Television City Dream Explained

Television City Dream
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Screeching Weasel
Cover:	Tvcitydream.jpg
Released:	August 25, 1998 November 9, 2010
Recorded:	January–February, 1998 at Sonic Iguana Studios, Lafayette, IN and Uberstudio, Chicago, IL
Genre:	Punk rock
Length:	27:27
Label:	Fat Wreck Chords
Producer:	Mass Giorgini, Ben Weasel
Prev Title:	Bark Like a Dog
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Emo
Next Year:	1999

Television City Dream is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1998 through Fat Wreck Chords. It was the band's last album released through Fat Wreck Chords until First World Manifesto in 2011. The album is the first to feature new members Mass Giorgini, Zac Damon, and Dan Lumley. The cover art was done by Giorgini's father, noted artist Aldo Giorgini. The songs on the album are notably faster than previous Screeching Weasel albums. The album was re-released on November 9, 2010, featuring five bonus tracks from the original recording sessions.^[1]

The title of the album comes from the song "The Prisoner" by D.O.A., which was covered by Weasel during the album's sessions and released on the compilation Thank You Very Little.

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Weasel.

1. "Count to Three" - 1:34
2. "Speed of Mutation" - 2:39
3. "Dummy Up" - 1:42
4. "Your Morality" - 1:52
5. "Dirty Needles" - 0:27
6. "Breaking Point" - 2:00
7. "Outside of You" - 2:50
8. "We Are the Generation X" - 1:34
9. "Identity Crisis" - 1:40
10. "The First Day of Winter" - 2:46
11. "Plastic Bag" - 0:59
12. "I Don't Give a Fuck" - 0:52
13. "Only a Test" - 0:37
14. "Pervert at Large" (The Vindictives cover) - 3:23
15. "Burn It Down" - 2:32

2010 re-release

1. "Count to Three"
2. "Speed of Mutation"
3. "Dummy Up"
4. "Video" *
5. "Your Morality"
6. "Dirty Needles"
7. "Punk Rock Explained" *
8. "Breaking Point"
9. "My Own World" *
10. "Outside of You"
11. "We Are the Generation X"
12. "Identity Crisis"
13. "The First Day of Winter"
14. "Crybaby" *
15. "Shut the Hell Up" *
16. "Plastic Bag"
17. "I Don't Give a Fuck"
18. "Only a Test"
19. "Pervert at Large" (The Vindictives cover)
20. "Burn It Down"

Personnel

• Ben Weasel - lead vocals
• John Jughead - guitar
• Zac Damon - guitar, backing vocals
• Mass Giorgini - bass
• Dan Lumley - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: *Screeching Weasel* _Television City Dream_ Reissue, out November 9th! - News: Fat Wreck Chords . Fatwreck.com . November 9, 2010 . March 11, 2012.