Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion is the debut album by the Berkeley, California punk rock band The Mr. T Experience.[4][5][6] It was released in 1986 by Disorder Records.[7][8] The album established the band's presence in the prolific San Francisco Bay Area music scene of the late 1980s and the 1990s. Lookout! Records re-released the album in 1990 and again in 1995.
| Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 (re-released 1990 & 1995) | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, pop punk | |||
| Label | Disorder Records, Lookout![1] | |||
| The Mr. T Experience chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
Production
editThe album was recorded and mixed in one day.[9]
Critical reception
editTrouser Press called the album "sloppy mid-tempo punk that leaves tunefulness a goal more than an actual quality."[9] The East Bay Express wrote that it revels "in dopey pop culture."[10]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dr. Frank except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Big Lie" | 1:36 |
| 2. | "Just Your Way of Saying No" (Jon Von Zelowitz) | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Marine Recruiter" | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Sheep" | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Surfin' Mozart" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) | 0:30 |
| 6. | "Danny Partridge" | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Scientific" | 2:43 |
| 8. | "Disconnection" | 2:12 |
| 9. | "Surfin' Cows" (Zelowitz) | 2:11 |
| 10. | "I'm in Love with Paula Pierce" (Zelowitz) | 1:30 |
| 11. | "Big Mistake" | 2:36 |
| 12. | "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King; originally performed by The Monkees) | 1:42 |
| 13. | "Mary Mary" | 3:05 |
| 14. | "The Empty Experience" | 1:43 |
Performers
editReferences
edit- ^ Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 131.
- ^ "Everyone's Entitled to Their Own Opinion - The Mr. T Experience | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 768.
- ^ "Growing Pains". SF Weekly. September 1, 1999.
- ^ Winwood, Ian (November 20, 2018). Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306902734 – via Google Books.
- ^ Floyd, John (February 1, 1996). "Total Eclipse of the Punk Heart". Miami New Times.
- ^ Prested, Kevin (November 29, 2014). Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records. Microcosm Publishing. ISBN 9781621067221 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Perfect Sound Forever: Mr. T Experience". www.furious.com.
- ^ a b "Mr. T Experience". Trouser Press.
- ^ Kay, Lawrence R. "Show Business Is My Life". East Bay Express.