Don't Back Down (Queers album)
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Don't Back Down is the fifth album by pop punk
band The Queers
released on Lookout! Records
. It was remastered by Mass Giorgini
and reissued by Asian Man Records
in 2007 with 3 songs from the Bubblegum Dreams
EP.
Kembrew McLeod of Allmusic regarded the album as an artistic peak, stating that "the Queers successfully use the musical vocabularies developed by the Ramones (as well as Brian Wilson and others) and take their songs to new levels" and "some of the songs, dare it be said, even surpass many of Brian Wilson's perfect pop songs."
*2007 reissue
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band The Queers
The Queers
The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...
released on Lookout! Records
Lookout! Records
-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...
. It was remastered by Mass Giorgini
Mass Giorgini
Mass Giorgini is an Italian-American bassist and record producer, who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom on the mid-90's. Among these bands was Giorgini's own Squirtgun, which received minor MTV rotation and several...
and reissued by Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
in 2007 with 3 songs from the Bubblegum Dreams
Bubblegum Dreams
Bubblegum Dreams is an EP by pop punk band The Queers.-Track listing:# "Punk Rock Girls" # "Never Ever Ever"# "Little Honda"# "End It All"-Personnel:*Joe King - Guitar, Vocals*B-Face - Bass*Hugh O'Neill - Drums...
EP.
Kembrew McLeod of Allmusic regarded the album as an artistic peak, stating that "the Queers successfully use the musical vocabularies developed by the Ramones (as well as Brian Wilson and others) and take their songs to new levels" and "some of the songs, dare it be said, even surpass many of Brian Wilson's perfect pop songs."
Track listing
- "No Tit" (Barnard, Joe King, O'Neill) - 1:29
- "Punk Rock Girls" (King) - 2:42
- "I'm OK, You're Fucked" (Barnard, King, O'Neill) - 1:00
- "Number One" (King, Jay Rassler) - 3:10
- "Don't Back Down" (Brian WilsonBrian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
/Mike LoveMike LoveMichael Edward "Mike" Love is an American singer/songwriter and musician with The Beach Boys. He was a founding member of the band along with his cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, and continues to perform with the band to the present day...
) (Cover of The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
) - 1:58 - "I Only Drink Bud" (Barnard, King, O'Neill) - 2:05
- "I Always Knew" (King) - 2:57
- "Born To Do Dishes" (Barnard, King, O'Neill) - 1:56
- "Janelle, Janelle" (King, Rassler) - 2:44
- "Brush Your Teeth" (Barnard, King, O'Neill) - 1:16
- "Sidewalk Surfin' Girl" (Mike CurbMike CurbMichael Curb is an American musician, record company executive, NASCAR and IRL race car owner. A Republican, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979-1983 under Democratic Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr...
/Harley Hatcher) (Cover of The HondellsThe HondellsThe Hondells were an American surf rock band who hit the Top 10 with the 1964 single "Little Honda"."Little Honda", written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love of The Beach Boys, was inspired by the popularity of Honda motor bikes in Southern California during the early 1960s. The band recorded the song...
, 1965) - 2:00 - "Another Girl" (Les Hernandez) (Cover of The Catalogs, 1993) - 1:47
- "Love Love Love" (King) - 2:47
- "I Can't Get Over You" (King, Lisa Marr, Rassler) - 2:56
- "Never Ever"* (King, Rassler) - 3:09
- "Little HondaLittle Honda"Little Honda" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long, and it was also featured on their EP, Four by The Beach Boys. It was covered by The Hondells, whose recording peaked at #9 on the U.S. pop...
"* (Cover of The Beach Boys) - 2:32 - "End It All Now"* (Kim ShattuckKim ShattuckKim Shattuck is the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Muffs. From 1983 to 1991, she was a member of The Pandoras. Since 2001, she also has been lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for The Beards, a superpop sideproject composed of Shattuck, Lisa Marr, and Sherri Solinger.She sang on a...
) (Cover of The MuffsThe MuffsThe Muffs are a rock band based in Southern California, formed in 1991 and led by Kim Shattuck.-History:The Muffs' leader is singer-songwriter Kim Shattuck...
, 1995) - 12:35
*2007 reissue
Personnel
- Joe Queer - lead vocals, guitar
- B-Face - bass, vocals
- Hugh O'Neill - drums
- J.J. Rassler - guitar, vocals
- Lisa Marr - backup and lead vocals on "I Can't Get Over You"