''Get Some'' is the debut studio album by the American

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band Snot. Released in 1997, it is the only album that features the band's original vocalist,

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, who was killed in a car accident in December 1998 when a truck struck his car, killing him and his

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Dobbs, who appears on the album cover.

Release and reception

Recorded in October and November 1996, the album was released on May 13, 1997, by

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. Australian publication ''

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'' reflected in 2015 that, "when Snot released their debut album ''Get Some'' in 1997 it was heralded as one of the most melodic, groove laden offerings of henu metal scene", adding that "the album found immediate critical favor and won the band a legion of dedicated Snot Heads." In 2022, ''

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'' featured ''Get Some'' on a list of "Top 5 One-Album Wonders", and labelled the music as a mix of "

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-esque funk-rock with sprinting hardcore thrashers and rambunctious Bizkit-ian

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Track listing

Personnel

Snot *

– vocals *

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– guitar * Mikey Doling – guitar * John Fahnestock – bass * Jamie Miller – drums Additional musicians *

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– guitar on "Deadfall" * Glenn Nelson – banjo on "Deadfall" * Theo Kogan – vocals on "Mr. Brett" Production * T-Ray – production * Anton Pukshansky – engineering * Jesse Henderson – assistant engineering * Fran Flannery – assistant engineering * Kelly Wohlford – assistant engineering * Phil Nicolo – mixing * Tom Coyne – mastering * Nic Adler – executive production * Sean Henning – executive production * Wendy Sherman – art direction * David Leaman – illustration * Jon Gipe – photography

References

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