Pleasant Screams is the eighth album by pop punk band The Queers and the sixth album released on Lookout! Records before they rescinded their master rights from the label. It was reissued by Asian Man Records with bonus tracks, all from the Today EP.

Pleasant Screams
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 9, 2002
June 19, 2007 (reissue)
RecordedSonic Iguana - Lafayette, IN
GenrePop punk, punk rock
LabelLookout! Records
LK-270
Asian Man Records (reissue)
ASM-147
ProducerMass Giorgini
The Queers chronology
Live In West Hollywood
(2001)
Pleasant Screams
(2002)
Summer Hits No. 1
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Punknews.org link
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Joe Queer, except where noted.

  1. "Get a Life and Live It" - 1:58
  2. "See Ya Later Fuckface" (King/Weasel) - 1:58
  3. "I Wanna Be Happy" (Ramone/King/Weasel) - 3:05
  4. "Danny Vapid" - 2:03
  5. "I Never Got the Girl" - 2:55
  6. "It's Cold Outside" (The Choir) - 2:47
  7. "Psycho Over You" (Weasel/Dirty Walter) - 2:33
  8. "Generation of Swine" - 1:53
  9. "Tic Tic Toc" (Metal Mike Saunders) - 1:58
  10. "I Don't Want You Hanging Around" (Weasel) - 2:17
  11. "Homo" - 1:57
  12. "You Just Gotta Blow My Mind" (Donovan) - 2:15
  13. "Debbie Be True" (Fantastic Baggies) - 2:09
  14. "Molly Neuman" - 14:40

Reissue bonus tracks

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  1. "Yeah Well Whatever" - 2:01
  2. "I Don't Wanna Go to the Moon" - 1:56
  3. "I've Had It with You" - 1:04
  4. "I'm the Boy for You" - 2:38
  5. "Salt Lake City" (The Beach Boys cover) - 2:25

Personnel

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  • Joe Queer - Guitar, Vocals
  • Dangerous Dave - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Matt Drastic - Drums
  • Gretchen Smear - Lead Vocals on "You Just Gotta Blow My Mind"
  • Philip Hill - Guitar, Vocals
  • Dan Lumley - Drums on "Molly Neuman"

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Pleasant Screams". Robert Christgau.