Love (Flipper album)
| Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | Murky Slough | |||
| Genres | Hardcore punk, noise rock | |||
| Length | 42:25 | |||
| Label | MVD Audio[1] | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino[2] | |||
| Flipper chronology | ||||
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Love is the fourth studio album by the San Francisco-based punk rock band Flipper, released in 2009.[3][4] The album was issued more than 16 years after their previous studio album, 1993's American Grafishy. Love is the only Flipper studio album to date to include bassist Krist Novoselic.[5][6] The recording sessions took place at Novoselic's studio in Washington.[7][8]
Love was released simultaneously with the live album Fight, which was recorded in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.[9][10] Jack Endino recorded and produced both albums.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [11] |
| Boston Phoenix | [12] |
| Punknews.org | [13] |
The Austin Chronicle wrote: "These old dogs haven't learned any new tricks, but with Jack Endino in the producer's chair and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, they manage a raucous, post-punk retread that, after the teenaged delinquency of 'Be Good, Child!' goes off like 'Sex Bomb' closing 1982's seminal Album: Generic Flipper."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Bruce Loose, Ted Falconi, Krist Novoselic and Steve DePace.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be Good, Child!" | 1:42 |
| 2. | "Learn to Live" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Only One Answer" | 6:14 |
| 4. | "Live Real" | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Triple Mass" | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Love Fight" | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Transparent Blame" | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Why Can't You See?" | 6:32 |
| 9. | "Night Falls" | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Old Graves" | 8:51 |
| Total length: | 42:25 | |
Musicians and personnel
Flipper
- Bruce Loose – lead vocals
- Ted Falconi – guitar
- Krist Novoselic – bass; backing vocals on "Learn to Live"
- Steve DePace – drums; backing vocals on "Learn to Live"
Production
- Jack Endino – engineering, production
References
- 1 2 "Flipper". The Austin Chronicle.
- ↑ "MP3 at 3PM: Flipper". Magnet. July 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Flipper gets knifed, finds Love". SF Weekly. July 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Flipper hit the road with David Yow: the original unhinged noise-rock band, fronted by the king of unhinged noise rock". Chicago Reader.
- ↑ "Never Generic: Flipper Interviewed". The Quietus.
- ↑ Weidman, Rich (2022). Punk: The Definitive Guide to the Blank Generation and Beyond. Backbeat Books. p. 92.
- ↑ "Life Is the Only Thing Worth Living For: Flipper Interviewed". Clash.
- ↑ "Flipper Drafts Novoselic for New Album". Billboard.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom. "New Flipper Albums, Reissues on the Way". Pitchfork.
- ↑ "Flipper Return with Two New Albums". Exclaim!.
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ "Flipper Love". Boston Phoenix.
- ↑ "Flipper – Love". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 27, 2010.