The Great Rocksteady Swindle
2010 studio album by The Slackers
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Studio album by The Slackers | ||||
Released | April 20, 2010 | |||
Recorded | October 2009 | |||
Genre | Ska | |||
Length | 53:44 | |||
Label | Hellcat Records | |||
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The Great Rocksteady Swindle is the twelfth studio album from New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on April 20, 2010, on Hellcat Records.
The Great Rocksteady Swindle was intended to showcase a more spontaneous, less produced side of the band. The album was recorded in three days in Berlin while the band was on tour. All six members of the band were asked to contribute songs and a total of 25 tracks were recorded, 15 of which appear on the final album. It is the first Slackers album to feature songs written by all the members of the band.
The album title is a reference to the film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "How It Feels" | Ruggiero | 3:38 |
2. | "Because" | Ruggiero | 2:52 |
3. | "Mr. Tragedy" | Babajian | 3:40 |
4. | "Sabina" | Ruggiero, Phil Nerges | 4:18 |
5. | "Cheated" | Babajian, Geard, Hillyard | 4:19 |
6. | "Daddy" | Hillyard | 3:10 |
7. | "A Long Way Off" | Nugent | 3:34 |
8. | "Bo Evil" | Pine | 3:01 |
9. | "Tool Shed" | Geard | 3:14 |
10. | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Bill Withers | 3:54 |
11. | "Don't Look Back" | Ruggiero | 4:23 |
12. | "Anastasia" | Pine | 3:51 |
13. | "Thank You" | Hillyard | 2:46 |
14. | "The TV Dinner Song" | Geard | 3:20 |
15. | "The Same Everyday" | Nugent | 3:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Ain't No Sunshine (Dub Mix) [Bonus Track]" | 3:00 |
17. | "Because Dub (Bonus Track)" | 2:58 |
18. | "Cheated Dub (Bonus Track)" | 4:28 |
Vinyl track listing
Side one
- "Cheated"
- "Because"
- "A Long Way Off"
- "The Same Everyday"
- "Mr. Tragedy (extended)"
Side two
- "Bo Evil"
- "Tool Shed"
- "Don't Look Back"
- "How It Feels"
- "Ain't No Sunshine"
- "Thank You"
Personnel
Players
- Ara Babajian – drums
- Marcus Geard – bass
- Dave Hillyard – saxophone
- Jay Nugent – guitar
- Glen Pine – trombone, vocals
- Vic Ruggiero – organ, piano, vocals, harmonica
References
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The Slackers
- Vic Ruggiero
- Jay Nugent
- Dave Hillyard
- Glen Pine
- Marcus Geard
- Ara Babajian
- Jeremy Mushlin
- Marc Lyn
- TJ Scanlon
- Dave Hahn
- Luis Zuluaga
- Allen Teboul
- Better Late Than Never
- Redlight
- The Question
- Wasted Days
- Close My Eyes
- An Afternoon in Dub
- Slackness (with Chris Murray)
- Peculiar
- The Boss Harmony Sessions
- Self Medication
- The Great Rocksteady Swindle
- The Radio
- The Slackers
- The Slackers
- International War Criminal