''Back with a Bong!'' is the second album from

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band Murphy's Law. It was released in 1989 on

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and subsequently re-released on Another Planet Records in 1994 with the previous self-titled album on the same disc. It came three years after the previous album and the band had undergone somewhat of a transformation with Jimmy Gestapo the only remaining member. Alex Morris had been replaced on guitar by

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– previously of fellow

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bands,

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and Warzone, and later of Danzig. Chuck Valle replaced Pete Martinez on bass, and Doug E. Beans took over drumming duties from Petey Hines. They followed this album with 1991's ''Best of Times'', 1993's ''Good For Now'', and 1996's '' Dedicated'' – so called because Chuck Valle was killed in 1994.

Overview

Although the band had entered the limelight a bit more since their self-titled 1986 album, the music was still noticeably

. Far from taking in influences from the

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scene, they instead opted for introducing more eclectic sounds such as

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and brass instruments.

Track listing

*All songs written by J Drescher, C Valle, T Schofield, and D Thompson #"Intro" – 1:42 #"Panty Raid" – 2:57 #"Yahoo!" – 1:46 #"Attack of the Killer Beers" – 2:40 #"Cavity Creeps" – 1:25 #"Ska Song" – 2:20 #"Quest for Herb" – 2:38 #"America Rules" – 1:31 #"Rage" – 2:04 #"Wall of Death" – 1:43 #"Secret Agent S.K.I.N." – 2:02 #"Push Comes to Shove" – 2:03 #"Bong" – 4:33

Personnel

* Jimmy "Gestapo" Drescher – vocals * Todd "Youth" Schofield – guitar * Chuck Valle – bass * Doug "E. Beans" Thompson – drums * Horns – courtesy of

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– arranged and played by **

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** Christopher Dowd ** Walter Kirby III * Narration of "Secret Agent S.K.I.N." by Frenchie * Recorded at Dreamland Recording Studio and Chung King "House of Metal",

, U.S. * Produced by Murphy's Law * Assisted by Jack Flanagan, Bob Musso, Gary Miller and Nick Light * Engineered by Dave Cook, Martin Kunitz and Chuck Valle * Horns recorded at Blue Canyon Recorders,

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, U.S. – engineered by Craig Doubet * Mastered by

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, USA * Re-mastered for re-issue by Alan Douches at West West Side Studios

References

External links

Murphy's Law official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Back With A Bong! 1989 albums Profile Records albums Murphy's Law (band) albums Albums recorded at Chung King Studios