House of GVSB

House of GVSB
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released March 5, 1996
Recorded September 1995 at Water Music, Hoboken, United States
Genre Post-hardcore, indie rock
Length 40:11
Label Touch and Go
Producer Ted Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology

Cruise Yourself
(1994)		 House of GVSB
(1996)		 Freak*on*ica
(1998)

House of GVSB is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore/indie rock band Girls Against Boys. It was released in 1996 by record label Touch and Go.

Recording

House of GVSB was recorded in September 1995 at Water Music studios in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.

Release

House of GVSB was released on March 5, 1996 by record label Touch and Go.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau A−[2]
Entertainment Weekly B+[3]
NME [4]
Pitchfork 7.3/10[5]
Q [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Spin [8]

House of GVSB has been generally well-received by critics.

Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "House of GVSB saw the band continuing its winning streak, and while arguably it contained no real surprises after the powerful one-two punch of Venus Luxure [No. 1 Baby] and Cruise Yourself, it still showed the quartet at the top of its considerable game."[1]

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1996 Spin United States "Albums of the Year" 5 [9]
1996 Rock de Lux Spain "Albums of the Year" 15 [10]
1996 Kerrang! United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 20 [11]
1996 Magic France "Albums of the Year" 25 [12]
1996 Rock Sound France "Albums of the Year" 26 [13]
1996 Sounds Germany "Albums of the Year" * [14]
2000 LAS Magazine United States "90 Albums of the 90s" 42 [15]
2006 Rock Sound France "Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime" 126 [16]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Super-Fire"   3:18
2. "Click Click"   3:21
3. "Crash 17 (X-Rated Car)"   3:23
4. "Disco Six Six Six"   2:46
5. "Life in Pink"   4:12
6. "TheKindaMzkYouLike"   3:57
7. "Vera Cruz"   4:28
8. "AnotherDroneInMyHead"   3:40
9. "Cash Machine"   3:33
10. "Wilmington"   3:21
11. "Zodiac Love Team"   4:05

Personnel

Girls Against Boys
Technical personnel
  • Ted Niceley – production
  • Dom Barbera – additional mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Wayne Dorell – additional engineering
  • Rich Lamb – additional engineering
  • Mike Rippe – engineering

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raggett, Ned. "House of GVSB – Girls Against Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 521". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Browne, David (March 1996). "[House of GVSB review]". Entertainment Weekly: 74. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "[House of GVSB review]". NME: 45. March 1996.
  5. ↑ Josephes, Jason. "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "[House of GVSB review]". Q: 109. April 1996.
  7. ↑ Brackett, Nathan, ed. (November 2004). "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. p. 332.
  8. ↑ "[House of GVSB review]". Spin: 106. April 1996.
  9. ↑ "Spin - Albums of the Year". Spin. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  10. ↑ "Rock de Lux - Albums of the Year". Rock de Lux. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  11. ↑ "Kerrang! - Albums of the Year". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  12. ↑ "Magic - Albums of the Year". Magic. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  13. ↑ "Rock Sound - Albums of the Year". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  14. ↑ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  15. ↑ "LAS Magazine - 90 Albums of the 90s". LAS Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  16. ↑ "Rock Sound - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.