''Addicted to Bad Ideas'' is the fifth album by

the World/Inferno Friendship Society The World/Inferno Friendship Society (also referred to as World Inferno, or Inferno) was an American band from Brooklyn, New York. Its style merged punk, soul, klezmer and jazz, while its collective membership featured horns, piano and guita ...

, and their second for

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. Subtitled "Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century", the release is a

concept album A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...

inspired by the life and films of actor

Peter Lorre Peter Lorre (; born László Löwenstein, ; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his timidly devious characters, his appearance, and accented vo ...

. Lead singer Jack Terricloth described Lorre as "a strangely charismatic, extremely creepy person, which I think most punk rockers can identify with ... It’s the lure of the other. He’s the underdog, the outsider." Many of the album's lyrics are taken directly from movie dialogues, notable Lorre quotes, and from the biography ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre'' by Stephen D. Youngkin. The track title, "Everybody Comes to Rick's" is a reference to "Rick's Café Américain" from the film ''

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.'' In addition, the album's cover art is an homage to Lorre's renowned film '' M''. This album was developed into a dramatic multimedia production directed by Jay Scheib. In 2009 World Inferno performed this work at festivals such as

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's Live Arts Festival,

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's Peak Performances series, and

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. Jack Terricloth commented, "the producer asked me if we were ever going to pay him back. We said 'No!'"Punknews.org , Jack Terricloth (World/Inferno Friendship Society)
/ref> The songs "Peter Lorre Overture" and "Heart Attack '64" are reworked versions of tracks from '' Just the Best Party'', and "Ich erinnere mich an die Weimarer Republik" is reworked from '' East Coast Super Sound Punk of Today''.

Track listing

Overture – 4:45 # With a Good Criminal Heart – 2:55 # "M" is for Morphine – 3:01 # ...and Embarked on a Life of Poverty and Freedom... – 3:32 # Ich erinnere mich an die Weimarer Republik – 4:13 # I Just Make Faces – 2:45 # Everybody Comes to Rick's – 2:05 # Cathy Catharine – 2:49 # Thumb Cinema – 3:23 # Addicted to Bad Ideas – 3:14 # Heart Attack '64 – 2:40

References

External links

Chunksaah Records Official Website
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