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Because We Hate You

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Because We Hate You

| type = Album

| artist = Young Fresh Fellows

| cover = yffbecausewehateyou.jpg

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| released = 2001

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| genre = Rock

| length = 40:57

| label = Mammoth

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| prev_title = Temptation on a Saturday

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = I Think This Is

| next_year = 2009

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Because We Hate You is an album by American rock group the Young Fresh Fellows, one half of a split album with the Minus 5, released in 2001 on Mammoth Records.{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |page=1208 |edition=3rd}}{{cite web |title=The Minus Five / Young Fresh Fellows Let the War Against Music Begin / Because We Hate You |url=https://www.popmatters.com/minus5-youngfreshfellows-2495984525.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=November 4, 2024 |date=February 26, 2001}}

Critical reception

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|rev1=Robert Christgau

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|rev2=Entertainment Weekly

|rev2score=B−{{cite magazine |last1=Tyrangiel |first1=Josh |title=The Minus 5: Let the War Against Music Begin / The Young Fresh Fellows: Because We Hate You |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 2, 2001 |issue=585 |page=70}}

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CMJ New Music Monthly noted that the album "combines the beery grace of a great frat-rock band with a broad rock-historical palette".{{cite magazine |last1=Bruno |first1=Franklin |title=Reviews |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |date=March 2001 |issue=91 |page=70}}

Track listing

All songs written by Scott McCaughey except as indicated.

  1. "Barky's Spiritual Store"
  2. "Lonely Spartanburg Flower Stall"
  3. "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite" (Boyce and Hart)
  4. "For the Love of a Girl"
  5. "Fuselage"
  6. "My Drum Set"
  7. "Worthless"
  8. "She's a Book"
  9. "Good Times Rock 'n' Roll" (McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, Todd Hutchison, Jim Sangster)
  10. "Little Bell"
  11. "Summerland"
  12. "Mamie Dunn, Employee of The Month"
  13. "Your Truth, Our Lies" (Croaker Norge, Batum Schrag)
  14. "The Ballad of Only You and the Can Prevent Forest Fires"

See also

References

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{{The Minus 5}}

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Category:The Young Fresh Fellows albums

Category:2001 albums

Category:Mammoth Records albums

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