Wasted...Again
Wasted…Again is an album released by American hardcore punk band Black Flag in 1987 on SST Records. It is a "best-of" compilation released after Black Flag's breakup in 1986. It features various songs about drinking and beer from their discography. In 2005, Spin named it one of "The Ten Greatest Compilations of the Spin Era".
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | January 1978 – March 1985 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 32:28 | |||
| Label | SST (166) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 7/10[4] |
| MusicHound Rock |  [5] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Wasted…Again is an album released by American hardcore punk band Black Flag in 1987 on SST Records. It is a "best-of" compilation released after Black Flag's breakup in 1986. It features various songs about drinking and beer from their discography.
In 2005, Spin named it one of "The Ten Greatest Compilations of the Spin Era".[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Greg Ginn except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wasted" (from the EP Nervous Breakdown) | Ginn, Keith Morris | 0:51 |
| 2. | "TV Party" (from the EP TV Party) | 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Six Pack" (from the EP Six Pack) | 2:20 | |
| 4. | "I Don't Care" (from the compilation album Everything Went Black) | Ginn, Morris | 1:00 |
| 5. | "I've Had It" (from the EP Nervous Breakdown) | 1:24 | |
| 6. | "Jealous Again" (from the EP Jealous Again) | 1:52 | |
| 7. | "Slip It In" (from the album Slip It In) | 6:16 | |
| 8. | "Annihilate This Week" (from the album Loose Nut) | 4:44 | |
| 9. | "Loose Nut" (from the album Loose Nut) | 4:33 | |
| 10. | "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" (from the compilation album Everything Went Black) | 2:00 | |
| 11. | "Louie, Louie" (from the single "Louie, Louie") | Richard Berry | 1:20 |
| 12. | "Drinking and Driving" (from the album In My Head) | Ginn, Henry Rollins | 3:22 |
Personnel
[edit]- Keith Morris – vocals on 1, 4–5, 10
- Ron Reyes – vocals on 6
- Dez Cadena – vocals on 3, 11, rhythm guitar on 2
- Henry Rollins – vocals on 2, 7–9, 12
- Greg Ginn – lead guitar on all tracks
- Chuck Dukowski – bass on 1–6, 10–11
- Kira Roessler – bass on 7–9, 12
- Brian Migdol – drums on 1, 4–5, 10
- ROBO – drums on 2–3, 6, 11
- Bill Stevenson – drums on 7–9, 12
References
[edit]- ^ Rabid, Jack. "Wasted...Again – Black Flag | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Martin C. Strong (1998). The Great Rock Discography (1st ed.). Canongate Books. ISBN 978-0-86241-827-4.
- ^ Gary Graff, ed. (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). London: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-0-7876-1037-1.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Black Flag". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "The Ten Greatest Compilations of the Spin Era 2005-07: Vol 21 Iss 7". Spin.
