''Pile Up'' is a

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by American

queercore Queercore (or homocore) is a cultural/social movement that began in the mid-1980s as an offshoot of the punk subculture and a music genre that comes from punk rock. It is distinguished by its discontent with society in general, and specifically ...

band

Pansy Division Pansy Division is an American queercore band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1991 by guitarist/singer/songwriter Jon Ginoli along with bassist Chris Freeman. Conceived as the first openly gay rock band featuring predominantly gay mus ...

, released on February 16, 1995, by

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. The album compiles various singles, b-sides, cover songs and compilation appearances recorded between 1992 and 1995.

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gave the album a rating of 3 out of 5 stars, praising it as "some of the best of the Pansies, with a slew of covers and their best harmonies and tightest playing to date", though noted the "danger of becoming a one-joke band".

Track listing

Previous availability *Track 1 appeared on the ''Outpunk Dance Party'' CD compilation (1994) *Track 2 appeared on the ''A Slice of Lemon'' CD compilation (1995) *Tracks 3, 6 and 12 were from the ''Nine Inch Males E.P.'' 7-inch (1993) *Track 4 appeared on the "Stop Homophobia" split 7-inch (1994) *Tracks 8 and 12 comprise the "Bill & Ted's Homosexual Adventure" 7-inch (1993) *Tracks 9 and 10 comprise the "Jack U Off" 7-inch (1994) *Track 11 was the A-side of the "Jackson" 7-inch (1994) *Tracks 13 and 17 are from the "Touch My Joe Camel" 7-inch (1993) *Tracks 18 and 20 were B-sides on the "Fem in a Black Leather Jacket" 7-inch (1992)

Personnel

Pansy Division * Jon Ginoli – vocals, guitars * Chris Freeman – vocals, basses, lead guitars on tracks 12 and 14 Additional musicians *Calvin Johnson – vocals on track 11 *Chris Bowe – bass on track 16 *Liam Hart – drums on tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9-11 *Patrick Hawley – drums on tracks 8, 12, 16–18, 20 *David Ayer – drums on tracks 3, 4, 6, 14 *David Ward – drums on tracks 13, 19

References

{{Authority control 1995 albums Pansy Division albums Lookout! Records albums