Hard Band for Dead

{{Infobox album

| name = Hard Band for Dead

| type = studio

| artist = The Toasters

| cover =Hard Band for Dead.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1996

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Ska

| length = 40:32

| label = Moon Ska Records

| producer = Robert "Bucket" Hingley

| prev_title = Dub 56

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down

| next_year = 1997

}}

Hard Band for Dead is the sixth studio album by The Toasters.

Track listing

  1. "2-Tone Army" - 3:19
  2. "Talk Is Cheap" - 3:11
  3. "Friends" - 2:56
  4. "Secret Agent Man" - 2:40
  5. "Chuck Berry" - 2:38
  6. "Mouse" - 3:44
  7. "Hard Man Fe Dead" - 3:05
  8. "Don't Come Running" - 3:13
  9. "Properly" - 2:44
  10. "Maxwell Smart" - 1:58
  11. "I Wasn't Going To Call You Anyway" - 3:01
  12. "Speak Your Mind" - 3:11
  13. "Skaternity" - 2:41
  14. "Dave Goes Crazy" - 2:07

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic |class=album |id=hard-band-for-dead-mw0000613324 |last=Greene |first=Jo-Ann |accessdate=11 June 2017}}

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AllMusic praised Hard Band for Dead for being a good example of third wave ska while honoring music that came before The Toasters.

Charts

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Chart (1996)

! Peak
position

{{Album chart|BillboardReggae|12|artist=The Toasters|id=419298}}

References

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{{The Toasters}}

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Category:1996 albums

Category:The Toasters albums