Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle
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Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle is the third studio album by American ska punk
band Skankin' Pickle
, released on Dill Records
in 1994 and re-issued on Asian Man Records
in 1999.
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 Skankin' Pickle
Skankin' Pickle
Skankin' Pickle was an American ska punk band formed in San Jose, California that was active from 1989 to 1996.-Biography:Skankin' Pickle first formed in December 1988, made up of students from Westmont High School and Los Gatos High School. The band played their first show on April 28, 1989,...
, released on Dill Records
Dill Records
Dill Records was a small punk rock/ska record label based out of Monte Sereno, California, that put out CDs/records from 1989-1998. The name is an allusion to initially the label's only band, Skankin' Pickle. It was started by Mike Park, a.k.a. Bruce Lee of Skankin' Pickle. The first other band...
in 1994 and re-issued on 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:...
in 1999.
Track list
- "Rotten Banana Legs" (Knackstedt) – 3:03
- "$13,000 Is A Lot Of Food!" (Park) – 1:59
- "Turning JapaneseTurning Japanese"Turning Japanese" is a song released by the English band The Vapors from their album New Clear Days, and the song for which they are known best. The song's lyrics consist mainly of the singer talking about pictures of his love...
" (The VaporsThe VaporsThe Vapors were a New Wave and power pop band from England, that existed between 1979 and 1981. They had a hit with the song "Turning Japanese" in 1980, which reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and #36 in the U.S...
) – 3:12 - "Onyonghasayo" (Park) – 1:31
- "Take A Look" (Knackstedt) – 2:05
- "I'm In Love With A Girl Named Spike" (Park) – 1:35
- "Smorgasborgnine" (Nylander) – 2:03
- "Go Home Now" (Park) – 2:08
- "Thick Ass Stout" (Nylander) – 4:53
- "20 Nothing" (Miller) – 3:59
- "It's Margaret Cho" (Park) – 1:26
- "Hate" (Park) – 1:54
- "As Close As You Think" (Nylander/Knackstedt) – 2:08
- "Pabu Boy" (Park) – 1:15
- "Watch Your Tone" (Phelps/Knackstedt) – 7:15
- Hidden track – 1:48
Personnel
- Lynette Knackstedt - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 5, 8 and 15
- Gerry "Hulk Hogan" Lundquist - slide trombone, vocals
- Chuck Phelps - drums
- Ian "Guru" Miller - bass, vocals, lead vocals on track 10
- Lars Nylander - valve trombone, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 7, 12 and 13
- Mike "Bruce Lee" ParkMike ParkMike Park is a Korean American musician and progressive activist. His musical ventures include Skankin' Pickle for whom he both played the saxophone and sang, The Chinkees, The Bruce Lee Band, and most recently an acoustic solo project under his own name...
- saxophone, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11 and 14
Additional musicians
- Darren Fletcher - keyboards on track 11
- "Smokin'" Neal Okin - trumpet on tracks 5, 7, 9 and 13
Production
- Engineered by Oscar Autie
- Recorded at UOS $ Studios
- Mixed at Different Fur Studios