It's for Your Own Good is the second EP by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was recorded in June 1996 at Birdland Studio, Melbourne. The lead track, "From Here on In", also provided the name for the band's singles compilation, which was released in 2004. The original cover art featured incorrect formatting of the word "It's" as "I'ts". This was rectified on later re-releases. The EP features a cover of The Cure's "10:15 Saturday Night".
| It's for Your Own Good | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 11 November 1996 | |||
| Recorded | June 1996 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, psychobilly | |||
| Length | 21:40 | |||
| Label | Rapido | |||
| Producer | Lindsay Gravina, Mike Alonso, The Living End | |||
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| Singles from It's for Your Own Good | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PunkNews.org |  [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic rated It's for Your Own Good as four-and-a-half stars out of five.[1] He felt that it had "Equal parts punk, ska, rockabilly and straightforward rock" and the group were "able to transfer the energy of their live performances to their studio recordings".[1]
The EP peaked at #99 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in March 1997.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From Here on In" | 2:42 |
| 2. | "English Army" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "One More Cell" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Stay Away from Me" | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Problem" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "10:15 Saturday Night" | 4:54 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 99 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Lewis, Jonathan. "It's for Your Own Good". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Juanse, J. M. (30 July 2001). "The Living End – It's for Your Own Good". PunkNews.org. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ 3TwoCan3 (16 January 2007). "The Living End – It's for Your Own Good". Sputnikmusic. Jeremy Ferwerda. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 168.