Freak*on*ica

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Freak*on*ica
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released June 2, 1998
Recorded October 1997
Genre Rock
Label Geffen Records
Girls Against Boys chronology

House of GVSB
(1996)		 Freak*on*ica
(1998)		 You Can't Fight What You Can't See
(2002)

Freak*on*ica is a rock album by Girls Against Boys. It was released on June 2, 1998 by Geffen Records. The album received moderate success in the US and has been their highest selling release to date.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[3]
Spin [4]
Pitchfork Media (7.7/10) [5]
Robert Christgau [6]
Piero Scaruffi [7]

The album received very mixed reviews. Allmusic said that Freak*on*ica was "practically a joke, sounding more like a commercial band attempting to cover Girls Against Boys than the group itself."

Entertainment Weekly praised the album saying "Post-punk guitars and industrial-strength electronica rhythms duel throughout a funky dystopia that’s GVSB’s most mesmerizing collection yet."

Track listing

  1. "Park Avenue" – 3:50
  2. "Pleasurized" – 3:39
  3. "Psycho-Future" – 3:32
  4. "Black Hole" – 4:16
  5. "Roxy" - 4:19
  6. "One Firecracker" – 3:47
  7. "Speedway" – 3:43
  8. "Exorcisto" – 3:56
  9. "Vogue Thing" – 3:53
  10. "Push The Fader" – 4:01
  11. "Exile" – 4:20
  12. "Cowboy's Orbit" – 4:04

Album charts

Year Album Chart Position
1998 Freak*on*ica Heatseekers 11

Charting singles

Year Song Chart Position
1998 Park Avenue Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 28

References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Freak*on*ica > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 332, cited March 18, 2010
  3. ↑ Diehl, Matt. "Freak*on*ica". Entertainment Weekly. June 1998. pg. 84, cited March 18, 2010
  4. ↑ Columnist. "Freak*on*ica". Spin. June 1998. pg. 134-135, cited March 18, 2010
  5. ↑ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Freak*on*ica". pitchfork.com. Retrieved on May 7, 2010.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Girls Against Boys". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 18, 2010.
  7. ↑ Scaruffi, Piero. "Girls Against Boys". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 18, 2010.
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