Happy Birthday to Me (album) explained

Happy Birthday to Me
Type:studio
Artist:The Muffs
Cover:HappyBirthdaytome.jpg
Released:May 20, 1997
Genre:Punk rock, pop punk, garage rock
Length:35:37
Label:Reprise
Producer:Kim Shattuck
Prev Title:Blonder and Blonder
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow
Next Year:1999

Happy Birthday to Me is the third album by the American pop punk band The Muffs.[1] It was released in 1997 on Reprise Records.[2]

Happy Birthday to Me was vocalist/guitarist Kim Shattuck's favorite Muffs album.[3]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "the band's most convincing songs are designed for those with short attention spans and bad attitudes: Shattuck's guitar snarls, she gripes and then they're over."[4] The Los Angeles Times called the songs "concise, crisply played and melodic."[5] Salon wrote that the album "takes the listener on a blissful, blistering 45-minute joyride."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Shattuck.

  1. "Crush Me" - 1.48
  2. "That Awful Man" - 1.59
  3. "Honeymoon" - 1.55
  4. "All Blue Baby" - 2.50
  5. "My Crazy Afternoon" - 2.35
  6. "Is It All Okay?" - 3.01
  7. "Pennywhore" - 1.21
  8. "Outer Space" - 3.12
  9. "I'm a Dick" - 1.53
  10. "Nothing" - 1.28
  11. "Where Only I Could Go" - 2.09
  12. "Upside Down" - 2.42
  13. "You and Your Parrot" - 2.17
  14. "Keep Holding Me" - 3.09
  15. "The Best Time Around" - 3.18

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roadkill. www.austinchronicle.com.
  2. Web site: The Muffs | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  3. Book: Davidson, Eric. We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001. November 27, 2010. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879309725. Google Books.
  4. Web site: THE MUFFS. Mark. Jenkins. July 18, 1997. www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. Web site: Rough Tough Muffs. August 20, 1997. Los Angeles Times.
  6. Web site: Sharps and Flats: The Muffs. May 24, 1997. Salon.

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