''Don't Know How to Party'' is the third full-length album by the American

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band

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. From the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky ...

, which was released in 1993. ''Don't Know How to Party'' was The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' major label debut on

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, their first venture away from their original label

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. The album reached #187 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and spawned several singles, including the Bosstones fan favorite—"Someday I Suppose" (#19 Billboard

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). Lead singer Dicky Barret would later state that, "When we made `Don't Know How to Party', no one knew where e erecoming from". Bassist

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 Gittlema ...

stated that the album was "slower than urother records."

Reception

Gregory Perez of the Tampa Bay Times said that the album "packs quite a wallop. While it isn't all ska, as Barrett is quick to point out, it is all Bosstones. Songs such as A Man Without and Issachar maintain the harder-than-calculus anthems that make live Bosstones shows such a brutal pleasure." AllMusic writer Steve Huey gave the album 2 and 1/2 stars, explaining that "the lackluster songwriting renders this album necessary for diehards only."

Track listing

All tracks were written by

Dicky Barrett Richard Michael Barrett (born June 22, 1964), better known as Dicky Barrett, is an American singer who was the frontman of ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He was the announcer for ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' until 2022. Barrett is known fo ...

and

. #"Our Only Weapon" – 3:07 #"Last Dead Mouse" – 3:37 #"Don't Know How to Party" – 3:14 #"Someday I Suppose" – 3:28 #"A Man Without" – 2:47 #"Holy Smoke" – 2:52 #"Illegal Left" – 3:11 #"Tin Soldiers" – 3:24 (Originally by

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) #"Almost Anything Goes" – 4:11 #"Issachar" – 3:46 #"What Was Was Over" – 2:59 #"Seven Thirty Seven/Shoe Glue" – 4:32

Big Rig 12" Vinyl bonus tracks

"Someday I Suppose" – 3:26 #"Think Again" – 1:56 #"Lights Out" – 0:49 #"Police Beat" – 2:09 #"Simmer Down" – 3:34 #"Drugs and Kittens"/"I'll Drink to That" (Live) – 6:17 #"Howwhywuz Howwhyam" (Live) – 2:26 *Previously available on ''

Ska-Core, the Devil, and More ''Ska-Core, the Devil, and More'' is an EP by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was first released in 1993 by Mercury Records. This EP includes one ska and three hardcore covers. Track listing #"Someday I Suppose" ( Dicky Barrett, Nate Albert, J ...

'' EP.

Personnel

– lead vocals *

Nate Albert Nathan Albert (born 1970) is an American music executive, songwriter, producer and guitar player. He is currently the Executive Vice President of A&R at Warner Records a division of Warner Music Group. He was previously Executive Vice President o ...

– guitar, backing vocals *

– bass, backing vocals *

Joe Sirois Joe Sirois (born January 25, 1972) is an American drummer who plays with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He also played drums for the Boston-based band Street Dogs from 2004 to 2007. Sirois, who grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, knew Bosstone's f ...

– drums *

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 * Kevin Lenear – saxophone *

Dennis Brockenborough Dennis Brockenborough is an American musician who played trombone in The Mighty Mighty Bosstones for ten years and was an important contributor to the band's brass instrument-driven skacore sound. Brockenborough joined the Mighty Mighty Bossto ...

– trombone * Ben Carr – Bosstone, backing vocals *

Tony Platt Tony Platt is an English sound engineer and record producer, best known for his work with a diverse mix of artists, including, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Bob Marley, Iron Maiden, Shy, Buddy Guy, Foreigner, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sparks, Jazz ...

– producer, engineer *Brian Dwyer – trumpet *Molly Ackerman – vocals *Matt Rice – vocals *

Darryl Jenifer Darryl Jenifer (born October 22, 1960) is an American musician, widely known as the bassist for the hardcore punk band Bad Brains and for the rap-rock group The White Mandingos. He appeared in ''TV's Illest Minority Moments presented by ego tri ...

– vocals *Mike Teelucksingh – talking *Geoff Hunt – mixing *

Eric Gast Eric M. Gast (born 23 April 1968) is an American music industry professional – record producer, mixer, engineer, and recording studio designer – and founder and CEO of a nonprofit public health care charity. Gast was born in New Jersey and ...

– mixing assistant *Ben Argueta – art direction *Larry Stessel – design *Arthur Cohen – photography

Charts

Album

Singles

References

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