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1995 studio album by Lifetime
Hello Bastards
Released September 25, 1995 Recorded May and June 1995 at Trax East Studio, New Jersey
Genre Length 21 :37
Label
Jade Tree
Hello Bastards is the second full-length album by the
punk rock band
Lifetime . It was recorded at Trax East Studio in
New Jersey , USA, during May and June 1995 and was released by
Jade Tree Records on September 25, 1995. On February 20, 2010,
No Idea Records re-released the album on 12" color vinyl.
Musical style
The album has been described musically as
punk rock ,
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
melodic hardcore ,
[6]
[7]
hardcore punk ,
[2]
[5]
emo ,
[5]
[8] and
pop-punk .
[1]
Critical reception
Journalists Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley included the album in their list of the most essential emo releases in their book Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture (2007).
[8] "(The Gym Is) Neutral Territory" appeared at number 52 on a best-of emo songs list by
Vulture .
[9]
Track listing
"Daneurysm" – 1:12
"Rodeo Clown" – 2:03
"Anchor" – 2:23
"I'm Not Calling You" – 2:31
"Bobby Truck Tricks" – 2:26
"(The Gym Is) Neutral Territory" – 2:20
"I Like You OK" – 0:49
"
It's Not Funny Anymore " (
Hüsker Dü cover) – 2:03
"Irony Is for Suckers" – 1:44
"What She Said" – 1:04
"Knives, Bats, New Tats" – 1:57
"Ostrichsized" – 2:25
Limited colored vinyl editions
Jade Tree Records
550 copies on white vinyl
500 copies on purple vinyl
No Idea Records
February 20, 2010
500 mysterious int
500 gruesome green
500 blank stare white
Personnel
Lifetime
Ari Katz – vocals
Dan Yemin – guitar
Pete Martin – guitar
Dave Palaitis – bass guitar
Scott Golley – drums
Production
Steve Evetts – production, engineering, mixing
Michael Sarsfield – mastering
John Yates – graphics
Tim Owen – photography
References
Citations
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a
b
c D'Angelo, Peter J.
"Hello Bastards - Lifetime | Songs, Reviews, Credits" .
AllMusic . Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
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a
b
c Bayer, Jonah (February 1, 2011).
"Lifetime, Hello Bastards" .
Wondering Sound . Archived from
the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
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"30 albums we can't believe turn 20 this year" .
Alternative Press . January 20, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
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"Lifetime: Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey" . Pitchfork .
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a
b
c Barnard, Laurent (February 5, 2015).
"This Is Hardcore: Lifetime – Hello Bastards" .
Louder Sound . Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^
a
b Alex (May 26, 2015).
"Lifetime – Hello Bastards" . Punknews.org. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^ Heller, Jason (January 14, 2014).
"Punk turned in on itself in 1995, and out came the wolves" .
The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^
a
b Simon; Kelley 2007, pp. 168–9
^ Cohen, Ian; Anthony, David; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020).
"100 Best Emo Songs of All Time" .
Vulture . Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
Sources
External links
Ari Katz
Dan Yemin
Pete Martin
Dave Palaitis
Scott Golley
Justin Janisch
David Wagenshutz
Scott St. Hiliare
Chris Corvino
Chris Daly
Linda Kay
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