Bananimals is an album recorded by the band The Frogs

The Frogs (band)

The Frogs are an American rock music band founded in 1980, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion. The brothers mainly write and perform short, catchy pop songs, but they are also known for their improvised home recordings which are delivered in a comedic style, and often...

. It was released in 1999

1999 in music

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 on Four Alarm Records. It is the third in a series of Frogs albums that contain improvised home recordings. The album continues the themes of homosexual and sadistic eroticism

Eroticism

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, but also briefly touches on the music scene of the early 1990s. The first track, "Pay" details smashing the records of lo-fi contemporaries Pavement

Pavement (band)

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, Sebadoh

Sebadoh

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, Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

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 and Wesley Willis

Wesley Willis

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. The tracks "Für Z Musik Biz" and "My Show Business Days" detail the brothers' growing dissatisfaction with the music business. The track "Evil Arnold" continues the split personality saga of murderous Evil Jack from 1996's My Daughter the Broad

My Daughter the Broad

My Daughter the Broad is the third album released by The Frogs. It is a compilation of improvised homemade recordings that were mostly recorded in the late 1980s. Many of these songs continue themes from It's Only Right And Natural such as homosexual supremacy and social conservative fears...

.

Sound

The sound is a return to the earlier, less-produced Frogs albums. Many of the Frogs lyrical conventions (including homosexuality) are still prevalent, with "Sailors Board Me Now" being a prime example of both lyrical content and recording production.

Track listing

1. "Pay"
2. "La Da Da Da, La Da Da Dee, La Da Da Dum Dum"
3. "Love Me Or Die Bitch"
4. "Evil Arnold (w/ The Ugly Name)"
5. "Is It Right to Kiss the Boys (When You're a Girl and Not a Boy?)"
6. "One of Them Wore Wings, the Other Did the Painting"
7. "Golden Showers"
8. "Dead Pussy in the Road w/ Mother's Name on Top"
9. "U Bastards"
10. "(Try Out My New) Sex Doll Baby!!!"
11. "Love in the Sand"
12. "Für Z Muzik Biz (10 Years to Waste)"
13. "Blonde & Beautiful, Beat-up (and the Bitch was Young)"
14. "I'm Back to Women (I Couldn't Keep It Up)"
15. "My Show Business Days"
16. "Sailors Board Me Now"

Personnel

• Jimmy Flemion - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals on 02 & 13
• Dennis Flemion - Drums, Keyboards, Vocals on 01, 03-12, 14-16
• Jay Tiller - Bass

External links

• Lyrics at The Frogs Archive