Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada
{{short description|2000 hard rock album by Hardcore Superstar}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada
| type = Album
| artist = Hardcore Superstar
| cover = Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 March 2000
| recorded = Gain Studios, Sweden
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Sleaze rock, glam metal
| length = 44:45
| label = Music for Nations
| producer = Hardcore Superstar
| prev_title = It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Thank You (For Letting Us Be Ourselves)
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{Music ratings|
rev1=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |rev1Score={{Rating|8|10}} [https://bravewords.com/reviews/hardcore-superstar-bad-sneakers-and-a-pina-colada]
| rev2 = Kerrang!
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Myers |first=Ben |date=May 6, 2000 |title=Albums |magazine=Kerrang! |publisher=EMAP |issue=800 |page=45}}
| rev3 = Metal Hammer
| rev3Score = 7/10{{Cite magazine |last=Potter |first=Valerie |date=June 2000 |title=Under the Hammer |magazine=Metal Hammer |location=UK |publisher=Future plc |issue=79 |page=69}}
}}
Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada is the second full-length album by Swedish hard rock band Hardcore Superstar, released by Music for Nations.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicboom.it:80/mostra_art.php?categoria=interviste&Unico=20001204134525 |title=DALLA SVEZIA CON AMORE |last=Bianco |first=Paolo "The Punisher" |date=2000 |publisher=MusicBoom |access-date=2022-03-12 |language=it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060115150039/http://www.musicboom.it:80/mostra_art.php?categoria=interviste&Unico=20001204134525 |archive-date=15 January 2006 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nordicmetal.net/album/hardcore-superstar/bad-sneakers-pina-colada/|title=BAD SNEAKERS AND A PIÑA COLADA|date=n.d.|publisher=Nordic Metal|access-date=2022-03-12}} It was the first album to be released internationally{{cite web|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/hardcore-superstar-tickets|title=Hardcore Superstar Tickets, Tour Dates & Concerts 2022/2023 ♫|date=n.d.|publisher=stereoboard.com|access-date=2022-03-12}} and usually considered the first full-length album in general. The title comes from the jazz-rock band Steely Dan's song "Bad Sneakers".
In May 2000, Billboard listed Bad Sneakers as #7 in the top 10 albums in Sweden.{{cite magazine |author=|date=May 2001|title=Hits of the World|url={{Google books|JQ8EAAAAMBAJ|page=123|plainurl=yes}}|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2022-03-12}}
Track listing
class="wikitable"
! No. !! Title !! Length !! Notes !! Ref | ||||
1 | "Hello/Goodbye" | 3:06 | {{cite web|url=http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/hardcore-superstar/bad-sneakers-and-a-pina-colada|title=HARDCORE SUPERSTAR — BAD SNEAKERS AND A PIÑA COLADA|date=n.d.|publisher=Metal Music Archive|access-date=2022-03-12}} | |
2 | "You Will Never Know" | 3:53 | ||
3 | "Liberation" | 3:56 | ||
4 | "Have You Been Around" | 3:48 | {{cite magazine |last=Behrman|first=Lorne|date=March 2001|title=Hardcore Superstar|url={{Google books|vSoEAAAAMBAJ|page=70|plainurl=yes}}|magazine=New Music|access-date=2022-03-12}} | |
5 | "Punk Rock Song" | 2:47 | ||
6 | "Beat You Down" | 4:00 | ||
7 | "Rock 'N' Roll Star" | 3:07 | ||
8 | "Someone Special" | 4:25 | Released as a single | |
9 | "Slide Song" | 3:42 | ||
10 | "Hey Now!!" | 2:28 | ||
11 | "Strapped" | 3:12 | ||
12 | "Bubblecum Ride" | 3:13 | ||
13 | "So Deep Inside" | 3:16 | ||
14 | "Don't You Ever Leave Me" | 4:13 | Hanoi Rocks cover; Japanese bonus track | |
15 | "You Say You Want Me" | 3:34 | From the single "Liberation" |
Personnel
=Principal band members=
- Jocke Berg - vocals{{cite web|url=https://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=2193|title=Bad Sneakers And A Pina Colada|last=Harlow|first=Chris|date=2003-08-19|publisher=Daily Vault|access-date=2022-03-12}}{{cite web|url=https://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=2037&CDName=Bad%20Sneakers%20and%20a%20Pina%20Colada|title=Title: Bad Sneakers and a Pina Colada|date=n.d.|publisher=Heavy Harmonies|access-date=2022-03-12}}
- Thomas Silver - guitar
- Martin Sandvik - bass{{cite web|url=https://www.moshville.co.uk/news/2021/02/hardcore-superstar-signs-to-golden-robot-records/|title=Hardcore Superstar signs to Golden Robot Records|date=2021|publisher=Moshville|access-date=2022-03-12}}
- Magnus "Adde" Andreasson - drums
References
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