Pleasant Screams
Encyclopedia
Pleasant Screams is the eighth album by pop punk
band The Queers
and the sixth album released on Lookout! Records
before they rescinded their master rights from the label. It was reissued by Asian Man Records
with bonus tracks, all from the Today EP.
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band The Queers
The Queers
The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...
and the sixth album released on Lookout! Records
Lookout! Records
-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...
before they rescinded their master rights from the label. It was reissued by Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
with bonus tracks, all from the Today EP.
Track listing
- "Get a Life and Live It" - 1:58
- "See Ya Later Fuckface" (King/Weasel) - 1:58
- "I Wanna Be Happy" (Ramone/King/Weasel) - 3:05
- "Danny Vapid" - 2:03
- "I Never Got the Girl" - 2:55
- "It's Cold Outside" (The Choir) - 2:47
- "Psycho Over You" (Weasel/Dirty Walter) - 2:33
- "Generation of Swine" - 1:53
- "Tic Tic Toc" (Metal Mike Saunders) - 1:58
- "I Don't Want You Hanging Around" (Weasel) - 2:17
- "Homo" - 1:57
- "You Just Gotta Blow My Mind" (Donovan) - 2:15
- "Debbie Be True" (Fantastic Baggies) - 2:09
- "Molly Neuman" - 14:40
Reissue bonus tracks
- "Yeah Well Whatever" - 2:01
- "I Don't Wanna Go To The Moon" - 1:56
- "I've Had It With You" - 1:04
- "I'm The Boy For You" - 2:38
- "Salt Lake City" (The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
cover) - 2:25
Personnel
- Joe Queer - Guitar, Vocals
- Dangerous Dave - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
- Matt Drastic - Drums
- Gretchen Smear - Lead Vocals on "You Just Gotta Blow My Mind"
- Philip Hill - Guitar, Vocals
- Dan Lumley - Drums on "Molly Neuman"