Strictly Rude is the fourth full length album from Boston

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

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 act Big D and the Kids Table

Big D and the Kids Table

Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...

. The album peaked at 42 on Billboard's

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 Top Heatseekers

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 chart.

Title track

The album's title track "Strictly Rude" is largely derived from Althea & Donna

Althea & Donna

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's Uptown Top Ranking which topped the UK charts in February 1978. While most of the song's lyrics have been rewritten to bear little semblance to the Althea & Donna

Althea & Donna

Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae singing duo, best known for their 1977 single "Uptown Top Ranking" which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978.-Career:...

 version, the song's chorus sees the original line "Strictly Roots"http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.hart/lyricsa/althia.html changed to the track and album's title, "Strictly Rude".

Noise Complaint

Possibly the album's biggest hit, it rose to popularity based on its popular DIY music video that is rising in popularity on youtube and other video sharing websites.

Track listing

1. "Steady Riot" - 2:38
2. "Noise Complaint" - 3:12
3. "Shining On" - 3:14
4. "Souped-Up Vinyl" - 3:43
5. "Deadpan Face" - 2:31
6. "Snakebite" - 3:29
7. "Strictly Rude" - 4:45
8. "Try Out Your Voice" - 2:49
9. "Hell On Earth" - 3:05
10. "Fly Away" - 1:46
11. "Breaking The Bottle" - 2:15
12. "Raw Revolution" - 2:53
13. "Relocate The Beat" - 3:43
14. "The One" - 4:01
15. "She Knows Her Way" - 7:22
16. "Half Way Home" - (Vinyl Only)

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak position
2007	Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	41

Personnel

• David McWane
  David McWane
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   - vocals
  Singing
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  , melodica
  Melodica
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• Sean P. Rogan - guitar
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  , organ
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  , piano
  Piano
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  , clavinet
  Clavinet
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  , vocals
• Steve Foote - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Jon "JR" Reilly - drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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  , omnichord
  Omnichord
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  , vocals
• Ryan O'Connor - saxophone
  Saxophone
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  , melodica, vocals
• Dan Stoppelman - trumpet
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• Paul E. Cuttler - trombone
  Trombone
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• David and Alex - high-five on "Noise Complaint"
• Paul Q. Kolderie - mixing, shaker on "Shining On"