''Invasion USA'' is the fourth studio album by the American
punk rock band The
Riverdales
The Riverdales were an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, made up of Screeching Weasel members. Bassist Dan Vapid (Dan Schafer) and guitarist Ben Weasel (Ben Foster) are heavily influenced by the Ramones' sound a ...
.
It was the first Riverdales album in six years. The album's song titles are almost exclusively taken from titles of old sci-fi and horror movies of the 1950s and 1960s, particularly of those featured on the popular television program, ''
Mystery Science Theater 3000
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''. The lyrics to ''Gemini Man'' were printed on the back of the vinyl and is the second time the Riverdales released any lyrics to the public. The album marked the return of the band and led to their fifth and final studio album, ''
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Ben Weasel
Benjamin Foster (born 1968), also known as Ben Weasel, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel.
Early life
Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heights, Ill ...
said should have been a second part of ''Invasion U.S.A.''
Track listing
#"Agent For H.A.R.M." - 1:35
#"Gemini Man" - 2:19
#"Heart Out of Season" - 1:56
#"Red Zone Cuba" - 1:50
#"Squirm" - 1:27
#"Prince Of Space" - 2:08
#"Rocketship X-M" - 2:55
#"King Dinosaur" - 2:22
#"Castle Of Fu Manchu" - 1:56
#"Time Of The Apes" - 2:19
#"Atomic Brain" - 1:26
#"Crawling Eye" - 2:05
#"Teenage Strangler" - 1:54
#"Werewolf One" - 2:02
Personnel
*
Ben Foster - guitar, lead vocals
*
Dan Schafer - bass, lead vocals
* Adam Cargin - drums
References
External links
''Invasion USA'' at Asian Man Records
2009 albums
Riverdales albums
Asian Man Records albums
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