Dorkrockcorkrod Explained

Dorkrockcorkrod
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Ergs!
Cover:	Dorkrockcorkrod.jpg
Released:	June 15, 2004 (CD) September 9, 2005 (Vinyl)
Recorded:	2003–2004
Genre:	Pop punk, punk rock
Length:	35:22
Producer:	Christopher Pierce and The Ergs!
Next Title:	Upstairs/Downstairs
Next Year:	2007

Dorkrockcorkrod is the debut full-length album by The Ergs!. Originally released in 2004, in 2017 Rolling Stone listed it as #34 on their "50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums" list.^[1] The album was released on CD on Whoa Oh Records.^[2] Its vinyl pressing on Don Giovanni Records would be that label's first full-length release.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Yannich except where noted.

1. "First Song, Side One" – 0:21
2. "A Very Pretty Song for a Very Special Young Lady Part 2" – 1:46
3. "Extra Medium" (Joe Keller) – 2:05
4. "Fishbulb" (Jeff Schroek) – 2:14
5. "Most Violent Rap Group" – 1:24
6. "Pray for Rain" – 2:21
7. "Saturday Nite Crap-O-Rama" – 2:13
8. "Running, Jumping, Standing Still" – 2:23
9. "It's Never Going To Be the Same Again" (Joe Keller) – 2:30
10. "August 19th" – 2:22
11. "Maybe I'm the New Messiah" (Rick Mayall, Jeff Schroek) – 0:26
12. "Rod Argent" – 2:18
13. "Everything Falls Apart... And More" – 3:02
14. "Vampire Party" (Paul Roessler) – 2:31
15. "I Feel Better Tonight" (Jeff Schroek) – 1:54
16. "180° Emotional Ollie" – 5:32

Personnel

The Ergs

• Mike Yannich – lead vocals, drums, percussion, rhythm guitar
• Jeff Schroek – lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals on tracks 4 and 15
• Joe Keller – bass, Rik Mayall imitation on track 11

Additional personnel

• Christopher Pierce– backing vocals on track 2, production, mixing
• Tim Naumann– hardcore credibility on track 11
• Alan Douches– mastering

Notes and References

1. The 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums. Rolling Stone. 15 November 2017.
2. Web site: Dorkrockcorkrod - the Ergs | Releases | AllMusic. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Photos: For 10 years, Don Giovanni Records captures New Brunswick sound. 2 November 2013.