''Show World'' is an album by rock band

Redd Kross Redd Kross is an American rock band from Hawthorne, California, who had their roots in 1978 in a punk rock band called the Tourists, which was started by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald while Steve was still in middle school. With the additi ...

, released in 1997. Three singles were issued in the UK: "Get Out of Myself", "Mess Around", and "Secret Life". The US promotional singles were "Stoned", "Get Out of Myself", and "Mess Around".

Critical reception

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called the album "yet more fun from a band who dedicates themselves to a smart good time." ''

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'' wrote that "in the hands of Redd Kross, bubblegum, glam, and old-school Brit pop sound thoroughly modern and, well, absolutely

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Track listing

#"Pretty Please Me" (cover of song by The Quick) #"Stoned" #"You Lied Again" #"Girl God" #"Mess Around" #"One Chord Progression" #"Teen Competition" #"Follow The Leader" #"Vanity Mirror" #"Secret Life" #"Ugly Town" #"Get Out Of Myself" #"Kiss The Goat" #"Sick Love" (hidden track)

Personnel

*Vicki Berndt – photography *Marina Chavez – photography * Nick DiDia – engineer *John Ewing, Jr. – engineer *Gere Fennelly – keyboards * Brian Kehew – engineer, string arrangements *Eddie Kurdziel – guitar * Jeff McDonald – guitar, vocals *Steve McDonald - bass *David Nottingham – engineer *

– producer *

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– percussion, drums *Steve Rooke – mastering *Tannis Root – design *Chris Shaw – producer, engineer, mixing

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Redd Kross albums