The Frogs is the debut
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by American rock band
the Frogs
''The Frogs'' (; , often abbreviated ''Ran.'' or ''Ra.'') is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in Athens, in 405 BC and received first place.
The pla ...
. It was originally released in limited quantities (only 1010
LP copies), and was re-released on
CD by
Moikai Records in 1999.
The album was self-produced on 8-track and took a long time to record because of the engineer's limited availability. After this album the Frogs would release recordings made at home. This debut gave listeners a mere taste of the black humor that was to follow on their
second album. In 2022, an "addition" version was released onto streaming services, containing alternate mixes and demos of the tracks.
Track listing
#"And So You're the King"
#"C-R-Y"
#"Layin' Down My Love 4 U"
#"Ocean Tide"
#"She Was a Mortal"
#"I'm a Jesus Child"
#"What the Trouble Was"
#"Funhouse"
#"Buried Me Alive"
#"Smile"
#"Persian Cat"
#"F'd Over Jesus"
#"Hades High School"
#"Don't B Afraid"
#"I Can't Remember"
#"Whether U Like It or Not I Love U"
"Addition" version
# "F'd Over Jesus (In Strum Mental)
# "Hades High School (Scream)"
# "Trap"
# "She Was A Mortal (Immortal Mix)"
# "Ocean Tide (In Strum Mental)"
# "C-R-Y (Demo)
# "Why Did It Have 2 Rain?"
# "Smile (Aaron's Calling!)"
# "What the Trouble Was with Your Mind"
# "Layin' Down My Love 4 U (In Strum Mental)
# "Buried Me Alive (Demo)"
# "Therapist"
# "And so You're the King (3 Guitars)"
# "F'd over Jesus #2"
# "Don't B Afraid (Demo)"
# "Funhouse #2"
# "I Can't Remember (Irish Grandpa)"
# "Ocean Tide (Top Hat Mix)"
# "I'm a Jesus Child (Joy Ride Mix)"
# "Purrsion Cat"
# "Whether U Like It or Not I Love U (Demo)"
# "I Can't Remember (In Strum Mental)"
Personnel
*
Jimmy Flemion - Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocals
*
Dennis Flemion - Drums, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocal on "F'd Over Jesus"
References
External links
Rustyspell.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frogs, The
1988 debut albums
The Frogs (band) albums