The Bad, the Worse, and the Out of Print

The Bad the Worse and the Out of Print
Compilation album by The Bouncing Souls
Released October 8, 2002
Recorded Various
Genre Punk rock
Label Chunksaah Records
The Bouncing Souls chronology
BYO Split Series, Vol. 4
(2002)
The Bad the Worse and the Out of Print
(2002)
Anchors Aweigh
(2003)

The Bad the Worse and the Out of Print is a b-sides and rarities compilation album by New Jersey punk band the Bouncing Souls. It was released on October 8, 2002. It includes tracks previously released on EPs and compilations, which include covers and alternate versions of songs on previous albums, as well as demos and outtakes.

Song information

Song Recorded Originally appeared on Notes
"The Ballad of Johnny X" 1995 Punk Sucks Re-recorded for Maniacal Laughter
"Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?" 1996 Violent World: A Tribute to the Misfits Misfits cover
"Quick Chek Girl" 1995 Tales of Doomed Romance
"Kids in America" 1994 Bouncing Souls/Weston Kim Wilde cover
"P.M.R.C." 1991 Ugly Bill 7"
"Slave to Fashion" 1989 Demo One of their oldest recorded songs
"Code Blue" 1995 Punk Rock Jukebox T.S.O.L. cover
"Lamar Vannoy" 1999 None Live on WXPN
"Punk Uprisings Theme" 1997 Punk Uprising, Volume 2 Recorded for a Public-access television cable TV punk video show
"Kicked in the Head" 1993 The Green Ball Crew e.p.
"St. Jude's Day" 1995 None Johnny X's song recorded with The Bouncing Souls
"Pervert" 1994 Homage: Lots of Bands Doing Descendents Songs Descendents cover
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" 1999 Before You Were Punk 2 Simple Minds cover featuring the horn section from The Pietasters
"Spank" 1993 The Green Ball Crew e.p.
"Like a Fish in Water" 1999 Short Music for Short People
"Born to Lose" 1995 Tales of Doomed Romance Ted Daffan cover, re-recorded for Maniacal Laughter
"Dirt" 1992 Demo
"East Coast! Fuck You!" 1997 Stop Racism Live at the Capital Ballroom in Washington, DC
"I Started Drinking Again" 1995 None Outtake from Maniacal Laughter recording sessions
"Instrumental" 1998 None Outtake from Hopeless Romantic recording sessions
"Here We Go" 1999 "Fight to Live" single Live in Philadelphia, PA
"Neurotic" 1999 "Fight to Live" single Live in Philadelphia, PA, same concert as "Here We Go"

Track listing

All songs by The Bouncing Souls unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Ballad Of Johnny X" (Johnny X, The Bouncing Souls) – 2:12
  2. "Mommy, Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight?" (Glen Danzig) – 1:55
  3. "QuickCheck Girl" – 2:59
  4. "Kids In America" (Reginald Smith) – 3:37
  5. "P.M.R.C." – 2:47
  6. "Slave To Fashion" – 2:30
  7. "Code Blue" (T.S.O.L.) – 2:02 mp3
  8. "Lamar Vannoy" – 3:22
  9. "Punk Uprisings Theme" –
  10. "Kicked In The Head" – 1:01
  11. "St. Jude's Day" (Johnny X, The Bouncing Souls) – 3:42
  12. "Pervert" (Tony Lombardo, Milo Aukerman) – 1:41
  13. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff) – 4:49
  14. "Spank" – 2:57
  15. "Like A Fish In Water" – 0:36
  16. "Born To Lose" (Frankie Brown, Ted Daffan) – 1:57
  17. "Dirt" – 2:50
  18. "East Coast! Fuck You!" – 1:04
  19. "I Started Drinking Again" – 1:44
  20. "Instrumental" – 1:18
  21. "Here We Go" – 3:22
  22. "Neurotic" – 3:04

Personnel