''Suck This'' is the second live album by the American punk rock band

the Queers The Queers are an American punk rock band, formed in 1981 by the Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joseph “Joe” P. King (a.k.a. Joe Queer) along with Scott Gildersleeve (a.k.a. Tulu), and John “Jack” Hayes (a.k.a. Wimpy Rutherford). With ...

, released in 1995 by

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Clearview Records. It was recorded live in the studio at the Jam Room in

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and released as a single-sided

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, and reissued on

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in 1998. It was the band's only live album recorded during the period when

Screeching Weasel Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums). Screeching Weasel is originally from the Chicago subur ...

members

Dan Vapid Dan Schafer (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage name Dan Vapid, is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, and various ...

and

Dan Panic Dan Sullivan, also known as Dan Panic or Danny Panic, is an American punk rock drummer from Chicago, Illinois. Career Dan Sullivan began his musical career with Ivy League, a quartet from Chicago's western suburbs who released one 7" EP in 19 ...

were also in the Queers.

Reception

Reviewing the album for

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, critic Mike DaRonco rated it 4 stars out of 5 and said that in comparison to the band's previous live album, ''Shout at the Queers'' (1994), "the production is a lot tighter, the lineup features Danny Panic and Danny Vapid from Screeching Weasel fame and the songs blast from one track to the next without a breather (excluding 'Beer Break', which only lasts for a few seconds anyway). This is the definitive Queers live album that does them justice." In an overview of the band written for ''

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'', Ira Robbins said that both live albums "capture the breathless rush of a Queers set with enthusiastic abandon."

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from the liner notes of the band's other albums.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. * Joe Queer (Joe King) –

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(Dan Schafer) – guitar,

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* B-Face (Chris Barnard) –

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, backing vocals, artwork *

(Dan Sullivan) –

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References

{{Authority control The Queers albums 1995 live albums