Weasel Mania
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Weasel Mania is a compilation album
from the Chicago punk rock
band Screeching Weasel
. It was released on Fat Wreck Chords
in 2005. The album title is an homage to the Ramones
album Ramones Mania
.
except "I Wanna Be a Homosexual" by Ben Weasel/John Jughead
/Dan Vapid
, "Hey Suburbia" written by Ben Weasel/Jughead, and "She's Giving Me the Creeps" written by Ben Weasel/Danny Vapid.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
from the Chicago punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
. It was released on Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
in 2005. The album title is an homage to the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
album Ramones Mania
Ramones Mania
-Personnel:* Joey Ramone – lead vocals* Johnny Ramone – guitar* Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Wart Hog"* Marky Ramone - drums* Tommy Ramone - drums* Richie Ramone - drums, backing vocals on "Wart Hog"-Charts:Album Billboard...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Ben WeaselBen Weasel
Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...
except "I Wanna Be a Homosexual" by Ben Weasel/John Jughead
John Pierson (musician)
John Pierson, commonly known by the stage name "John Jughead" or simply "Jughead", founded the pop-punk band Screeching Weasel in Chicago, Illinois with Ben Weasel in 1986. He played guitar for the band until its disbanding in 2001...
/Dan Vapid
Dan Vapid
Dan Schafer is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, and various other pop punk bands.-Generation Waste:...
, "Hey Suburbia" written by Ben Weasel/Jughead, and "She's Giving Me the Creeps" written by Ben Weasel/Danny Vapid.
- "My Right"
- "Ashtray"
- "Supermarket Fantasy
- "Hey Suburbia
- "Cindy's on Methadone
- "My Brain Hurts
- "What We Hate
- "The Science of Myth"
- "She's Giving Me the Creeps"
- "I Wanna Be a Homosexual"
- "Jeannie's Got a Problem with Her Uterus"
- "Joanie Loves Johnny"
- "Peter Brady"
- "Totally"
- "Leather Jacket"
- "Every Night"
- "Planet of the Apes"
- "99"
- "I Wrote Holden Caulfield"
- "Phasers on Kill"
- "You Blister My Paint"
- "Cool Kids"
- "The First Day of Summer"
- "Racist Society"
- "Dummy Up"
- "Pervert at Large"
- "Speed of Mutation"
- "My Own World"
- "Video"
- "Sidewalk Warrior"
- "Static"
- "Bottom of the 9th"
- "Gotta Girlfriend"
- "You're the Enemy"
- Tracks 1-4 from Boogadaboogadaboogada!Boogadaboogadaboogada!-Personnel:* Ben Weasel - lead vocals, guitar* Jughead - guitar, backing vocals* Fish - bass* Steve Cheese - drums-Release variations:* The first 200 copies of the original pressing on Roadkill Records included an insert which featured pictures of the band bowling naked.* Roadkill Records...
- Tracks 5-8 from My Brain HurtsMy Brain HurtsMy Brain Hurts is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1991 through Lookout! Records. It was the band's first album released through Lookout! Records. The album marked a very distinct stylistic shift...
- Tracks 9-10 from Kill the MusiciansKill the MusiciansReleased in 1995, Kill the Musicians was meant to serve as a "cleaning up" of loose ends after Screeching Weasel's breakup in 1994. The compilation collects demos, b-sides, vinyl-only EPs, and other various odds and ends the band had accumulated in their career from 1989 to 1994...
- Tracks 11-12 from WiggleWiggle (album)Wiggle is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1993 through Lookout! Records. Their previous album, My Brain Hurts, had seen a sharp rise in the band's popularity and a shift in sound towards mid-tempo pop songs. With Wiggle, the band shifted...
- Tracks 13-16 from Anthem for a New TomorrowAnthem for a New Tomorrow- Personnel :* Ben Weasel - lead vocals, guitar* Jughead - guitar* Danny Vapid - bass, backing vocals* Danny Panic - drums* Fat Mike - backing vocals on "Peter Brady"* Blake Schwarzenbach - backing vocals on "A New Tomorrow"...
- Tracks 17-19 from How to Make Enemies and Irritate PeopleHow to Make Enemies and Irritate PeopleHow to Make Enemies and Irritate People is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1994 through Lookout! Records. It was meant to be the band's last album. Shortly after the release of 1993's Anthem for a New Tomorrow, bassist/backing...
- Tracks 20-23 from Bark Like a DogBark Like A DogBark Like a Dog is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1996 through Fat Wreck Chords. It was the band's first album released through Fat Wreck Chords. It was also the band's first album since they disbanded for the second time...
- Track 24 from Major Label DebutMajor Label DebutMajor Label Debut is a 1998 EP by the Chicago punk rock band Screeching Weasel. Despite the name, the EP was the first release on Panic Button Records, lead singer Ben Weasel's independent record label....
- Tracks 25-27 from Television City DreamTelevision City DreamTelevision City Dream is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1998 through Fat Wreck Chords. It was the band's last album released through Fat Wreck Chords. The album is the first to feature new members Mass Giorgini, Zac Damon, and Dan...
- Track 28 from Return of the Read MenaceReturn of the Read MenaceReturn of the Read Menace is a compilation album, released in 1999 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records.-Track listing:# Screeching Weasel, "My Own World"# J Church, "Tightrope"# No Use For a Name, "Hybrid Moments"...
- Track 29 from Four on the FloorFour on the Floor (compilation album)Four on the Floor is a 1999 compilation album consisting of songs by bands on Panic Button Records. It features four tracks by four of the labels bands, Screeching Weasel, Moral Crux, Enemy You, and The Teen Idols.-Track listing:...
- Tracks 30-31 from EmoEmo (album)Emo is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released on May 18, 1999 through Ben Weasel's and John Jughead's label Panic Button Records. It was their first album released through Panic Button Records. The album was recorded in Chicago during the blizzard...
- Tracks 32-34 from Teen Punks in HeatTeen Punks in HeatTeen Punks In Heat is the tenth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in August of 2000 through Panic Button Records...
Credits
- Ben WeaselBen WeaselBen Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...
- lead vocals, guitar on tracks 1-4, 13-23, and 29-31 - JugheadJohn Pierson (musician)John Pierson, commonly known by the stage name "John Jughead" or simply "Jughead", founded the pop-punk band Screeching Weasel in Chicago, Illinois with Ben Weasel in 1986. He played guitar for the band until its disbanding in 2001...
- guitar - Warren Ozzfish - bass on tracks 1-4
- Steve Cheese - drums on tracks 1-4
- Dan VapidDan VapidDan Schafer is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, and various other pop punk bands.-Generation Waste:...
- guitar on tracks 5-12, bass on tracks 13-16 and 20-23 - Dave Naked- bass on tracks 5-10
- Dan PanicDan PanicDan Sullivan, also known as Dan Panic or Danny Panic, is a punk rock drummer from Chicago.-Career:Dan Sullivan began his musical career with Ivy League, a quartet from Chicago's western suburbs who released one 7" EP in 1990. He then joined Screeching Weasel in 1991 and remained with the band until...
- drums on tracks 5-23 - Johnny Personality- bass on tracks 11-12
- Fat Mike- backing vocals on track 13
- Mike DirntMike DirntMichael Ryan Pritchard is an American musician, best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and co-founder of the American Rock band Green Day. While at school, he would play "air-bass." While pretending to pluck the strings, he made the noise, "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt"...
- bass on tracks 17-19 - Teakettle Jones - keyboards on track 22
- Zac Damon- guitar on tracks 24-27
- Mass GiorginiMass GiorginiMass Giorgini is an Italian-American bassist and record producer, who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom on the mid-90's. Among these bands was Giorgini's own Squirtgun, which received minor MTV rotation and several...
- bass on tracks 24-31 - Dan LumleyDan LumleyDan Lumley has been a drummer for many bands, including Rattail Grenadier, Squirtgun, The Riverdales, The Methadones, Even in Blackouts, The Mopes, Common Rider and Screeching Weasel. He was also a brief member of Rise Against...
- drums on tracks 24-31 - Phillip Hill- guitar on tracks 32-34