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band

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, released in 1997. Three singles were issued in the UK: "Get Out of Myself", "Mess Around", and "Secret Life". The US promotional singles were "Stoned", "Get Out of Myself", and "Mess Around".

Critical reception

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called the album "yet more fun from a band who dedicates themselves to a smart good time." ''

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'' wrote that "in the hands of Redd Kross,

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, glam, and old-school Brit pop sound thoroughly modern and, well, absolutely

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Track listing

#"Pretty Please Me" (cover of song by The Quick) #"Stoned" #"You Lied Again" #"Girl God" #"Mess Around" #"One Chord Progression" #"Teen Competition" #"Follow The Leader" #"Vanity Mirror" #"Secret Life" #"Ugly Town" #"Get Out Of Myself" #"Kiss The Goat" #"Sick Love" (hidden track)

Personnel

*Vicki Berndt – photography *Marina Chavez – photography * Nick DiDia – engineer *John Ewing, Jr. – engineer *Gere Fennelly – keyboards *

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– engineer, string arrangements *Eddie Kurdziel – guitar *

Jeff McDonald Jeff McDonald (born 1963 in Hawthorne, California) is an American singer and guitarist best known for being a co-founder of alternative rock band Redd Kross with his younger brother, Steven Shane McDonald. In the early 2000s, he played in Ze ...

– guitar, vocals *Steve McDonald - bass *David Nottingham – engineer *

– producer *

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– percussion, drums *Steve Rooke – mastering *Tannis Root – design *Chris Shaw – producer, engineer, mixing

References

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