''Hello Bastards'' is the second full-length album by the
punk rock band
Lifetime. It was recorded at Trax East Studio in
New Jersey
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, USA, during May and June 1995 and was released by
Jade Tree Records
Jade Tree International, Inc. is an independent record label formed by Darren Walters and Tim Owen in 1990 in Wilmington, Delaware.
History
Origin (1987–1990)
In 1987, Tim Owen and Darren Walters were introduced during a punk show in Washing ...
on September 25, 1995. On February 20, 2010,
No Idea Records
No Idea Records is an American independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which focuses on punk rock and its sub-styles and produces both vinyl records and compact discs. The label also organizes The Fest, an independently operated ...
re-released the album on 12" color vinyl.
Musical style
The album has been described musically as
punk rock,
melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. It generally incorporates fast rhythms, melodic and often distorted guitar riffs, and vocal styles tending towards shouting an ...
,hardcore punk
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,emo
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,[ and ]pop-punk
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.[
]
Critical reception
Journalists Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley included the album in their list of the most essential emo releases in their book ''Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture'' (2007).[Simon; Kelley 2007, pp. 168–9] "(The Gym Is) Neutral Territory" appeared at number 52 on a best-of emo songs list by ''Vulture
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''.
Track listing
#"Daneurysm" – 1:12
#"Rodeo Clown" – 2:03
#"Anchor" – 2:23
#"I'm Not Calling You" – 2:31
#"Bobby Truck Tricks" – 2:26
#"(The Gym Is) Neutral Territory" – 2:20
#"I Like You OK" – 0:49
#" It's Not Funny Anymore" (Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü () was an American punk rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bassist/vocalist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. They first gained notabili ...
cover) – 2:03
#"Irony Is for Suckers" – 1:44
#"What She Said" – 1:04
#"Knives, Bats, New Tats" – 1:57
#"Ostrichsized" – 2:25
Limited colored vinyl editions
Jade Tree Records
* 550 copies on white vinyl
* 500 copies on purple vinyl
No Idea Records
February 20, 2010
* 500 mysterious int
* 500 gruesome green
* 500 blank stare white
Personnel
Lifetime
* Bo Bo Han – lead bastard
* Ari Katz – vocals
* Dan Yemin – guitar
* Pete Martin – guitar
* Dave Palaitis – bass guitar
* Scott Golley – drums
Production
* Steve Evetts – production, engineering, mixing
* Michael Sarsfield – mastering
* John Yates – graphics
* Tim Owen – photography
References
Citations
Sources
*
External links
''Hello Bastards''
at YouTube
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(streamed copy where licensed)
1995 albums
Lifetime (band) albums
Jade Tree (record label) albums
Albums produced by Steve Evetts
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