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Ghetto Blaster (Red Aunts album)

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Ghetto Blaster
Studio album by
Released1998
GenrePunk rock
Length31:31
LabelEpitaph
ProducerMick Collins
Red Aunts chronology
Saltbox
(1996)
Ghetto Blaster
(1998)

Ghetto Blaster is the last full-length album by the Red Aunts.[1][2] It was released on April 21, 1998, on Epitaph Records.[3][4]

It was produced by Mick Collins, of the Gories.[5]

Critical reception

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The Albuquerque Journal called the album a "garage rock classic," listing it as one of the best albums of 1998.[6] The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that "these no-nonsense punk rock grrrls capture the intensity of a small club, and more important, the noisiness of one, too."[7]

Track listing

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  1. "I'm Crying" – 3:54
  2. "Poison Steak" – 2:04
  3. "The Things You See, The Things You Don't" – 2:01
  4. "Midnight in the Jungle" – 3:29
  5. "Exene" – 2:59
  6. "Fade In/Fade Out" – 3:07
  7. "Alright!" – 2:11
  8. "Who?" – 2:08
  9. "Skeleton Hand" – 3:29
  10. "Wrecked" – 1:39
  11. "I'm Bored With You" – 0:40
  12. "Cookin', Cleanin' and Cryin'" – 3:50

References

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  1. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (November 13, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 9780958268400 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Red Aunts' Debi Martini Has Died". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Epitaph Records: Red Aunts - Ghetto Blaster". Epitaph Records. 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 13, 2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306533 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Red Aunts to celebrate new greatest hits double LP at El Cid". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 2014.
  6. ^ Rodriguez, Kenn (25 Dec 1998). "One reviewer's choices for best albums of '98". Albuquerque Journal. p. E13.
  7. ^ Garin, Nina (April 23, 1998). "ALBUM REVIEWS - PUNK". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 25.