If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
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If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish was the second full-length album from Edmonton, Alberta
, Canada's punk band SNFU
. It was released on BYO Records
in 1986. The album was recorded in April 1986 at Power Zone Studio in Edmonton (although the album's liner notes claim the studio is located in Istanbul
, Turkey
.)
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada's punk band SNFU
SNFU
SNFU is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta and later relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia. They have released nine full-length albums and are cited as a formative influence on the skate punk sub-genre....
. It was released on BYO Records
BYO Records
BYO Records is a Los Angeles, California based independent punk rock record label created by Shawn and Mark Stern, two of the three brothers of the seminal California punk rock band Youth Brigade . BYO stands for Better Youth Organization and aims to promote punk and other alternative youth...
in 1986. The album was recorded in April 1986 at Power Zone Studio in Edmonton (although the album's liner notes claim the studio is located in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.)
Track listing
- "The Devil's Voice" – 2:09
- "Where's My Legs?" – 3:22
- "Better Homes and Gardens" – 2:20
- "Scarecrow" – 4:32
- "Black Cloud" – 1:51
- "I Forget" – 3:13
- "The Ceiling" – 3:19
- "Mind Like a Door" – 1:54
- "He's not Getting Older, He's Getting Bitter" – 4:06
- "Electric Chair" – 2:36
- "Welcome to my Humble Life of Disarray" – 2:43
- "Snapping Turtle" – 3:38
Band members
- Vocals - Mr. Chi Pig (Ken ChinnKen ChinnKendall "Ken" Chinn is a Canadian punk rock lead vocalist and artist. He is best known, under the pseudonym Mr. Chi Pig, as the lead singer of the band SNFU. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Early life and career:Born to German and Chinese parents, Chinn was the second...
) - Guitar - Muc (Marc BelkeMarc BelkeMarc Belke is a Canadian musician and radio personality. He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and also sang lead vocals in the latter...
) - Guitar - Brent Bunthoven (Brent BelkeBrent BelkeBrent Belke is a Canadian guitarist and composer. After playing in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs from 1981–1998, Belke began a career composing music for film and television....
) - Bass - Dave Bacon
- Drums - J. Seth Card (Jon CardJon CardJon Card is a Canadian punk rock drummer. He is the current drummer in the long-standing punk bands SNFU and The Subhumans.-Career:Card grew up in Calgary, Alberta and formed his first band, Plasticide in his late teens. In 1981 he joined the Winnipeg-based band Personality Crisis, with whom he...
)