Mr. Right & Mr. Wrong : One Down & Two to Go
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Mr. Right & Mr. Wrong: One Down & Two To Go is the eighth full-length album by Nomeansno
Nomeansno
NoMeansNo is a Canadian progressive punk rock music group originally from Victoria, British Columbia and now located in Vancouver.The band has never had, nor have they seemed to pursue, strong mainstream success, but they do have a devoted underground following in North America and Europe...

. After the departure of long-time guitarist Andy Kerr
Andy Kerr (musician)
Andy Kerr is a Canadian-born musician, originally from British Columbia and currently residing in Amsterdam, Holland. Kerr is best known as the former guitarist, frequent vocalist, and co-songwriter in the progressive punk rock/punk jazz band NoMeansNo...

, the group's lineup stood simply as a two-piece (brothers Rob
Rob Wright
Rob Wright is a Canadian musician and songwriter best known as the bassist, lead vocalist and occasional guitarist of the progressive punk rock band Nomeansno, as well as the bassist of the pop punk band The Hanson Brothers...

 and John Wright
John Wright (musician)
John Wright is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He replaced the former drummer, Murray Jackson. He is best known as the drummer, keyboardist, occasional vocalist and co-songwriter in the progressive punk rock/punk jazz band NoMeansNo, as well as the lead singer and co-songwriter of the...

) at the time of the album's recording.

The tracks on the album are culled from three sources - five songs (tracks 4, 6, 12, 15 and 16) from home demos dating from 1979-1980, four outtakes (3, 5, 7 and 9) from the 1993 Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?
Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?
Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? is the sixth full-length album by Nomeansno. After the departure of long-time guitarist Andy Kerr, the group's lineup stood simply as a two-piece at the time of the album's recording...

album, and several new songs (1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 14) from a 1994 session. Of this latter group, two (8, 14) are performed by Mr. Wrong, Rob Wright's solo project, one (13) attributed to the NoMeansNo side-project The Hanson Brothers
The Hanson Brothers
The Hanson Brothers are a Canadian punk rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia and led by John and Rob Wright and Tom Holliston, all members of the punk rock band Nomeansno....

, and one is a cover of a NoMeansNo song (10) by the Vancouver, BC-based band Swell Prod.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 2:23
  2. "Red on Red" – 3:37
  3. "Who Fucked Who?" – 6:26
  4. "Pigs and Dogs" – 5:25
  5. "Widget" – 3:40
  6. "More ICBMs" – 3:09
  7. "Blinding Light" – 2:45
  8. "I'm Doing Well" – 4:04
  9. "This Wound Will Never Heal" – 6:23
  10. "Real Love" – 3:40
  11. "Remember" – 3:30
  12. "Baldwand Must Die" – 2:01
  13. "Victoria" – 2:31
  14. "Sitting on Top of the World
    Sitting on Top of the World
    "Sitting on Top of the World" is a folk-blues song written by Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon, core members of the Mississippi Sheiks, a popular country blues band of the 1930s...

    " – 5:05
  15. "Canada is Pissed" – 3:11
  16. "Burn" – 5:37

Personnel

  • John Wright
    John Wright (musician)
    John Wright is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He replaced the former drummer, Murray Jackson. He is best known as the drummer, keyboardist, occasional vocalist and co-songwriter in the progressive punk rock/punk jazz band NoMeansNo, as well as the lead singer and co-songwriter of the...

     (Mr. Right) - Vocals, Drums, Keyboards
  • Rob Wright
    Rob Wright
    Rob Wright is a Canadian musician and songwriter best known as the bassist, lead vocalist and occasional guitarist of the progressive punk rock band Nomeansno, as well as the bassist of the pop punk band The Hanson Brothers...

     (Mr. Wrong) - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
  • Tom Holliston
    Tom Holliston
    Tom Holliston is a musician, composing and playing in such bands as Showbusiness Giants, NoMeansNo and The Hanson Brothers, as well as releasing three solo records since 2002...

     - Guitar (track 13)
  • Ken Kempster
    Ken Kempster
    Ken Kempster is a Canadian musician.Kempster has played drums in the Canadian punk rock bands Shovlhead, Swell Prod., The Showbusiness Giants , The Hanson Brothers , and NoMeansNo -External links:*...

     - Drums (track 10)
  • Ken Jensen - Drums (track 13)
  • Swell Prod. - track 10
  • The Hanson Brothers
    The Hanson Brothers
    The Hanson Brothers are a Canadian punk rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia and led by John and Rob Wright and Tom Holliston, all members of the punk rock band Nomeansno....

    - track 13
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