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Screw It!

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{{Infobox album

| name = Screw It!

| type = studio

| artist = Danger Danger

| cover = Screwit!.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 1991

| recorded = 1991 at New River Studios, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hard rock, glam metal

| length = 57:30

| label = Epic{{cite news |last1=Abbott |first1=Jim |title=In the Bin |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=October 4, 1991 |department=Calendar |page=6}}

| producer = Bruno Ravel, Steve West

| prev_title = Down and Dirty Live

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Dawn

| next_year = 1995

}}

Screw It! is the second album by the American rock band Danger Danger, released in 1991.{{cite news |last1=Kempf |first1=Cristi |title=Danger Danger finds itself in serious role |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=November 10, 1991 |department=Show |page=2}}{{cite news |last1=Rollins |first1=Lisa L. |title=Lots of monkey business with Danger Danger's new release |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=September 21, 1991 |department=Life |page=1}} The song "Monkey Business" peaked at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |title=Danger Danger |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27372/danger-danger/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=February 7, 2023}}

Production

The album was produced by Bruno Ravel and Steve West.{{cite magazine |title=Screw It by Danger Danger |magazine=Billboard |date=October 26, 1991 |volume=103 |issue=43 |page=82}} It was recorded at New River Studios in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ginger Lynn provided the moans on "Yeah, You Want It!"{{cite news |title=Three bands performing in area achieving notoriety |work=The Denver Post |date=November 15, 1991 |page=16F}}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Calgary Herald

| rev1Score = C{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Glen |title=Recent Releases |work=Calgary Herald |date=November 3, 1991 |page=C4}}

|rev2 = Chicago Tribune

|rev2score = {{rating|1|4}}{{cite news |last1=Herrman |first1=Brenda |title=Recordings |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 17, 1991 |department=Tempo |page=7}}

| rev3 = Rock Hard

| rev3Score = 8.0/10{{cite web |title=Danger Danger |url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/danger-danger-screw-it_192987.html |website=Rock Hard |access-date=February 7, 2023}}

}}

The Calgary Herald noted that "most of the music and pedantic lyrics tend to irritate instead of stimulate." The Chicago Tribune deemed "Yeah, You Want It!" an "offensive, date-rape anthem."

AllMusic wrote that "the music overall appears to have been constructed in hopes of pleasing both the mainstream pop audience and hair-sprayed headbangers."{{cite web |title=Screw It! Review by Greg Prato |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/screw-it%21-mw0001962521 |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 7, 2023}}

Track listing

All songs written by Steve West and Bruno Ravel, except for where noted.

  1. "Ginger Snaps (Intro)
  2. "Monkey Business" - 5:22
  3. "Slipped Her the Big One" (West, Andy Timmons) - 5:32
  4. "C'est Loupé (Prelude) / Beat the Bullet" - 4:53
  5. "I Still Think About You" - 4:36
  6. "Get Your Shit Together" - 4:41
  7. "Crazy Nites" - 4:14
  8. "Puppet Show" - 1:20
  9. "Everybody Wants Some" - 4:15
  10. "Don't Blame It on Love" - 3:58
  11. "Comin' Home" - 4:39
  12. "Horny S.O.B." - 3:22
  13. "Find Your Way Back Home" - 6:14
  14. "Yeah, You Want It!" - 3:34
  15. "D.F.N.S." - 0:50

Personnel

=Band=

  • Ted Poley – lead and backing vocals
  • Andy Timmons – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Kasey Smith – keyboards
  • Bruno Ravel – 4- and 12-string basses, backing vocals, cello
  • Steve West – drums, out of tune vocals

= Guests =

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}

| align="center"| 67

{{album chart|Billboard200|123|artist=Dangerous Toys|access-date=May 1, 2025|rowheader=true}}

References

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Category:Danger Danger albums

Category:1991 albums

Category:Epic Records albums