''Good Bad Not Evil'' is the fourth studio album by
garage rock band
Black Lips
Black Lips is an American garage rock band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 1999.
History
The band formed in Dunwoody, Georgia after guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley left the Renegades, and guitarist Ben Eberbaugh left the Rer ...
. The album was recorded in December 2006 and released on September 11, 2007. The title is a reference to
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1966 several hit songs of theirs documented teen tragedies and melodramas. They continue to be known for their hits "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", " Give Him a ...
song, "
Give Him a Great Big Kiss".. Their song "Veni Vidi Vici" samples the song "I'm Going Home" by
The Swamp Rats.
Reception
''Good Bad Not Evil'' has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site
Metacritic
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the album has a score of 73 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."
Licensing
Several songs from ''Good Bad Not Evil'' have appeared in films. "Bad Kids" and "Veni Vidi Vici" were featured in ''
(500) Days of Summer
''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars ...
''. "Veni Vidi Vici" was also featured in ''
Angel Camouflaged'', while "O Katrina!" was featured in ''
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''.
Track listing
Personnel
The following people contributed to ''Good Bad Not Evil:''
[Good Bad Not Evil - Credits]
Allmusic
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. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
Black Lips
* Cole Alexander
* Joe Bradley
* Ian St. Pe
* Jared "Hondo" Swilley
Additional personnel
* Jiro Bevis - Illustrations
* Black Lips - Audio Production
* Justin McNeight - Audio Engineer
* Dan Monick - Photography
* Edward Rawls - Audio Engineer, Engineer
* Noel Summerville - Mastering
* Chris "Box" Taylor - Artwork, Design
Charts
References
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Black Lips albums
2007 albums
Vice Records albums
In the Red Records albums