Happy Hour (Youth Brigade album)

Happy Hour
Studio album by
Youth Brigade
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1994
RecordedJanuary 1994 at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California (except track 11, March 1993)
GenreHardcore punk[1]
LabelBYO Records[2]
Youth Brigade chronology
The Dividing Line
(1986) 		Happy Hour
(1994) 		Sink With Kalifornija
(1994)

Happy Hour is a studio album by the Los Angeles–based hardcore punk band Youth Brigade, released in 1994.[3][4] It was the band's first full-length studio album since their second album Sound & Fury, released 11 years earlier. However, in the 11 years they had released two EPs, as well as one album under the name The Brigade, when bassist/vocalist Adam Stern was on hiatus from the band for six years, from 1985 to 1991. The band supported the album with the "10 Years of BYO in Yer Face" tour.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic wrote that "the songs are speedy and socially conscious as usual, with that Southern California hardcore feel."[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Shawn Stern and Mark Stern, except where noted.

  1. "All Style, No Substance" (Shawn Stern, Adam Stern) (2:24)
  2. "Better Without You" (4:03)
  3. "Punk Rock Mom" (2:07)
  4. "Guns Are For..." (Shawn Stern, Adam Stern) (2:03)
  5. "Let Me Be" (2:38)
  6. "It's Not Enough" (Shawn Stern) (2:36)
  7. "Alive By Machine" (Shawn Stern, Adam Stern) (2:45)
  8. "It Just Doesn't Matter" (2:29)
  9. "Wanted" (Shawn Stern) (3:21)
  10. "Volare" (Domenico Modugno, Mitchell Parish) (2:02)
  11. "Sad But True" (3:35)
  12. "This Is a Life" (Shawn Stern, Adam Stern) (2:31)
  13. "Deep Inside of Me" (2:05)

Personnel

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  • Shawn Stern − guitars, vocals
  • Adam Stern − bass, vocals
  • Mark Stern − drums, vocals

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Youth Brigade – Happy Hour Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Boehm, Mike (1 Dec 1994). "IN HUNTINGTON BEACH: CADILLAC TRAMPS". OC Live. Los Angeles Times. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Youth Brigade Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Locey, Bill (1 Dec 1994). "Youth Brigade Marches to Punk Rock Cadence". Los Angeles Times. p. J31.
  5. ^ Morris, Chris (Dec 3, 1994). "Flag Waving". Billboard. 106 (49): 81.


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