International War Criminal
International War Criminal is an EP by ''The Slackers'' first released in 2004. The five-song single, released by Thought Squad, continues the band's turn to more politically themed lyrics first heard on their 2003 release, '' Close My Eyes.'' The EP features a full-band version of the song "International War Criminal" which first appeared on Vic Ruggiero's second solo album, '' Alive at the Ladybug House''. A dub version of "Propaganda" also appears on '' The Slackers/Pulley Split'' and ''An Afternoon in Dub The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of Nor ...''. All five songs also appear on '' Peculiar'', although all except "Rider" are re-recorded. Track listing # "Propaganda" – 4:09 # "Rider" – 4:04 # "International War Criminal" – 3:20 # "Keep It Simple" – 3:15 # " ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Slackers
The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records. The members of the Slackers have also been known to perform in other bands and musical projects, including Reggae Workers of the World, David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven, Crazy Baldhead Sound System, Da Whole Thing, The Hall Trees, Stubborn All-Stars, and the SKAndalous All Stars. Vic Ruggiero performs as a solo act performing both original compositions as well as reworked Slackers songs, and has also played keyboards and piano on several Rancid albums. Career The band's second album, ''Redlight'', released on September 23, 1997, was ranked number seven in '' Billboard'' editor Carrie Bell's "The Year in Music (1997)" list. The album's track with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Close My Eyes (album)
Close My Eyes is an album by The Slackers. It was released in 2003. Artwork Cover photo references 9/11 in both the mushroom cloud and the newspaper on the table. Interior photographs/design advisor: Denny Renshaw. Cover photo: Jess Paikarovski. Band photos: Lynee Geller. Layout/design: Eddie Ocampo. Track listing All songs written by Vic Ruggiero, except where noted. # "Shankbön" (Glen Pine) – 3:54 # "Old Dog" (Dave Hillyard "Disco" Dave Hillyard is a tenor saxophonist originating from San Diego, California. He has performed in groups such as The Slackers, The Rocksteady Seven, The Donkey Show, Hepcat, Stubborn All-Stars, and has guested with the likes of Rancid ..., Ruggiero) – 4:57 # "Axes" – 3:33 # "Bin Waiting" (Hillyard, Ruggerio) – 3:57 # "Real War" (Marq Lyn, The Slackers) – 4:26 # "Lazy Woman" (Marcus Geard, Ruggerio) – 3:28 # "Mommy" – 3:01 # "Don't Wanna Go" – 4:03 # "Who Knows" – 4:26 # "Close My Eyes" – 3:45 # "I'll Stay Away" ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vic Ruggiero
Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, (also known as Rugaroo, Bad Vic or Lord Sluggo) is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in reggae, blues, ska and rocksteady bands since the early 1990s, including The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All Stars, Crazy Baldhead and The Silencers (not to be confused with the Scottish rock band The Silencers). He has also performed with punk rock band Rancid, both live and in the studio. He has released four solo acoustic albums and continues to tour and record worldwide. Ruggiero is known primarily as a singer and organist, although he also plays piano, bass, banjo, cigar box guitar, guitar, harmonica and percussion. Ruggiero is known for his deep distinct Bronx accent. His lyrics usually follow several themes, including the apocalypse, dark humor, political distrust, paranoia, murder, irony, romance and loneliness. His songs have ranged from narrative ballads to whimsical tunes inspired by Beat generation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alive At The Ladybug House
''Alive at the Ladybug House'' is the second solo, acoustic album from The Slackers' keyboardist/lead singer, Vic Ruggiero Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, (also known as Rugaroo, Bad Vic or Lord Sluggo) is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in reggae, blues, ska and rocksteady bands since the early 1990s, including The Slackers, Stubborn .... It was released in 2004. Recorded live at The Ladybug House in Pasadena, CA USA Track listing # "Mean + Nasty" (2:45) # "Vic's Lament" (2:36) # "'Til the Early Morning" (4:12) # "International War Criminal" (2:58) # "American Psychopath" (2:53) # "20 Flight Rock" (2:45) # "Parking Lot" (3:06) # "Yes It's True" (4:00) # "Animales" (5:44) # "86 The Mayo" (3:06) References 2004 live albums Vic Ruggiero albums {{2004-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Slackers/Pulley Split
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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An Afternoon In Dub
The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records. The members of the Slackers have also been known to perform in other bands and musical projects, including Reggae Workers of the World, David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven, Crazy Baldhead Sound System, Da Whole Thing, The Hall Trees, Stubborn All-Stars, and the SKAndalous All Stars. Vic Ruggiero performs as a solo act performing both original compositions as well as reworked Slackers songs, and has also played keyboards and piano on several Rancid albums. Career The band's second album, ''Redlight'', released on September 23, 1997, was ranked number seven in '' Billboard'' editor Carrie Bell's "The Year in Music (1997)" list. The album's track wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peculiar (album)
''Peculiar'' is an album by the New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on Hellcat Records in 2006. Track listing # "86 the Mayo" (Ruggiero) – 4:23 # "Peculiar" (Ruggiero) – 4:08 # "Propaganda" (Ruggiero/ Babajian/Geard) – 4:31 # "Crazy" (Ruggiero/The Slackers) – 3:31 # "Set the Girl Free" (Ruggiero) – 2:38 # "In Walked Capo" (Pine) – 3:21 # "I'd Rather Die Happy" (Ruggiero) – 2:59 # "What Went Wrong" (Pine) – 3:55 # "Keep It Simple" ( Hillyard/Ruggiero) – 3:05 # "International War Criminal" (Ruggiero) – 3:57 # "Sauron" (Hillyard) – 3:46 # "Rider" (Ruggiero) – 4:02 # "I Shall Be Released" ( B. Dylan) – 4:20 Personnel The Slackers' players * Ara Babajian – drums * Marcus Geard – bass, stick guitar, backing vocals * Dave Hillyard – saxophone * Jay Nugent – guitar * Glen Pine – trombone, vocals * Vic Ruggiero – organ, piano, guitar, vocals, etc. Additional players * Marc Lyn – backing vocals on 3, 5, 6, 12, 13 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2004 EPs
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |