''Devil's Night Out'' is the debut studio album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released in 1990 by

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. It was one of the first albums to mix ska and hardcore punk.

Production

The album was produced by

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. Jimmy Gestapo, of Murphy's Law, duets on "A Little Bit Ugly."

Critical reception

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called the album "an energetic, skankin' party album fusing ska with punk and hard rock, with more of an emphasis on ska than the band would show on later records." ''

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'' wrote that the album "doesn't blend ska and hardcore so much as it bashes them together." ''

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'' called it "a strong and confident debut."

Track listing

All tracks written by Dicky Barrett and Joe Gittleman #"Devil's Night Out" – 2:35 #"Howwhywuz, Howwhyam" – 2:32 #"Drunks And Children" – 2:36 #"Hope I Never Lose My Wallet" – 2:06 #"Haji" – 2:03 #"The Bartender's Song" – 2:16 #"Patricia" – 2:48 #"The Cave (Cognito Fiesta Version)" – 2:12 #"Do Somethin' Crazy" – 2:27 #"A Little Bit Ugly" – 3:47

Japan CD bonus tracks

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" – 2:57 *Previously available on '' Where'd You Go?'' EP.

Personnel

* Dicky Barrett – lead vocals, artwork *

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– guitar, backing vocals *

Joe Gittleman Joe Gittleman (born April 6, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American musician, best known as the bass guitar player for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. His proficiency on bass earned him the nickname "the Bass Fiddleman." Career Gittlem ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton Tim Burton (born John Timothy Burton; 1963), known professionally as Johnny Vegas, is an American musician who played saxophone for the band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Burton was one of the four remaining founding band members when the Bosstone ...

– saxophone, backing vocals *Tim Bridewell – trombone *Josh Dalsimer – drums *Ben Carr – Bosstone, backing vocals *

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– keyboards, backing vocals *Bill Conway – trombone, percussion, backing vocals *Vinny Nobile of the

Bim Skala Bim Bim Skala Bim formed in Boston as a ska band that was influenced by the bands in England’s two-tone movement as well as artists such as the Clash, UB40 and Bob Marley. Their "Boston Blue Beat" sound, a mix of upbeat two-tone ska, rock ‘n’ r ...

– horns *Mike Costello – harmonica * Jimmy Gestapo – guest vocals on track 10 * Paul Q. Kolderie – producer, engineer *

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– producer, engineer *Rob Dimit – engineer *R. Spencer – graphic design, layout design *Jane Gulick – design

References

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