Good Bad Not Evil
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{{Infobox album
| name = Good Bad Not Evil
| type = Album
| artist = Black Lips
| cover = BlackLips-GoodBadNotEvil.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 11, 2007
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = 35:28
| label = {{flatlist|
| producer = The Black Lips
| prev_title = Los Valientes del Mundo Nuevo
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = 200 Million Thousand
| next_year = 2008
}}
Good Bad Not Evil is the fourth studio album by garage rock band Black Lips. The album was recorded in December 2006 and released on September 11, 2007. The title is a reference to The Shangri-Las song, "Give Him a Great Big Kiss".{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}. Their song "Veni Vidi Vici" samples the song "I'm Going Home" by The Swamp Rats.
Reception
{{music ratings
|rev1= AllMusic
|rev1Score= {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Deming|first=Mark|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1185432|pure_url=yes}}|title=Good Bad Not Evil - Black Lips|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=August 25, 2011}}
|rev2= The A.V. Club
|rev2Score= B+{{cite web|last=Hyden|first=Steven|url=https://www.avclub.com/content/music/black_lips|title=Black Lips: Good Bad Not Evil|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|date=September 11, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118035330/http://www.avclub.com/articles/black-lips-good-bad-not-evil,7562/ |archive-date=2013-01-18}}
|rev3= BBC Collective
|rev3Score= {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Perry|first=Andrew|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A26652044|title=Black Lips 'Good Bad Not Evil'|publisher=BBC Collective|date=September 6, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2011|archive-date=November 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110212315/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A26652044|url-status=dead}}
|rev4= Drowned in Sound
|rev4Score= 7/10{{cite web|last=Wale|first=Dan|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11561/reviews/2409488-|title=Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil|publisher=Drowned in Sound|date=September 18, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2011|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017014115/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11561/reviews/2409488-|url-status=dead}}
|rev5= Entertainment Weekly
|rev5Score= A−{{cite web|last=Nashawaty|first=Chris|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20056636,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123150131/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20056636,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2013|title=Good Bad Not Evil|work=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc|date=September 14, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2011}}
|rev6= The Guardian
|rev6Score= {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Rogers|first=Jude|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/30/popandrock.shopping1|title=CD: Black Lips, Good Bad Not Evil|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|date=November 30, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2011|location=London}}
|rev7= NME
|rev7Score= 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-black-lips/8960|title=Black Lips: 'Good Bad, Not Evil'|work=NME|publisher=IPC Media|date=September 19, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2011}}
|rev8= Pitchfork
|rev8Score= 8.3/10{{cite web|last=Crock|first=Jason|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10626-good-bad-not-evil/|title=Black Lips: Good Bad Not Evil|website=Pitchfork|date=September 6, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2011}}
|rev9= Stylus
|rev9Score= B{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Tal|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-black-lips/good-bad-not-evil.htm|title=The Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil|publisher=Stylus|date=September 11, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509190138/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-black-lips/good-bad-not-evil.htm|archivedate=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead}}
|rev10= Tiny Mix Tapes
|rev10Score= {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Canino|first=Jeffrey|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/black-lips-good-bad-not-evil|title=The Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil|publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes|accessdate=August 25, 2011}}
}}
Good Bad Not Evil has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic the album has a score of 73 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/good-bad-not-evil/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Good Bad Not Evil|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=August 25, 2011}}
Licensing
Several songs from Good Bad Not Evil have appeared in films. "Bad Kids" and "Veni Vidi Vici" were featured in (500) Days of Summer. "Veni Vidi Vici" was also featured in Angel Camouflaged, while "O Katrina!" was featured in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Track listing
{{track listing
|title1= I Saw a Ghost (Lean)
|length1= 2:53
|title2= O Katrina!
|length2= 2:52
|title3= Veni Vidi Vici
|length3= 2:28
|title4= It Feels Alright
|length4= 2:49
|title5= Navajo
|length5= 2:41
|title6= Lock and Key
|length6= 2:44
|title7= How Do You Tell A Child That Someone Has Died
|length7= 2:30
|title8= Bad Kids
|length8= 2:08
|title9= Step Right Up
|length9= 2:11
|title10= Cold Hands
|length10= 2:26
|title11= Off the Block
|length11= 1:40
|title12= Slime and Oxygen
|length12= 2:42
|title13= Transcendental Light (+Hidden Track)
|length13= 6:03
}}
{{track listing
|headline=iTunes Bonus Track[https://web.archive.org/web/20100630234252/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-bad-not-evil/id263050989 Good Bad Not Evil by Black Lips]. iTunes Store. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
|title14= Daddy Longlegs
|length14= 2:39
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{{track listing
|headline=eMusic Bonus Track[http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/album/The-Black-Lips-Good-Bad-Not-Evil-MP3-Download/11090817.html Good Bad Not Evil from eMusic]. eMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
|title15=My Struggle
|length15= 2:36
}}
Personnel
The following people contributed to Good Bad Not Evil:[https://www.allmusic.com/album/good-bad-not-evil-r1185432/credits Good Bad Not Evil - Credits]. Allmusic. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
=Black Lips=
- Cole Alexander
- Joe Bradley
- Ian St. Pe
- Jared "Hondo" Swilley
=Additional personnel=
- Jiro Bevis - Illustrations
- Black Lips - Audio Production
- Justin McNeight - Audio Engineer
- Dan Monick - Photography
- Edward Rawls - Audio Engineer, Engineer
- Noel Summerville - Mastering
- Chris "Box" Taylor - Artwork, Design
Charts
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! Chart (2007) ! Peak |
US Top Heatseekers
|align="center"| 18[https://www.allmusic.com/album/good-bad-not-evil-r1185432/charts-awards Good Bad Not Evil - Charts & Awards]. Allmusic. Retrieved 25 August 2011 |
References
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