Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day
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Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day is a 1996 compilation album
released on the Nitro Records
label. The title is a reference to the Dirty Harry
quote "Go ahead, make my day
".
Only 5 bands appear on this compilation, with each band represented twice.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released on the Nitro Records
Nitro Records
Nitro Records is an independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel . They started the label in 1994. The label is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notably AFI...
label. The title is a reference to the Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American crime thriller produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
quote "Go ahead, make my day
Go ahead, make my day
"Go ahead, make my day" is a catchphrase written by Joseph C. Stinson and spoken by the character Harry Callahan from the 1983 film Sudden Impact. In 2005, it was chosen as #6 on the American Film Institute list, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes. The "Make My Day Law" passed in most U.S...
".
Only 5 bands appear on this compilation, with each band represented twice.
Track listing
- "God's Kingdom" – GuttermouthGuttermouthGuttermouth is an American punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Hopeless Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...
– 2:29 - "Marry Me" – The VandalsThe VandalsThe Vandals are an American rock band established in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...
– 2:17 - "He Who Laughs Last" – AFIAFI (band)AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
– 1:51 - "Tearing Down The World" – Jughead's RevengeJughead's RevengeJughead's Revenge is an American punk rock band. They originally formed in Los Angeles in 1988. To date, Jughead's Revenge has released six studio albums...
– 1:55 - "Hey JoeHey Joe"Hey Joe" is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such, has been performed in a multitude of musical styles by hundreds of different artists since it was first written. "Hey Joe" tells the story of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico...
" – The OffspringThe OffspringThe Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
– 2:38 - "Let The Bad Times Roll" – The Vandals – 1:49
- "People's Pal" – Jughead's Revenge – 2:21
- "Derek" – Guttermouth – 2:10
- "Wake Up Call" – AFI – 1:43
- "Beheaded" – The Offspring – 2:52
Track origins
- "God's Kingdom" from Teri YakimotoTeri YakimotoTeri Yakimoto is the third album by the Huntington Beach, California punk rock band Guttermouth, released in 1996 by Nitro Records. It was their first album with bass player Steve Rapp and continued the band's style of fast, abrasive punk rock with tongue-in-cheek humor and sarcastic lyrics. This...
- "Marry Me" from The QuickeningThe QuickeningThe Quickening is the fifth studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1996 by Nitro Records. Much of the album is characterized by themes of nihilism and anarchism, but presented with the tongue-in-cheek humor for which the band is known.Both the band and the...
- "He Who Laughs Last" and "Wake Up Call" from Very Proud of YaVery Proud of YaOn iTunes, two songs were misspelled. "Fishbowl" was misspelled "Fishbool" and "Modern Epic" was mistakenly "Modern Epidemic" but those were later corrected.-Personnel:*Producer: Michael Rosen, AFI*Engineer: Michael Rosen*Recorded At: TML Studios, Hayward, CA...
- "Tearing Down The World" and "People's Pal" from Image Is EverythingImage Is Everything (album)Image Is Everything is Jughead's Revenge's fourth studio album, released in 1996. It was the band's first release on the label Nitro Records , who would release the rest of their albums before their indefinite hiatus in 2001.-Track listing:# "Parliament of Whores" # "Tearing Down the World" #...
- "Hey Joe" from Baghdad
- "Let The Bad Times Roll" from Live Fast, DiarrheaLive Fast, DiarrheaLive Fast, Diarrhea is the fourth studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1995 by Nitro Records. It was the band's first album for Nitro, a label started and co-owned by Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel of The Offspring...
- "Derek" from Friendly PeopleFriendly PeopleFriendly People is the second album by the Huntington Beach, California punk rock band Guttermouth, released in 1994 by Nitro Records. It was the first release for the label, which was founded by Dexter Holland of The Offspring...
- "Beheaded" from The OffspringThe Offspring (album)-Side 1:-Side 2:* Track 11 was removed from album printings after June 2001. On the official Offspring website, "Kill the President" is not mentioned in the track list.-Track notes:* Track 1, "Jennifer Lost the War", is featured on Punk-O-Rama Volume 1....