Peculiar (album)

Peculiar is an album by the New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on Hellcat Records in 2006.

Peculiar
Studio album by The Slackers
Released	2006
Recorded	at Ernesto's Club, Sittard, Version City, New Jersey, Coyote Studios
Genre	Ska
Length	48:42
Label	Hellcat Records
Producer	Vic Ruggiero Jeff "King Django" Baker
The Slackers chronology
Slack in Japan (2005) Peculiar (2006) Big Tunes! Hits & Misses from 1996 to 2006 (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	4/5
Drowned in Sound	7/10
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)
PopMatters
Punknews.org
The Skinny

Track listing

1. "86 the Mayo" (Ruggiero) – 4:23
2. "Peculiar" (Ruggiero) – 4:08
3. "Propaganda" (Ruggiero/Babajian/Geard) – 4:31
4. "Crazy" (Ruggiero/The Slackers) – 3:31
5. "Set the Girl Free" (Ruggiero) – 2:38
6. "In Walked Capo" (Pine) – 3:21
7. "I'd Rather Die Happy" (Ruggiero) – 2:59
8. "What Went Wrong" (Pine) – 3:55
9. "Keep It Simple" (Hillyard/Ruggiero) – 3:05
10. "International War Criminal" (Ruggiero) – 3:57
11. "Sauron" (Hillyard) – 3:46
12. "Rider" (Ruggiero) – 4:02
13. "I Shall Be Released" (B. Dylan) – 4:20

Personnel

The Slackers' players

• Ara Babajian – drums
• Marcus Geard – bass, stick guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Hillyard – saxophone
• Jay Nugent – guitar
• Glen Pine – trombone, vocals
• Vic Ruggiero – organ, piano, guitar, vocals, etc.

Additional players

• Marc Lyn – backing vocals on 3, 5, 6, 12, 13
• Alex Desert – backing vocals on 1, 5
• Larry McDonald – percussion on 12, 13
• Sidney Mills – organ on 13
• T.J. Scanlon – guitar on 3, 10, 12, 13
• Susan Walls – trumpet on 2, 8