Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle Explained

Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Skankin' Pickle
Cover:	SingAlongWithSP.jpg
Released:	1994 February 23, 1996 (Dr. Strange) December 14, 1999 (Asian Man)
Genre:	Ska punk, punk rock, third wave ska
Length:	42:07
Label:	Dill Records, Asian Man Records, Dr. Strange Records
Producer:	Ron Rigler, Skankin' Pickle
Prev Title:	Skankin' Pickle Fever
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Skankin' Pickle Live
Next Year:	1995

Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle is the third studio album by the American ska punk band Skankin' Pickle.^[1] It was released on Dill Records in 1994.^{[2] [3]} Four of the bandmembers contributed to the songwriting.^[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[5]

The album was re-issued on Asian Man Records in 1999.

Track list

1. "Rotten Banana Legs" (Knackstedt) – 3:03
2. "$13,000 Is A Lot Of Food!" (Park) – 1:59
3. "Turning Japanese" (The Vapors) – 3:12
4. "Onyonghasayo" (Park) – 1:31
5. "Take A Look" (Knackstedt) – 2:05
6. "I'm In Love With A Girl Named Spike" (Park) – 1:35
7. "Smorgasborgnine" (Nylander) – 2:03
8. "Go Home Now" (Park) – 2:08
9. "Thick Ass Stout" (Nylander) – 4:53
10. "20 Nothing" (Miller) – 3:59
11. "It's Margaret Cho" (Park) – 1:26
12. "Hate" (Park) – 1:54
13. "As Close As You Think" (Nylander/Knackstedt) – 2:08
14. "Pabu Boy" (Park) – 1:15
15. "Watch Your Tone" (Phelps/Knackstedt) – 7:15
16. Hidden track – 1:48

Personnel

• Lynette Knackstedt - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 5, 8 and 15
• Gerry "Hulk Hogan" Lundquist - slide trombone, vocals
• Chuck Phelps - drums
• Ian "Guru" Miller - bass, vocals, lead vocals on track 10
• Lars Nylander - valve trombone, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 7, 12 and 13
• Mike "Bruce Lee" Park - saxophone, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11 and 14

Additional musicians

• Darren Fletcher - keyboards on track 11
• "Smokin'" Neal Okin - trumpet on tracks 5, 7, 9 and 13

Production

• Engineered by Oscar Autie
• Recorded at UOS $ Studios
• Mixed at Different Fur Studios

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hell of a Hat: The Rise of ’90s Ska and Swing. Kenneth. Partridge. September 14, 2021. Penn State Press. Google Books.
2. Web site: MUSIC : One Reason to Reach for the Ska : Skankin' Pickle is a busy practitioner of a dance-happy genre that has taken root in California and that seems to be getting bigger.. November 3, 1994. Los Angeles Times.
3. News: Vice . Jeff . SKANKIN' PICKLE BRINGING ITS OWN FLAVOR OF `SKAFUNKRASTAPUNK' TO PROVO FRIDAY . Deseret News . September 12, 1994 . C4.
4. News: Cubarrubia . Eydie . SKANKIN' PICKLE BUILDS A FOLLOWING WITH FANS OF SKA MUSIC . The Bradenton Herald . October 7, 1994 . W14.
5. News: Wolfinsohn . Deborah J. . Quick Picks . Austin American-Statesman . October 13, 1994 . Music . 4.