''Friendly People'' is the second

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by the

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band

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, released in 1994 by

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. It was the first release for the label, which was founded by

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. The album continued the band's style of fast, abrasive punk rock with tongue-in-cheek humor and sarcastic lyrics. The release of ''Friendly People'' gained Guttermouth supporting slots on national and world tours with bands such as The Offspring. During these tours the band developed a reputation for chaos and outrageous behavior, resulting in their being banned and blacklisted from several tours and venues. The most famous of these incidents included the band being banned for several years from performing in

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on charges of

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due to onstage nudity in

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, and singer Mark Adkins' arrest for "

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" after using his onstage microphone to incite a near-riot during a show in

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. Some early versions of the CD copy of the album contain technical errors. The songs are tracked out of order from their original listing, and the overall speed is slower making the recording sound like a slower mix. These inconsistencies are due to technical errors at the plant where the CDs were produced.

Track listing

All songs written by

except where noted #"End on 9" 2:07 #"Derek" 2:08 #"Jamie's Petting Zoo" 1:26 #"Bullshit" 0:35 #"P.C." 2:18 #"Disneyland" 2:01 #"Cant We All Just Get Along (At the Dinner Table)" 1:46 #"Veggicide" 2:09 #"Chaps My Hide" 1:13 #"What's Gone Wrong" 1:39 #"You're Late" 1:15 #"Summer's Over" 1:47 #"Asshole" 1:39 *Some early pressings of the CD have an incorrect playing order and a slower speed. On these versions the playing order is as follows: #"Disneyland" #"Jamie's Petting Zoo" #"Bullshit" #"Can't We All Just Get Along (At the Dinner Table)" #"Veggicide" #"Chaps My Hide" #"End on 9" #"What's Gone Wrong" #"P.C." #"Summer's Over" #"You're Late" #"Asshole" #"Derek"

Performers

*Mark Adkins -

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*Scott Sheldon -

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*Eric "Derek" Davis - guitar *Clint "Cliff" Weinrich -

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*James Nunn (aka Captain James T. Nunn) -

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*Joey Hernandez (

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) -

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*Joe McNally (Voodoo Glow Skulls) -

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* D.I., Shawn Stern, Arancha,

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, Joe Peccorillo, and Louis Posen - backing vocals

Album information

*Record label:

*Recorded February–April 1994 at

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*Engineered by Joe Peccorillo *Additional engineering and mixing by

*Mastered by John Golden *Art direction and packaging by Fred Hidalgo and Guttermouth

References

{{Authority control Guttermouth albums Nitro Records albums 1994 albums