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Shorter, Faster, Louder

{{Infobox album

| name = Shorter, Faster, Louder

| type = Studio Album

| artist = Kid Dynamite

| cover = shorterfasterlouder.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 29, 2000

| recorded = September 1–17, 1999 at Trax East in South River, NJ

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Punk rock, pop punk, hardcore punk

| length = 24:49

| label = Jade Tree{{Cite web|url=https://jadetree.com/jt1045|title=JT1045|website=Jade Tree}}

| producer = Steve Evetts

| prev_title = Kid Dynamite

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Cheap Shots, Youth Anthems

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shorter-faster-louder-mw0000052242|title=Shorter, Faster, Louder - Kid Dynamite | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

|rev2 = Punknews.org

|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/156/kid-dynamite-shorter-faster-louder|title=Kid Dynamite - Shorter, Faster, Louder|website=www.punknews.org}}

}}

Shorter, Faster, Louder is the second album by the Philadelphia hardcore punk band Kid Dynamite.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zo7Miufho1cC&q=Shorter%2C+Faster%2C+Louder+kid+dynamite+2000&pg=PA18|title=Reviews|work=CMJ New Music Report|date=February 14, 2000|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|via=Google Books}}{{cite web |title=REVIEWS KID DYNAMITE Shorter, Faster, Louder CD |url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/review/shorter-faster-louder-cd-3679 |website=Ox-Fanzine |access-date=4 May 2021}} Their final album, it was released in 2000 by Jade Tree.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/kzp9xy/kid-dynamite-self-titled-1998-the-shape-of-punk|title=20 Years Ago, Kid Dynamite Reshaped Pop-Punk in Just 27 Minutes|website=www.vice.com}}

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote: "Recalling the early punk of Minor Threat and 7 Seconds, [Kid Dynamite] wail and woah about youth culture on standout tracks like 'Living Daylights,' 'Death and Taxes' and 'There's a Party [sic].'"{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kid_dynamite-shorter_faster_louder|title=Kid Dynamite Shorter, Faster, Louder|website=exclaim.ca}} Nuvo called the album "genre-defining."{{Cite web|url=https://nuvo.newsnirvana.com/music/shevchuk-is-my-copilot/article_9234241e-c389-58cd-bc81-74fa31b7c8eb.html|title=Shevchuk is my copilot|first=Nick|last=Selm|website=NUVO}} CMJ New Music Report called it "a punk rock marathon, designed for moshing until the audience drops from exhaustion."

Track listing

  1. "Pits and Poisoned Apples" - 0:48
  2. "Death and Taxes" - 1:52
  3. "Cheap Shot Youth Anthem" - 2:10
  4. "Cop Out" - 1:30
  5. "Handy With the Tongue Sword" - 0:22
  6. "Living Daylights" - 1:57
  7. "Introduction to the Opposites" - 1:19
  8. "Gate 68" - 1:19
  9. "Troy's Bucket" - 1:29
  10. "Rufus Wants a Hug" - 1:45
  11. "Got a Minute?" - 1:00
  12. "The Penske File" - 0:23
  13. "Rid of the Losers, Bring on the Cruisers" - 1:53
  14. "Three's a Party" - 1:03
  15. "S.O.S." - 1:42
  16. "Two for Flinching" - 0:10
  17. "Birthday" - 2:34
  18. "Give 'em the Ripped One" - 1:58

Credits

  • Jason Shevchuk – vocals
  • Dr. Dan Yemin – guitar
  • Michael Cotterman – bass
  • Dave Wagenschutz – drums
  • Dave Hause – backing vocals
  • Ernie Parada – additional vocals on "Birthday," backing vocals
  • Alison Mennor – additional vocals on "Three's A Party"

References

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Category:2000 albums

Category:Jade Tree (record label) albums

Category:Kid Dynamite (band) albums

Category:Albums produced by Steve Evetts

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