''Let's Be Nice'' is the second album by Boston
post-grunge
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band
Birdbrain released on February 18, 1997, on
TVT Records
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. The album features their song "
Youth of America
''Youth of America'' is the second studio album by American punk rock band Wipers. It was released in 1981 by record label Park Avenue.
Content
The album marked a distinctive change in the band's sound. Compared to its predecessor, ''Is This ...
" that was featured in the films ''
Scream
Scream may refer to:
*Screaming, a loud vocalization
Amusement rides
* Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany
* Scream (Six Flags drop tower), at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England
* Scream (roller coaster), at ...
'', and ''
Masterminds''. It received positive reviews, but failed to launch the band into the mainstream. "(She's Always) Glowing" was later featured on the TVT compilation ''Got TVT?''.
Singles
The only single released from the album was "Youth of America", which had been released from the album the year before. A video was released for the song which contained parts of the film ''
Scream
Scream may refer to:
*Screaming, a loud vocalization
Amusement rides
* Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany
* Scream (Six Flags drop tower), at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England
* Scream (roller coaster), at ...
''.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Joey Ammo
Birdbrain was an American post-grunge band, formed in Boston, Massachusetts, by neighborhood friends in 1992 and dissolved in 1997. They had some success with their song "Youth of America", which appeared in the 1996 film '' Scream'', as well a ...
– vocals, guitar, production
* Mikel Benway – drums, vocals
* Joe McCarthy – bass guitar
* Tim Patalan – production
*
Jack Joseph Puig
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– mixing
*
Bob Ludwig
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– mastering
References
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1997 albums
Birdbrain (band) albums
TVT Records albums
Albums recorded at Long View Farm