| Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah | |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes |
| Cover: | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah cover.jpg |
| Released: | October 19, 2004 |
| Recorded: | October 25, 2003 |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Length: | 46:36 |
| Label: | Fat Wreck Chords |
| Producer: | Ryan Greene |
| Prev Title: | Take a Break |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Love Their Country |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah is a live album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released on October 19, 2004, on Fat Wreck Chords.
It was recorded live at an actual bar mitzvah party,[1] and its runtime lasts their entire performance, including a break in which little can be heard other than the sounds of party guests wandering around and chatting amongst themselves. Jonny Wixen, the Bar Mitzvah boy, plays drums on one of the hidden tracks that are on the final track. The CD comes with footage of the bar mitzvah.
The album is almost entirely made up of songs that have not appeared on previous albums. The only exceptions are two hidden tracks: "Seasons in the Sun" from Have a Ball (1997) and "Sloop John B" from Blow in the Wind (2001).
Giving the album three stars, David Swanson with Rolling Stone magazine said the band members "revel in kitsch and irony", adding "What's not to like?"