Answer That and Stay Fashionable

Answer That and Stay Fashionable
Studio album by
AFI
ReleasedJuly 4, 1995 (1995-07-04)[1]
StudioArt of Ears, Hayward, CA
GenreHardcore punk[1][2]
Length28:21
LabelWingnut
Producer
AFI chronology
Fly in the Ointment
(1995) 		Answer That and Stay Fashionable
(1995) 		Very Proud of Ya
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Answer That and Stay Fashionable is the debut studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on July 4, 1995, through Wingnut Records and rereleased on April 22, 1997, through Nitro Records.[4][5]

Background

Answer That and Stay Fashionable was recorded in Hayward, California, at Art of Ears, the studio of Andy Ernst, in 1995. The album was produced by AFI, along with Doug Sangalang, Tim Armstrong and Brett Reed. It was recorded in under a week.[6]

All of the tracks except "Open Your Eyes" are copyrighted to Anthems for Insubordinates.[7]

The album originally included a hidden track, a cover of The Police's "Man in a Suitcase", which is absent on the rerelease. In its place is a cover of The Circus Tents' "Open Your Eyes", originally released with an alternate mix on the Fly in the Ointment EP in 1995.

Many audio samples are included throughout the album, such as a clip from Reservoir Dogs (1992), whose theatrical release poster the cover artwork parodies. Also featured is a clip from The Comic Strip episode "Bad News Tour", from which the album derives its name, and National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985).[8]

The tracks "Two of a Kind" and "Yürf Rendenmein" were later re-recorded for AFI's second album Very Proud of Ya.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Davey Havok; all music is composed by Geoff Kresge, except where noted

Standard Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Two of a Kind"  1:31
2."Half-Empty Bottle"Geoff 1:39
3."Yürf Rendenmein" 
  • Geoff
  • Dave
2:14
4."I Wanna Get a Mohawk (But Mom Won't Let Me Get One)"  1:12
5."Brownie Bottom Sundae"  1:47
6."The Checkered Demon" 
  • Mark
  • Geoff
2:08
7."Cereal Wars"  1:17
8."The Mother in Me"
  • Geoff
  • Dave
 2:06
9."Rizzo in the Box"
 1:50
10."Kung-Fu Devil" Mark2:15
11."Your Name Here"Geoff 2:28
12."Ny-Quil"  2:07
13."Don't Make Me Ill"
  • Geoff
  • Dave
 2:41
14."High School Football Hero"Geoff 1:53
15."Man in a Suitcase" (The Police cover; hidden track)StingSting3:13
Total length:28:21
Vinyl-only Tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
15."Self-Pity"
  • Mark
  • Dave
Mark 
16."Key Lime Pie"AdamAdam 
Re-release
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
14."Open Your Eyes" (The Circus Tents cover)Matt WedgleyThe Circus Tents1:16
15."High School Football Hero"Geoff 1:55
Re-release Vinyl-only Tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
16."Self-Pity"
  • Mark
  • Dave
Mark0:56
17."Key Lime Pie"AdamAdam0:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[7]

  • AFI – producer
  • Tim Armstrong – co-producer (tracks: 2 & 11)
  • Adam Carson – drums, percussion
  • Andy Ernst – engineer, recording
  • Davey Havok –– lead vocals
  • George Horn – mastering
  • Geoff Kresge – bass, vocals
  • Brett Reed – co-producer (tracks: 2 & 11)
  • Doug Sangalang – co-producer
  • Markus Stopholese – guitars
  • Steve Z – photography
Studios
  • Recorded at Art of Ears, Hayward, CA
  • Mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA

References

  1. ^ a b c Heller, Jason (June 22, 2010). "AFI Answer That And Stay Fashionable". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Hinds, Andy. "Answer That & Stay Fashionable". All Media Network. AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. p. 10. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ "AFI – Answer That And Stay Fashionable CD". CD Universe. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  5. ^ "Geoff Kresge comments on each Answer That song!". Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Backspin: AFI on 'Answer That and Stay Fashionable' - YouTube". Yahoo!. February 17, 2017. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Youtube.
  7. ^ a b Answer That and Stay Fashionable (Liner notes). AFI. Wingnut. 1995. WRCD-1370.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Where Did Those ATASF Samples Come From?". AFI News Headquarters. May 20, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2018.