''Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle'' is the third studio album by the American
ska punk
Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music. Ska punk tends to feature brass instruments, especially Horn (instrument), horns such as trumpets, trombones and woodwind instruments like saxophones ...
band
Skankin' Pickle
Skankin' Pickle was an American ska punk band formed in San Jose, California that was active from 1989 to 1997.
Biography
Skankin' Pickle first formed in December 1988, made up of students from Westmont High School and Los Gatos High School. ...
. It was released on
Dill Records
Dill Records was a small punk rock/ska record label based out of Monte Sereno, California, that put out CDs/ records from 1989-1998. The name is an allusion to initially the label's only band, Skankin' Pickle. The record label was started by Mike ...
in 1994. Four of the bandmembers contributed to the songwriting. The band supported the album with a North American tour.
The album was re-issued on
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established in May 1996.
History
Asian Man ...
in 1999.
Track list
#"Rotten Banana Legs" (Knackstedt) – 3:03
#"$13,000 Is A Lot Of Food!" (Park) – 1:59
#"
Turning Japanese
"Turning Japanese" is a song by English band the Vapors, from their 1980 album '' New Clear Days''. It was an international hit, becoming the band's most well-known song. The song prominently features the Oriental riff played on guitar.
Comp ...
" (
The Vapors
The Vapors are an English new wave and power pop band formed in Guildford, active from 1978 to 1982 before reforming in 2016. They are best known for their 1980 hit single, "Turning Japanese", which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and ...
) – 3:12
#"Onyonghasayo" (Park) – 1:31
#"Take A Look" (Knackstedt) – 2:05
#"I'm In Love With A
Girl Named Spike" (Park) – 1:35
#"Smorgasborgnine" (Nylander) – 2:03
#"Go Home Now" (Park) – 2:08
#"Thick Ass Stout" (Nylander) – 4:53
#"20 Nothing" (Miller) – 3:59
#"It's Margaret Cho" (Park) – 1:26
#"Hate" (Park) – 1:54
#"As Close As You Think" (Nylander/Knackstedt) – 2:08
#"Pabu Boy" (Park) – 1:15
#"Watch Your Tone" (Phelps/Knackstedt) – 7:15
#Hidden track – 1:48
Personnel
*
Lynette Knackstedt - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 5, 8 and 15
*Gerry "Hulk Hogan" Lundquist - slide trombone, vocals
*Chuck Phelps - drums
*Ian "Guru" Miller - bass, vocals, lead vocals on track 10
*Lars Nylander - valve trombone, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 7, 12 and 13
*
Mike "Bruce Lee" Park - saxophone, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11 and 14
Additional musicians
*Darren Fletcher - keyboards on track 11
*"Smokin'" Neal Okin - trumpet on tracks 5, 7, 9 and 13
Production
*Engineered by Oscar Autie
*Recorded at UOS $ Studios
*Mixed at Different Fur Studios
References
1994 albums
Skankin' Pickle albums
Asian Man Records albums
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