The Magic of Youth
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The Magic of Youth is the ninth studio album from Boston
ska punk
band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
, due to be released on December 6, 2011 on Big Rig Records
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Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
ska punk
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
, due to be released on December 6, 2011 on Big Rig Records
Big Rig Records
Big Rig Records is a vanity label founded in 1994 by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The label started as a means for the band to release their own recordings, but also ended up releasing material by other punk bands, including Sum 41, as well....
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Track listing
- "The Daylights" - 2:21
- "Like a Shotgun" - 3:15
- "Disappearing" - 3:26
- "Sunday Afternoons on Wisdom Ave." - 3:36
- "They Will Need Music" - 3:45
- "The Package Store Petition" - 3:12
- "The Horseshoe and the Rabbit's Foot" - 3:57
- "The Magic of Youth" - 3:10
- "The Upper Hand" - 3:16
- "The Ballad of Candlepin Paul" - 3:24
- "Open and Honest" - 2:51
- "I Should Have Said Something" [vinyl only bonus track]
Personnel
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Dicky BarrettDicky BarrettRichard Michael Barrett , better known as Dicky Barrett, is the frontman of Ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live...
– vocals - Lawrence Katz – guitar
- Joe GittlemanJoe GittlemanJoe Gittleman is an American musician, best known as the bass guitar player for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones...
– bass guitar - Joe SiroisJoe SiroisJoe Sirois is an American drummer who played with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones from 1991 until their hiatus in 2003. He also played drums for the Boston based band Street Dogs from 2004 to 2007 when he reunited with the Bosstones....
– drums - Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton – saxophone
- Kevin Lenear – saxophone
- Chris RhodesChris RhodesChris Rhodes is a trombone player from New Haven, Connecticut best known for playing trombone in several notable ska bands including Spring Heeled Jack USA, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bim Skala Bim and The Toasters as well as Connecticut funk band, Boogie Chillin'...
– trombone - Ben Carr – Bosstone