1993 studio album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Don't Know How to Party |
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Released | May 18, 1993 |
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Recorded | 1992–1993 at Dreamland Studios, Woodstock, New York |
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Length | 41:07 |
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Label | Mercury |
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Producer | Tony Platt |
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones chronology |
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Singles from I Never Said Goodbye |
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- "Someday I Suppose"
Released: 1993 - "Don't Know How to Party"
Released: 1993 |
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Allmusic | [2] |
Don't Know How to Party is the third full-length album by the American ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, which was released in 1993. Don't Know How to Party was The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' major label debut on Mercury Records, their first venture away from their original label Taang! Records. The album reached #187 on the Billboard 200, and spawned several singles, including the Bosstones fan favorite—"Someday I Suppose" (#19 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks). Lead singer Dicky Barret would later state that, "When we made `Don't Know How to Party', no one knew where [we] [were] coming from".[3] Bassist Joe Gittleman stated that the album was "slower than [our] other records."[4]
Reception
Gregory Perez of the Tampa Bay Times said that the album "packs quite a wallop. While it isn't all ska, as Barrett is quick to point out, it is all Bosstones. Songs such as A Man Without and Issachar maintain the harder-than-calculus anthems that make live Bosstones shows such a brutal pleasure."[5] AllMusic writer Steve Huey gave the album 2 and 1/2 stars, explaining that "the lackluster songwriting renders this album necessary for diehards only."[2]
Track listing
All tracks were written by Dicky Barrett and Joe Gittleman.
- "Our Only Weapon" – 3:07
- "Last Dead Mouse" – 3:37
- "Don't Know How to Party" – 3:14
- "Someday I Suppose" – 3:28
- "A Man Without" – 2:47
- "Holy Smoke" – 2:52
- "Illegal Left" – 3:11
- "Tin Soldiers" – 3:24 (Originally by Stiff Little Fingers)
- "Almost Anything Goes" – 4:11
- "Issachar" – 3:46
- "What Was Was Over" – 2:59
- "Seven Thirty Seven/Shoe Glue" – 4:32
Big Rig 12" Vinyl bonus tracks
- "Someday I Suppose" – 3:26
- "Think Again" – 1:56
- "Lights Out" – 0:49
- "Police Beat" – 2:09
- "Simmer Down" – 3:34
- "Drugs and Kittens"/"I'll Drink to That" (Live) – 6:17
- "Howwhywuz Howwhyam" (Live) – 2:26
Personnel
Charts
Album
Singles
References
- ^ Sacher, Andrew. "12 classic ska-punk albums to prepare you for the impending ska-punk revival". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c Huey, Steve. "Don't Know How to Party - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Saunders, Michael (June 13, 1997). "THE SKA'S THE LIMIT FOR MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (December 25, 1993). "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Plaid to the Bone : Pop music: The clothes, which came before the Mercury deal, are meant to reflect the band's diversity". LA Times. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Perez, Gregory (June 26, 1993). "Those Mighty Mighty Men". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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