Excuse Seventeen Explained

Excuse Seventeen
Type:	Album
Artist:	Excuse 17
Cover:	Excuse Seventeen Cover Art.jpg
Released:	1994
Genre:	Punk rock
Length:	30:09
Label:	Atlas Records, Chainsaw Records
Next Title:	Such Friends Are Dangerous
Next Year:	1995

Excuse Seventeen is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Excuse 17. It was released in 1994 on vinyl by Atlas Records and CD by Chainsaw Records.

Critical reception

Jimmy Draper, reviewer of Allmusic, awarded the album 3 stars, stating that Excuse Seventeen is an "impressive debut, surging forward with a live-wire energy and stark honesty that helped make the riot grrrl scene so compelling in the first place."^[1] However, he also felt that the album can sound dated at times, with the exception of the tracks "Carson", "Imaginary Friend", "Hope You Feel Bad", and "Code Red", which were said to have "wonderfully withstood the test of time."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Vanishing Act" – 3:03
2. "Two Faced" – 2:03
3. "Cut and Dry" – 2:58
4. "Hope You Feel Bad" – 2:51
5. "Despise" – 2:17
6. "Carson" – 3:19
7. "Code Red" – 2:59
8. "We're the Seniors (And We Rule the School)" – 2:42
9. "Imaginary Friend" – 2:26
10. "Groundhog's Day" – 3:28
11. "Break and Enter" – 2:03

Personnel

• Becca Albee – guitar, vocals
• Carrie Brownstein – guitar, vocals
• Curtis James – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimmy Draper . . Excuse 17 Review . 2013-01-06.