American Grafishy Explained
| American Grafishy |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Flipper |
| Cover: | Americangrafishy.jpg |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Length: | 42:05 |
| Label: | Def American |
| Producer: | Flipper |
| Prev Title: | Gone Fishin' |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Love |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
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]
Production
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]
Critical reception
Trouser Press noted that "the band’s patented approach to noise still packs a punch."[8] The Chicago Reader deemed American Grafishy a "feeble reunion album."[9] The Boston Globe called it "semi-hooky, appealingly tortured, snarling, gnarled punk."[10] The Toronto Star considered it "hard, lean, exciting, vital."[11]
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?"[12]
Personnel
- Bruce Loose – lead and backing vocals
- Ted Falconi – guitar, illustration
- John Dougherty – bass, backing vocals
- Steve DePace – drums, backing vocals
Other personnel
- Flipper – producer, art direction
- Rick Rubin – executive producer
- Garry Creiman – associated producer, engineering
- Barrle Goshko – art direction, design
- Tami Herrick-Needham – design
- Jay Blakesberg – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: Flipper Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
- Web site: Something Fishy This Way Comes. East Bay Express . March 6, 2002.
- News: Lepage . Mark . Cacophonous collision: Flipper Twist is anthem for slacker clubland generation . The Gazette . 27 Feb 1993 . Montreal . E9.
- News: FLIPPER TO PLAY ANTICIPATED LAWTON GIG . Lawton Constitution . July 19, 1993 . 11A.
- Album reviews — American Grafishy by Flipper . Billboard . Jan 23, 1993 . 105 . 4 . 62.
- News: Jenkins . Mark . Rock That's Hell On the Listener . The Washington Post . 12 Feb 1993 . N25.
- News: Pahnelas . Bill . FLIPPER, 'American Grafishy' . Richmond Times-Dispatch . February 21, 1993 . J9.
- Web site: Flipper . Trouser Press . 1 September 2022.
- Web site: Pioneers of American Punk. October 12, 1995. Chicago Reader.
- News: Sullivan . Jim . FLIPPER AMERICAN GRAFISHY Def American . The Boston Globe . 21 Jan 1993 . Calendar . 7.
- News: Howell . Peter . Disc matchup . Toronto Star . 30 Jan 1993 . G12.
- News: Dollar . Steve . American Grafishy Flipper . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . February 6, 1993 . L20.
