''Wasted Days'' is an album by the ska/reggae band
The Slackers
The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of Nort ...
, released on February 21, 2001 on
Hellcat Records
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...
. Unlike other releases by the Slackers, the songs on the vinyl LP version of the album differ significantly from their counterparts on the CD release; additionally, there are several tracks unique to the vinyl release. The CD edition of the album features a cover of the
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McD ...
song, "Wanted Dead or Alive".
Artwork
The album concept is that of a comic book. The girl on the cover (Miki Stroman) is reading a comic entitled ''Wasted Days''. The band is featured on the inside jacket speaking with dialog boxes like that of a comic book. With the exception of the song titles, the artwork for both the CD and vinyl versions is the same. Photo credit belongs to Denny Renshaw and the ''Wasted Days'' comic was created by Adrienne Vander Ploeg.
CD tracks
All songs written by
Vic Ruggiero
Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, (also known as Rugaroo, Bad Vic or Lord Sluggo) is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in reggae, blues, ska and rocksteady bands since the early 1990s, including The Slackers, Stubborn ...
, except where noted.
# "Wasted Days" (Marcus Geard) – 4:08
# "Henderson Swamp" – 2:42
# "Please Decide" – 3:11
# "Pets of the World" (The Slackers) – 4:18
# "Dave's Friend" (
Dave Hillyard
"Disco" Dave Hillyard is a tenor saxophonist originating from San Diego, California. He has performed in groups such as The Slackers, The Rocksteady Seven, The Donkey Show, Hepcat, Stubborn All-Stars, and has guested with the likes of Rancid ...
, Ruggiero) – 4:54
# "So This Is the Night" – 3:49
# "Made Up My Mind" (Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 3:54
# "Sermon" – 2:31
# "The Nurse" – 3:25
# "Old Days" (Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 5:40
# "Midnight Rendezvous" (
Glen Pine
Glen William Pine is an American musician and songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. He is most known for his role in The Slackers where he plays the trombone and sings. Pine joined the Slackers before the release of The Question on which he co ...
) – 4:44
# "Tales of the Mongoose" (The Slackers) – 3:54
# "Easy" – 3:55
# "Walking On" – 6:11
# "
Wanted Dead or Alive" (
Jon Bon Jovi
John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He ...
and
Richie Sambora
Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwri ...
) – 3:53
# "Information Error" (Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 6:12
Vinyl tracks
# "This Is the Night" (alternate version) – 3:29
# "Don't Break My Heart" – 4:01
# "Fifteen" – 3:20
# "Information Error" (alternate version) – 4:51
# "Wasted Days" (extended version with dub) – 6:35
# "Tales of the Rugaroo" (remix of "Tales of the Mongoose") – 7:09
# "A Fifth of Slack" (remix of "Made Up My Mind") – 3:57
# "Old Days" (alternate version) – 5:44
# "Remember When" – 5:02
References
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2001 albums
Wasted Days
Hellcat Records albums