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"4:25Released 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"4:13Hanoi Rocks cover; Japanese bonus track
15"You Say You Want Me"3:34From 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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Category:2000 albums

Category:Hardcore Superstar albums

Category:Glam metal albums

Category:Heavy metal albums by Swedish artists