''The Longest Barrel Ride'' is the second album by the band
Slightly Stoopid
Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk." As a band, they have released thirt ...
, released by
Skunk Records on November 21, 1998. This album incorporates various elements of
reggae,
punk, and
ska. The track "Violence/FTP" contains a re-recording of "Fuck The Police" from their earlier album,
Slightly $toopid
''Slightly $toopid'' is the first full-length album by Slightly Stoopid and was released in 1996 on Skunk Records. On the original 1996 Skunk Records print, the CD included two hidden tracks after "To a Party." The first hidden song is "Prophet" ...
. The track "To Little Too Late" is also featured on their acoustic LP, ''
Acoustic Roots: Live & Direct''.
''The Longest Barrel Ride'' has two distinct medleys, one starting from "I'm So Stoned" and ending at "Crazy Riff", and another from "Violence/FTP" to "Metal Madness". The first medley has a calmer tone than the aggressive latter.
The song "Slightly Stoopid" contains a guitar riff version of "
When The Saints Come Marching In
"When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as simply "The Saints", is a traditional black spiritual. It originated as a Christian hymn and is often played by jazz bands. This song was famously recorded on May 13, 1938, by Louis Armstrong ...
". "Free Dub" contains two hidden tracks, the first being a cover of
The Fugs' "I Couldn't Get High" and the second being a song entitled "Nico's." Both songs were later re-recorded on the album ''
Acoustic Roots: Live & Direct''.
Track listing
Credits
;Slightly Stoopid
*Miles - vocals, guitar
*Kyle - bass, vocals
*Adam - drums
;Other Credits
*Ikey Owens - keyboards on tracks 1, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 20
*Miguel - background vocals on track 2, lead guitar on tracks 11, 18
*Rakan - vocals on track 6
*Z-Man - vocals on track 11
*
Field Marshall - drums on tracks 12, 20
*Tim Wu - sax on tracks 15, 16
*Cover Art by Billy Albers
References
Slightly Stoopid albums
1998 albums
Skunk Records albums
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