What Is Not to Love
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What Is Not to Love is the second album by indie rock band Imperial Teen
. It is the follow-up to their first full-length record Seasick
(1996), and was released in the U.S. on September 15, 1998 from Slash Records
.
Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen is a San Francisco-based indie pop group made up of Roddy Bottum primarily on guitar/vocals, Will Schwartz primarily on guitar/vocals, Lynn Truell primarily on drums and backing vocals, and Jone Stebbins primarily on bass and backing...
. It is the follow-up to their first full-length record Seasick
Seasick (album)
Seasick is the first album by indie rock band Imperial Teen, and was released in the U.S. on May 7, 1996 from Slash Records.-Track listing:#"Imperial Teen" - 4:56#"Water Boy" - 1:37#"Butch" - 4:28#"Pig Latin" - 3:04#"Blaming the Baby" - 2:15...
(1996), and was released in the U.S. on September 15, 1998 from Slash Records
Slash Records
Slash Records is a record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and punk rock bands.The label was formed in 1978 by Bob Biggs as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles-based fanzine, Slash. Biggs, a painter, initiated the label with a seven-inch single from The Germs in 1978. A full album...
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Track listing
All songs written by Imperial Teen.- "Open Season" – 2:25
- "Birthday Girl" – 3:36
- "Yoo Hoo" – 3:30
- "Lipstick" – 4:00
- "Alone in the Grass" – 7:15
- "Crucible" – 4:18
- "The Beginning" – 2:39
- "Year of the Tan" – 3:05
- "Seven" – 4:33
- "Hooray" (live) – 7:11
- "Beauty" – 2:52
Band members
- Roddy BottumRoddy BottumRoddy Bottum , is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist for the San Francisco rock band Faith No More...
– guitar,vocals - Will SchwartzWill SchwartzWill Schwartz is an American pop musician, and a member of the band Imperial Teen, whose debut album Seasick was released in 1996.Of the "queer alt-rockers Imperial Teen," one New York Times reviewer wrote that "though every song on the album is good, the best are the ones about homosexuality ,...
– guitar,vocals - Jone Stebbins – bass, backing vocals
- Lynn TruellLynn TruellLynn Truell is a drummer that is noteworthy for being a female drummer in the early American hardcore punk scene with The Dicks, as well as with the alternative rock band Sister Double Happiness and is currently drumming with the indie rock band Imperial Teen.Lynn was born 11/2/63 in Palo Alto, CA...
– drums, backing vocals
Technical staff
- Mark Freegard – producer, engineer, mixing
- Greg FreemanGreg FreemanGreg Freeman is an English playwright and television writer.He notably adapted the US sitcom Who's the Boss? into its English version, The Upper Hand.Other television credits include, Terry and June and Keep it in the Family ....
– engineer - Bill InglotBill InglotBill Inglot is an American music engineer and producer, best known for remastering older recordings to high quality digital standards.Inglot worked for Rhino Entertainment and other Warner Music Group labels from 1982 to 2007. He was largely responsible for reintroducing historically popular pop...
– mastering - Matt KelleyMatt KelleyMatt Kelley is a mixed-race Korean American writer, public speaker and consultant born in Spokane, Washington and living in Seoul, South Korea....
– engineer - Mickey PetraliaMickey Petralia (producer)Mickey Petralia is a producer, engineer, mixer represented by Next Wave Management. Mickey produced all of the music on the Grammy winning, Emmy nominated hit HBO series Flight of the Conchords-Selected discography:...
– producer, mixing - Chris Scard – second engineer
- Gabriel Shepard – second engineer
- Matt WallaceMatt WallaceMatt Wallace is an American record producer. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and has been producing professionally since the early 1980s. Among his credits are the highly acclaimed album Angel Dust by Faith No More and the multiplatinum Songs About Jane by Maroon...
– mixing - Howard Willing – second engineer