Mediocre Generica

{{Infobox album

| name = Mediocre Generica

| type = studio

| artist = Leftöver Crack

| cover = Leftover-Crack-Mediocre-Generica.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2001|9|11}}

| recorded = 1999–2001

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Crust punk|ska punk|anarcho-punk}}

| length = 33:01

| label = Hellcat

| producer = {{hlist|Stza|Tim Armstrong}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Rock the 40 Oz: Reloaded

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=O'Neill|first=Brian |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mediocre-generica-mw0000004049|title=Mediocre Generica - Leftöver Crack|website=AllMusic|date=2017-10-26}}

|rev2 = Winnipeg Sun

|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite news |last=Sterdan |first=Darryl |title=Compact Discs |newspaper=Winnipeg Sun |date=2002-02-22 |location=Winnipeg |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/14E8CF61119D9CF0 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-03-06 |via=Access World News}}

}}

Mediocre Generica is the debut studio album by the American punk band Leftöver Crack. It was released on September 11, 2001 and includes much sociopolitical commentary, including anti-police sentiment, anti-racism and anti-homophobia. The album was originally intended to be titled Shoot the Kids at School, which Hellcat Records objected to.[http://www.punknews.org/bands/leftovercrack Leftöver Crack at Punknews.org] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607055730/http://www.punknews.org/bands/leftovercrack |date=June 7, 2008 }} As Stza said in an interview, "They wanted mediocre generic artwork and they wanted a mediocre generic title, so I called it Mediocre Generica and I guarantee you the irony was lost on Epitaph".{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/20977/interviews-leftover-crack|title=Interviews: Leftover Crack|last=Verducci|first=Richard 'Dante3000'|website=www.punknews.org|date=21 November 2006 |language=en|access-date=2017-10-26}} This has been cited as one of the main reasons that Leftöver Crack made the move to the much smaller label Alternative Tentacles. The album was coincidentally released on the same day as the September 11 terrorist attacks, and during the introduction on the band's next release, Fuck World Trade, this album is referred to as "the tower-toppling Mediocre Generica".{{Cite web|url=http://www.plyrics.com/lyrics/leftovercrack/clearchannelfuckoff.html|title=LEFTÖVER CRACK LYRICS - Clear Channel (Fuck Off)|website=www.plyrics.com|access-date=2017-10-26|author=Leftöver Crack}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| title1 = Homeo-Apathy

| length1 = 2:23

| title2 = Nazi White Trash

| length2 = 3:00

| title3 = Atheist Anthem

| length3 = 3:18

| title4 = The Good, the Bad & the Leftöver Crack

| length4 = 2:29

| title5 = Gay Rude Boys Unite

| length5 = 2:39

| title6 = N.C.

| length6 = 0:59

| title7 = Interlude

| length7 = 1:25

| title8 = Stop the Insanity

| length8 = 3:00

| title9 = Crack City Rockers

| length9 = 2:31

| title10 = Burning in Water

| length10 = 2:05

| title11 = With the Sickness

| length11 = 1:11

| title12 = Born to Die

| length12 = 4:42

| title13 = Gay Rude Boys Unite

| note13 = Instrumental

| length13 = 3:29

| total_length = 33:01

}}

Personnel

Scott Sturgeon - vocals, producer
Ezra Kire - additional vocals, guitar
Alec Baillie - bass
Ara Babajian - drums
Pezent Shayne Webb - piano
Deston Berry - Hammond organ
Hilary Allen - Hammond organ
Lady Jericha - Wurlitzer organ
John Dolan - harmonica (track 13)
Christopher LaSalle - trumpet (track 13)
Kenny Lienhardt - engineer
Mike Trujillo - engineer
Kevin Bartley - mastering
Seth Oleneck - photography
Lorien Babajian - layout
Joel "Rage" Garcia - additional layout

Release history

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" \|Region ! scope="col" \|Date ! scope="col" \|Format(s) ! scope="col" \|Label(s)
scope="row" \|Europe \|August 28, 2001 \|{{hlist\|CD\|Digipak\|digital download}} \| rowspan="2" \|Hellcat Records
scope="row" \|United States \|September 11, 2001 \|{{hlist\|CD\|Digipak\|digital download\|LP}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

! scope="col" |Region

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Format(s)

! scope="col" |Label(s)

scope="row" |Europe

|August 28, 2001

|{{hlist|CD|Digipak|digital download}}

| rowspan="2" |Hellcat Records

scope="row" |United States

|September 11, 2001

|{{hlist|CD|Digipak|digital download|LP}}

References

External links

[http://www.hell-cat.com/artists/album/123/Mediocre_Generica Hellcat Records - Album - Mediocre Generica]
[https://www.discogs.com/Left%C3%B6ver-Crack-Mediocre-Generica/master/44265 Leftöver Crack - Mediocre Generica on Discogs]

Category:2001 debut albums

Category:Leftöver Crack albums

Category:Hellcat Records albums