The Joke's on You

by Excel

The Joke's on You cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Caroline
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Venice Beach skate-punk legends heavily lean into complex metallic structures on their widely celebrated sophomore effort. The album matches rapid-fire crossover speed with incredibly sharp, technical riffing and highly introspective lyricism regarding urban paranoia and social decay.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, technical, melodic, fast, riff-heavy, abrasive, sports

Tracklist

  1. Drive
  2. Shadow Winds
  3. Fired (You're)
  4. Tapping Into The Emotional Void
  5. Affection Blends With Resentment
  6. Seaing Insane
  7. My Thoughts
  8. I Never Denied
  9. Message In The Bottle
  10. Given Question
  11. The Stranger

Credits

  • Excel - primary artist, written-by
  • Michael Seiff - artwork
  • Shaun Ross - bass, backing vocals, music by, lyrics by
  • Greg Saenz - drums, backing vocals, music by, lyrics by
  • Adam Siegel - guitar [guitars], backing vocals, music by, lyrics by
  • Daniel Clements - lead vocals, music by, lyrics by
  • Sting - music by, lyrics by, written-by

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