Teenage Hate

Teenage Hate is the debut studio album by the American garage punk band, The Reatards.[1] It was released in 1998 via Goner Records.[2]

Teenage Hate
Studio album by The Reatards
Released	1998
Genre	Garage punk
Length	36:47
Label	Goner
The Reatards chronology
Teenage Hate (1998) Grown Up, Fucked Up (1999)

Goner Records reissued the album on May 17, 2011, one year after Jay Reatard's death.[3] The posthumous release included two rare recordings, The Reatards Cassette and Fuck Elvis Here's The Reatards Cassette, which have been previously released on only cassette format. These were included in the bonus disc. The reissue, which includes covers from artists such as The Beatles, Buddy Holly, Fear, Lil' Bunnies, The Litter, and The Dead Boys,[3] met with a critical acclaim.

The album features elements from various music genres, such as garage rock, punk rock, southern rock, power pop, blues and rockabilly.[4][5][6] The recording utilizes a raw lo-fi sound, which makes it sound like "it was recorded on a telephone".[5] The album also juxtaposes hooks and choruses with highly dissonant guitars and screaming, which were compared to those of Black Francis of Pixies.[6][7]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
The A.V. Club	B[5]
Consequence of Sound	[8]
Pitchfork	(8.6/10)[4]
Spin	7/10[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Reatards, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm So Gone"		1:26
2.	"Stacye"		1:25
3.	"I Love Living" (Fear cover)	Lee Ving	1:37
4.	"When I Get Mad"		2:51
5.	"C'mon Over"		1:59
6.	"Out Of My Head Into My Bed"		1:38
7.	"You Fucked Up My Dreams"		2:46
8.	"It Ain't Me"		2:15
9.	"Down In Flames" (The Dead Boys cover)		2:19
10.	"Gotta Rock'n'Roll"		1:16
11.	"Memphis Blues"		2:28
12.	"Quite All Right"		2:27
13.	"Fashion Victim"		1:41
14.	"Old News Baby"		1:44
15.	"Not Good Enough For You"		1:40
16.	"Ollie Vee" (Buddy Holly cover)		2:33
17.	"Not Your Man"		1:36
18.	"I Can Live Without You"		3:06
Total length:			36:47

The Reatards Cassette

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black September" (Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves cover)	1:34
2.	"Chuck Taylors All Stars Blues"	1:35
3.	"I Lie To"	0:43
4.	"Memphis Blues"	2:46
5.	"On The Go"	1:39
6.	"Give It To Me"	2:21
7.	"Carot Belly Bunny Blues" (Lil' Bunnies cover)	0:54
8.	"You Build Me Up Just To Bust Me Back Down"	1:26
9.	"Your The One"	2:11
10.	"When I Get Mad"	2:39
11.	"Get The Fuck Out Of My House"	1:43
Total length:		19:31

Fuck Elvis Here's The Reatards Cassette

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Build Me Up Just To Bust Me Back Down"	1:33
2.	"You Ain't No Fun No Mo"	1:31
3.	"I Lie Too"	0:39
4.	"Give It To Me"	1:58
5.	"C'Mon Over"	1:56
6.	"Not Your Man"	1:43
7.	"Your Old News Baby"	1:52
8.	"Crazy Man"	2:27
9.	"Action Woman" (The Litter cover)	2:02
10.	"I'm Down" (The Beatles cover)	1:54
Total length:		17:35

Personnel

Album personnel, as adapted from Allmusic and Discogs:[6][2]

• Elvis Wong Reatard – drums
• Steve Albundy Reatard – guitar, backing vocals
• Jay Reatard – guitar, vocals
• Doug Easley – mastering
• Jason Ward – mastering

References

1. Hemmerling, Joe (July 15, 2011). "1998: Reatards - Teenage Hate + 2 Cassette Releases". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
2. "Reatards – Teenage Hate". Discogs. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
3. Fitzmaurice, Larry (March 31, 2011). "Jay Reatard's First Album Reissued". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
4. Bevan, David (May 26, 2011). "Reatards - Teenage Hate". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
5. Murray, Noel (May 31, 2011). "Reatards - Teenage Hate/Fuck Elvis Here's The Reatards". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
6. Deming, Mark. "The Reatards - Teenage Hate". Allmusic. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
7. Hultkrans, Andrew (May 31, 2011). "Reatards, 'Teenage Hate/Fuck Elvis Here's the Reatards'". Spin. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
8. O'Shoney, Charson (June 8, 2011). "Album Review: Reatards – Teenage Hate [Reissue]". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 24, 2013.

External links

• "Teenage Hate" on Goner Records' official website