Bark Like a Dog

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Bark Like a Dog
Bark Like a Dog cover
Studio album by Screeching Weasel
Released 1996
Recorded 1996
Genre Punk rock, pop punk
Length 28:33
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Mass Giorgini, Ben Weasel
Professional reviews
Screeching Weasel chronology
Kill the Musicians
(1995)
Bark Like a Dog
(1996)
Television City Dream
(1998)

Bark Like a Dog was Screeching Weasel's first album back after their second breakup. This split lasted just over a year, and during that time 3/4 of the band (all minus Jughead) played together in a band called The Riverdales. As a result, much of this album sounds similar to their work in that band. It also marked their first album for Fat Wreck Chords after several years working with Lookout Records. Bark Like a Dog was released to mixed reviews but the band lists it among its very best work. The recording itself sounded a bit more polished and the band's playing a tad more precise, calling some fans to label them "sellouts." Further fueling this fire was Green Day's explosive success, pushing pop punk into the limelight right around the time that Weasel reunited. As was evident by their actions and music, however, cashing in was the furthest thing from the band's mind.

[edit] Track listing

  • All songs by Ben Weasel except track 1 by Weasel/Vapid
  1. "Get off My Back" – 2:38
  2. "Cool Kids" – 2:13
  3. "First Day of Summer" – 3:38
  4. "You'll Be in My Dreams Today" – 2:38
  5. "You Blister My Paint" – 3:20
  6. "Stupid Girl" – 2:38
  7. "Phasers on Kill" – 2:29
  8. "Handcuffed to You" – 3:25
  9. "(She Got) Electroshocked" – 2:27
  10. "It's Not Enough" – 3:52
  11. "I Will Always Be There" – 2:38
  12. "Your Name Is Tattooed on My Heart" – 2:46

[edit] Personnel

  • Ben Weasel - lead guitar and all singing
  • Danny Vapid - bass guitar and most background singing
  • Dan Panic - drums and a little background singing
  • Jughead - guitar and no singing
  • Teakettle Jones - keyboards on "Cool Kids"
  • Jimmy Spectacular - keyboards on "The First Day of Summer" (Jimmy Spectacular is Ben Weasel)
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