Pennywise (album)

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Pennywise

Studio album by Pennywise
Released	October 22, 1991
Recorded	1990 to 1991 at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California
Genre	Punk rock
Length	31:32
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer(s)	Pennywise
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
Pennywise chronology
Wildcard (EP) (1989)	Pennywise (1991)	A Word from the Wise/Wildcard (1992)

Pennywise is a hardcore punk album by Pennywise, released on Epitaph Records on October 22, 1991. It is their first full-length studio album as A Word from the Wise and Wildcard are both EPs.

This self titled debut made some impact upon its 1991 release, along with Bad Religion's Suffer, helping to re-establish the Southern Californian punk rock scene. The album explores various themes, including ideas of a utopian world in the uplifting opening track, "Wouldn't It Be Nice", and ideas about living every day to the fullest in "Living for Today" and "Waste of Time" from 1995's About Time. The Anaheim Ducks use "Bro Hymn" when the team scores a goal.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Pennywise

"Wouldn't It Be Nice" – 2:06
"Rules" – 1:25
"The Secret" – 3:33
"Living for Today" – 3:07
"Come Out Fighting" – 2:16
"Homeless" – 2:09
"Open Door" – 1:40
"Pennywise" – 1:37
"Who's to Blame" – 1:35
"Fun and Games" – 2:32
"Kodiak" – 1:46
"Side One" – 2:10
"No Reason Why" – 2:36
"Bro Hymn" – 3:00
"Psycho 89" - 1:53

The twelfth track, "Side One", is actually titled as "Unite" on the CD, but not in the booklet or on the back of the cover.

The fifteenth track, "Psycho 89", is a bonus track that only appeared on the 2005 remastered version of this album. The 1991 original version had just the first fourteen tracks.