This page is about the album by Mustard Plug. For other uses, see In Black and White (disambiguation)

In Black and White (disambiguation)

In Black and White may refer to:*In Black and White, an album by the band Mustard Plug*In Black and White , a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling...

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In Black and White is the seventh album by Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...

. It was recorded at the same studio as their Evildoers Beware. It was produced by Bill Stevenson, who has also produced albums by the Descendents

Descendents (band)

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 and NOFX

NOFX

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The album is somewhat darker than Mustard Plug's previous work. Bassist Rick Johnson

Rick Johnson (musician)

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 attributes this to the sorry state of affairs in the US: "Not just the war but, the whole way government has turned in the past twenty years. Things seem pretty bleak and I think that feeling had a lot to do with the writing of the record."

The title is a play on the Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

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 record In Color

In Color

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Track listing

1. "Who Benefits?" - 2:46
2. "Over The Edge" - 2:19
3. "Hit Me! Hit Me!" - 2:09
4. "Time To Wake Up" - 3:02
5. "Something New" - 1:46
6. "You Can't Go Back" - 0:47
7. "Life Is Too Short" - 2:46
8. "Copasetic" - 2:32
9. "On and On" - 2:17
10. "Tell Me" - 1:56
11. "Puddle of Blood" - 3:45
12. "Real Rat Bastard" - 3:16
13. "What You Say" - 3:13