The Best of Times (album) explained

The Best of Times
Type:	Album
Artist:	Murphy's Law
Cover:	The Best of Times.jpg
Released:	1991
Studio:	Studio 55 (Los Angeles)
Genre:	Hardcore punk
Label:	Relativity
Producer:	John "Norwood" and Phillip "Fish" Fisher
Prev Title:	Back with a Bong
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Good for Now EP
Next Year:	1991

The Best of Times is an album by the New York City hardcore punk band Murphy's Law, released in 1991.^{[1] [2]}

Production

The album was produced by Fishbone's John "Norwood" and Phillip "Fish" Fisher. "Ebony and Ivory" is a cover of the Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder song.^[3]

Critical reception

The Washington Post opined that the "eclecticism does provide for more variegation than is common on hardcore punk albums, but the band is still most convincing on such high-speed, relatively unadorned rockers as Freaktown' and the title song."^[4] The Chicago Tribune noted that "a hearty horn section punctuates and adds a wallop to the guitar assault." The Deseret News noted the "muscular riff-rock approach."^[5]

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 1:05
2. "The Best of Times" - 2:23
3. "Big Spliff" - 2:27
4. "Freaktown" - 2:37
5. "Tight" - 2:10
6. "Did You Play War?" - 1:59
7. "Ebony and Ivory" - 3:01
8. "Harder Than Who" - 2:12
9. "Car Song" - 2:02
10. "Beer Bath" - 2:06
11. "Sock It to Me Santa" - 1:52
12. "1%" - 2:30
13. "Burnt Toast" - 1:57
14. "Hemp for Victory" - 0:55

Notes and References

1. Web site: Murphy's Law Biography by John Bush . AllMusic . 21 January 2023.
2. Christman . Ed . Everything's Going Right for Murphy's Law . Billboard . Apr 6, 1996 . 108 . 14 . 18.
3. News: Locey . Bill . Murphy's Law . Los Angeles Times . 9 Apr 1992 . J12.
4. News: Jenkins . Mark . Murphy's Law: Mix Thrash, Ska . The Washington Post . 1 May 1992 . N13.
5. News: Vice . Jeff . Releases Show the Continuing Evolution of Punk Rock . Deseret News . March 14, 1992 . A6.