mihana — lead vocals, lyrics
- Nabil Moo — back vocals, instruments, programming, computer arrangements, producing
- Production
- Travis Richter — producing
References[edit]
- ^ "Post by the band on MySpace".
- ^ Top Heatseekers, Week of 10/25/08, Billboard.com
- ^ Adams, Nate (2008-09-29). "I Set My Friends on Fire - You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter". Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Phil Freeman, Review of You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter. Alternative Press, November 2008, p. 158.
- ^ "I Set My Friends on Fire tests one's tolerance on You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter". Straight.com. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ Broger, Logan (2008-10-07). "You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter review". ChartAttack. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ Stephenson, Brent (2008-10-10). "You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-19.