American Grafishy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Length | 42:05 | |||
Label | Def American | |||
Producer | Flipper | |||
Flipper chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
Review scores | |
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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]
All tracks are written by Flipper
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |