Undressed (Pansy Division album) explained

Undressed
Type:	Album
Artist:	Pansy Division
Cover:	Undressed (album).jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	July 1991 – August 1992
Genre:	Queercore, punk
Length:	32:59
Label:	Lookout!
Producer:	Pansy Division
Next Title:	Deflowered
Next Year:	1994

Undressed is the debut album by American queercore band Pansy Division, released in 1993 on Lookout! Records.^{[1] [2]}

Singer-songwriter Jon Ginoli had previously released Undressed independently on cassette tape in 1991, featuring a different line-up with bassist Chris Bowe which was recorded in Champaign, Illinois. Nine of the tracks from these sessions were included on the Lookout! release of the album.

Critical reception

Undressed received positive reviews from the independent music press. Trouser Press noted that "the horny band's genially explicit lyrics ... cut right to the chase."^[3] In a brief capsule review, AllMusic wrote that "these sex punks tunefully and loudly wag their penises and preferences about" and praised the "Byrds-influenced" "Boyfriend Wanted".^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Ginoli, except where noted.

1. "Versatile" – 3:01
2. "Fem in a Black Leather Jacket" – 2:04
3. "Bunnies" – 2:03
4. "Boyfriend Wanted" – 2:52
5. "The Story So Far" – 2:47
6. "Hippy Dude" – 3:02
7. "Curvature" – 2:17
8. "The Cocksucker Club" – 2:20
9. "Crabby Day" – 2:46
10. "Luck of the Draw" – 2:25
11. "Rock & Roll Queer Bar" (Ginoli/Ramones) – 1:40
12. "Surrender Your Clothing" – 3:59
13. "Anthem" – 2:24

Personnel

Pansy Division

• Jon Ginoli – vocals, guitars
• Chris Freeman – bass, backing vocals
• Patrick Hawley – drums

Additional musicians

• Sally Schlosstein – drums on tracks 4 and 7
• Chris Bowe – bass on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8-11, 13
• Kent Whitesall – lead guitar on tracks 1, 5, 6, 13, percussion on track 9

Notes and References

1. Book: Winwood . Ian . Smash!: Green Day, the Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion . 2018 . Hachette Books.
2. Book: Historical Theory and Methods Through Popular Music, 1970–2000 . 2017 . Palgrave Macmillan UK . 74.
3. Web site: Robbins . Ira . Pansy Division . Trouser Press . 6 July 2024.
4. Web site: Undressed Pansy Division . . Grega, Will.