''A Boy in a Man's World'' is the second studio album by
Mucky Pup
Mucky Pup were an American hardcore and crossover thrash band formed in Bergenfield, New Jersey, United States, in 1986, when brothers Chris (vocals) and John (drums) Milnes joined up with Scott Dottino (bass) and Dan Nastasi (guitar) as the cov ...
. The album was recorded at Nevessa Productions and released in 1989 through Torrid Records and
Roadrunner Records
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History
The label was launched in 1980 in t ...
. The album features a re-recorded version of "U-Stink-But-I-♥-U," which the band had previously won a
Bloom County
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songwriting contest with. The band would also shoot their first
music video
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for this song. The album also features "Batman", a song based on an
urban legend
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[Mikkelson, Barbara.]
The Buggering Batman
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. May 10, 2007. Retrieved on January 19, 2010. that also contains a snippet of the
title theme to the 1966 ''
Batman
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'' TV.
The album featured cover art by future
DC and
Marvel
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...
comic book artist
, who had previously done T-shirt art for the band as well.
Several years after the album went out of print, the band pressed their own version of the CD to sell on their website and at their occasional reunion shows. This version of the album contains five additional live songs not released on the original pressings.
Credits
* Chris Milnes (vocals)
* John Milnes (drums)
* Dan Nastasi (guitars)
* Dave Neabore (bass)
Track listing
# "U-Stink-But-I-♥-U"
# "Batman"
# "Someday"
# "Homosexual"
# "Reagan Knew"
# "Landscrapers"
# "Never Again"
# "Death By Cholesterol"
# "P.T.L. (We Want Your Money)"
# "A Boy in a Man's World"
# "Little Pigs"
# "All's Cool"
# "Jam It"
# "Whasky Wabbit"
# "Big Freeze"
# "Little Pigs Intro" *
# "Little Pigs" *
# "P.T.L. Intro" *
# "P.T.L." *
# "You Stink But I Love You" *
(* Live versions only available on Mucky Records re-issue)
References
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1989 albums
Mucky Pup albums