Hello Bastards Explained

Hello Bastards
Type:Album
Artist:Lifetime
Cover:Hellobastards.JPG
Released:September 25, 1995
Recorded:May and June 1995 at Trax East Studio, New Jersey
Length:21:37
Label:Jade Tree
Prev Title:Background
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Jersey's Best Dancers
Next Year:1997

Hello Bastards is the second full-length album by the punk rock band Lifetime. It was recorded at Trax East Studio in New Jersey, USA, during May and June 1995 and was released by Jade Tree Records on September 25, 1995. On February 20, 2010, No Idea Records re-released the album on 12" color vinyl.

Musical style

The album has been described musically as punk rock,[1] [2] [3] melodic hardcore,[4] hardcore punk,[3] emo,[3] and pop-punk.

Critical reception

Journalists Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley included the album in their list of the most essential emo releases in their book Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture (2007).[5] "(The Gym Is) Neutral Territory" appeared at number 52 on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Daneurysm" – 1:12
  2. "Rodeo Clown" – 2:03
  3. "Anchor" – 2:23
  4. "I'm Not Calling You" – 2:31
  5. "Bobby Truck Tricks" – 2:26
  6. "(The Gym Is) Neutral Territory" – 2:20
  7. "I Like You OK" – 0:49
  8. "It's Not Funny Anymore" (Hüsker Dü cover) – 2:03
  9. "Irony Is for Suckers" – 1:44
  10. "What She Said" – 1:04
  11. "Knives, Bats, New Tats" – 1:57
  12. "Ostrichsized" – 2:25

Limited colored vinyl editions

Jade Tree Records

No Idea Records

February 20, 2010

Personnel

Lifetime

Production

References

Citations

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 albums we can't believe turn 20 this year. January 20, 2015. Alternative Press. April 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: Lifetime: Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey. Pitchfork.
  3. Web site: Barnard. Laurent. February 5, 2015. This Is Hardcore: Lifetime – Hello Bastards. April 29, 2022. Louder Sound.
  4. Web site: Heller. Jason. January 14, 2014. Punk turned in on itself in 1995, and out came the wolves. April 29, 2022. The A.V. Club.
  5. Simon; Kelley 2007, pp. 168–9
  6. Web site: Cohen. Ian. Anthony. David. Corcoran. Nina. Garland. Emma. Nelson. Brad. February 13, 2020. 100 Best Emo Songs of All Time. April 29, 2022. Vulture.