''Riot, Riot Upstart'' is the sixth full-length studio album from
New York hardcore
New York hardcore (also known as NYHC) is both the hardcore punk music created in New York City and the subculture and lifestyle (sociology), lifestyle associated with that music. The scene established many aspects that are fixtures of hardcore ...
band
Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front is an American hardcore punk band from New York City. Founded in 1980, the band is considered an important influence on the New York hardcore scene, as well as a pioneer of the crossover thrash genre.
History First era (1980– ...
. It was released in September 1999 on
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several ...
and follows ''
Something's Gotta Give'' released the previous year. The album was produced by
Lars Frederiksen
Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Erik Dapello, August 30, 1971) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and ...
of fellow
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
band,
Rancid, and the title track appeared on a volume of Epitaph Records' ''
Punk-O-Rama'' compilation series.
Track listing
Personnel
;Agnostic Front
*
Roger Miret
Rogelio de Jesus Miret (born June 30, 1964) is a Cuban American musician. He is the vocalist for New York hardcore band Agnostic Front, street punk group Roger Miret and the Disasters, and hardcore band The Alligators. In 1983, he briefly p ...
– vocals
* Vinnie Stigma – guitars
* Rob Kabula – bass
* Jim Colletti – drums
;Production
* Recorded at Big Blue Meenie Studios,
* Produced by
Lars Frederiksen
Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Erik Dapello, August 30, 1971) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and ...
* Engineered by Tim Gilles
Trivia
* The editing for the "Riot Riot Upstart" music video was done by the same editor who worked on the
Brady Bunch
''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family of six children, with three boys and three gir ...
title sequence. This explains the segregated screen effect which is used several times in the video.
References
External links
Epitaph Records album pageAgnostic Front official website
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1999 albums
Agnostic Front albums