Gorilla_Biscuits_(album)

<i>Gorilla Biscuits</i> (album)

Gorilla Biscuits (album)

1988 EP by Gorilla Biscuits

Gorilla Biscuits is the first album, released as a 7-inch EP, by the hardcore band Gorilla Biscuits.[4][5] It was later released on CD.

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Critical reception

AllMusic gave the album a mixed review, writing that "the first release from hardcore legends Gorilla Biscuits is a vital part of the band's history but still far from the classic Start Today LP issued only a year later."[3]

Track listing (7-inch)

All songs written by Walter Schreifels.

Side A

  1. "High Hopes" – 2:25
  2. "Big Mouth" – 2:00
  3. "No Reason Why" – 1:53
  4. "GM2" – 0:21

Side B

  1. "Hold Your Ground" – 2:02
  2. "Breaking Free" – 1:13
  3. "Finish What You Started" – 1:41

Track listing (CD)

  1. "High Hopes" – 2:25
  2. "Big Mouth" – 2:00
  3. "No Reason Why" – 1:53
  4. "GM2" – 0:21
  5. "Hold Your Ground" – 2:02
  6. "Breaking Free" – 1:13
  7. "Finish What You Started" – 1:41
  8. "Sitting Round at Home" (Buzzcocks cover) – 1:43
  9. "Biscuit Power" – 1:24 (song also known elsewhere as "Gorilla Biscuits")
  10. "Short End of the Stick" – 1:32
  11. "Hold Your Ground" (Different lyrics) – 2:04
  12. "GM2" – 1:13 (song also known elsewhere as "Slut")
  • Tracks 8 to 12 are unlisted.

Members

  • CIV - vocals
  • Walter Schreifels - guitar[6]
  • Arthur Smilios - bass guitar
  • Luke Abbey - drums

References

  1. [1]
    "Revelation Records : Gorilla Biscuits - S/T". www.revelationrecords.com.
  2. [2]
    "Gorilla Biscuits - Gorilla Biscuits | Credits". AllMusic.
  3. [3]
    "Gorilla Biscuits - Gorilla Biscuits | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. [4]
    Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250083616 – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    "Gorilla Biscuits at House of Blues | Concert preview". Time Out Chicago.
  6. [6]
    "Walter Schreifels Talks About Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, and all of his Other Bands". Riot Fest. February 26, 2018.


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