Goodbye Ellston Avenue

Goodbye Ellston Avenue
Studio album by Pinhead Gunpowder
Released	February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
Recorded	September 1996
Studio	Sound and Vision Studios in San Francisco
Genre	Punk rock[1]
Length	23:54
Label	Lookout![2] Recess
Producer	Kevin Army
Pinhead Gunpowder chronology
Carry the Banner (1994) Goodbye Ellston Avenue (1997) Shoot the Moon (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Goodbye Ellston Avenue is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder.[2][3] It was released on February 25, 1997, through Lookout! Records. The album was re-released on vinyl and CD through Recess Records.[4]

Critical reception

Kerrang! called the album "Billie Joe at his punk-rock best."[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Aaron Cometbus, except where noted; all music is composed by Pinhead Gunpowder, except where noted

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Life During Wartime"	Armstrong	1:49
2.	"Without Me"	White	1:29
3.	"High Maintenance" (written by Cometbus and Jason White)	Armstrong	1:36
4.	"Backyard Flames" (lyrics by Bill Schneider)	White	1:30
5.	"Song of My Returning" (written and originally performed by Phil Ochs)	Armstrong	2:28
6.	"Once More W/O Feeling"	White, Schneider, Armstrong	1:47
7.	"I Walk Alone"	White	1:17
8.	"Train Station" (music by Pinhead Gunpowder and Paul Curran)	Armstrong	1:30
9.	"Homesick Hopes" (lyrics by White)	White	1:46
10.	"Brother" (music by John Quittner)	Armstrong	3:20
11.	"Swan Song"	White, Schneider	1:38
12.	"Work for Food" (written by Eric Baffert; originally performed by The Big Foist)	White	1:33
13.	"The Great Divide"	Armstrong	2:15
Total length:			23:54

Personnel

• Aaron Cometbus – drums
• Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar
• Jason White – vocals, guitar
• Bill Schneider – bass, vocals

Production

• Kevin Army – production
• John Golden - mastering
• Aaron Cometbus - graphic design, cover art
• Bill Schneider - photography

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Green Day". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. "Pinhead Gunpowder | Biography & History". AllMusic.
4. "Pinhead Gunpowder Compile Hits, Reissues". exclaim.ca.
5. "The Many Sides Of Billie Joe Armstrong". Kerrang!.