American Grafishy
| American Grafishy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Length | 42:05 | |||
| Label | Def American | |||
| Producer | Flipper | |||
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American Grafishy is the third studio album by the San Francisco-based punk rock band Flipper.[1] It was released in 1992 by Def American; label president Rick Rubin had once been in a Flipper tribute band.[2][3] The album title is a pun on the coming-of-age film American Graffiti. The band promoted the album with a North American tour.[4]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Flipper.[5] The opening and closing tracks allude to former bandmember Will Shatter's death.[6] John Dogherty replaced Shatter on bass.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Chicago Tribune | [9] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [10] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[11] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[12] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 3/10[13] |
Trouser Press noted that "the band’s patented approach to noise still packs a punch."[14] The Chicago Reader deemed American Grafishy a "feeble reunion album."[15] The Boston Globe called it "semi-hooky, appealingly tortured, snarling, gnarled punk."[16] The Toronto Star considered it "hard, lean, exciting, vital."[17]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote: "What was once radical now sounds rote, and if a band capable of such titanic anarchy can even bother with a career, what does it say about the rest of us number-crunchers, dishwashers and wage slaves?"[18]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Flipper
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someday" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Flipper Twist" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "May the Truth Be Known" | 2:51 |
| 4. | "We're Not Crazy" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Fucked Up Once Again" | 5:31 |
| 6. | "Exist or Else" | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Distant Illusion" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Telephone" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "It Pays to Know" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Full Speed Ahead" | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 42:05 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Bruce Loose – lead and backing vocals
- Ted Falconi – guitar, illustration
- John Dougherty – bass, backing vocals
- Steve DePace – drums, backing vocals
Other personnel[edit]
- Flipper – producer, art direction
- Rick Rubin – executive producer
- Garry Creiman – associated producer, engineering
- Barrle Goshko – art direction, design
- Tami Herrick-Needham – design
- Jay Blakesberg – photography
References[edit]
- ^ "Flipper Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Something Fishy This Way Comes". East Bay Express. March 6, 2002.
- ^ Lepage, Mark (27 Feb 1993). "Cacophonous collision: Flipper Twist is anthem for slacker clubland generation". The Gazette. Montreal. p. E9.
- ^ "FLIPPER TO PLAY ANTICIPATED LAWTON GIG". Lawton Constitution. July 19, 1993. p. 11A.
- ^ "Album reviews — American Grafishy by Flipper". Billboard. 105 (4): 62. Jan 23, 1993.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (12 Feb 1993). "Rock That's Hell On the Listener". The Washington Post. p. N25.
- ^ Pahnelas, Bill (February 21, 1993). "FLIPPER, 'American Grafishy'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. J9.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Kot, Greg (1993-01-21). "Flipper American Grafishy (Def American)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Flipper". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 9780312245603.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Arnold, Gina (1993-02-19). "American Grafishy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780679755746.
- ^ "Flipper". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Pioneers of American Punk". Chicago Reader. October 12, 1995.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (21 Jan 1993). "FLIPPER AMERICAN GRAFISHY Def American". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 7.
- ^ Howell, Peter (30 Jan 1993). "Disc matchup". Toronto Star. p. G12.
- ^ Dollar, Steve (February 6, 1993). "American Grafishy Flipper". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. L20.
