Peculiar (album)

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2006 studio album by The Slackers

Peculiar

Studio album by

The Slackers

Released| 2006
Recorded| at Ernesto's Club, Sittard, Version City, New Jersey, Coyote Studios
Genre| Ska
Length| 48:42
Label| Hellcat Records
Producer| Vic Ruggiero
Jeff "King Django" Baker
The Slackers chronology
| Slack in Japan
(2005)  | Peculiar
(2006)  | Big Tunes! Hits & Misses from 1996 to 2006
(2007)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [1]
Alternative Press| 4/5[1]
Drowned in Sound| 7/10[2]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)| [3]
PopMatters| [4]
Punknews.org| [5]
The Skinny| [6]

Peculiar is an album by the New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on Hellcat Records in 2006.

## Track listing[edit]

1. "86 the Mayo" (Ruggiero) – 4:23
2. "Peculiar" (Ruggiero) – 4:08
3. "Propaganda" (Ruggiero/Babajian/Geard) – 4:31
4. "Crazy" (Ruggiero/The Slackers) – 3:31
5. "Set the Girl Free" (Ruggiero) – 2:38
6. "In Walked Capo" (Pine) – 3:21
7. "I'd Rather Die Happy" (Ruggiero) – 2:59
8. "What Went Wrong" (Pine) – 3:55
9. "Keep It Simple" (Hillyard/Ruggiero) – 3:05
10. "International War Criminal" (Ruggiero) – 3:57
11. "Sauron" (Hillyard) – 3:46
12. "Rider" (Ruggiero) – 4:02
13. "I Shall Be Released" (B. Dylan) – 4:20

## Personnel[edit]

### The Slackers' players[edit]

* Ara Babajian – drums
* Marcus Geard – bass, stick guitar, backing vocals
* Dave Hillyard – saxophone
* Jay Nugent – guitar
* Glen Pine – trombone, vocals
* Vic Ruggiero – organ, piano, guitar, vocals, etc.

### Additional players[edit]

* Marc Lyn – backing vocals on 3, 5, 6, 12, 13
* Alex Desert – backing vocals on 1, 5
* Larry McDonald – percussion on 12, 13
* Sidney Mills – organ on 13
* T.J. Scanlon – guitar on 3, 10, 12, 13
* Susan Walls – trumpet on 2, 8

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Reviews (Page 751)". Alternative Press. 2007-11-08. Archived from the original on 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2017-09-09.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ Hocking, Mat (2006-04-17). "Album Review: The Slackers - Peculiar". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2008-05-01). "Consumer Guide: May 2008". MSN Music. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
4. ^ Seltenrich, Nate (2006-05-02). "The Slackers: Peculiar". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
5. ^ White, Adam (2006-02-24). "The Slackers - Peculiar". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
6. ^ Maloney, Ali (2006-03-17). "The Slackers - 'Peculiar'". The Skinny.

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The Slackers

* Vic Ruggiero
* Jay Nugent
* Dave Hillyard
* Glen Pine
* Marcus Geard
* Ara Babajian

* Jeremy Mushlin
* Marc Lyn
* TJ Scanlon
* Dave Hahn
* Luis Zuluaga
* Allen Teboul

Studio albums|

* Better Late Than Never
* Redlight
* The Question
* Wasted Days
* Close My Eyes
* An Afternoon in Dub
* Slackness (with Chris Murray)
* Peculiar
* The Boss Harmony Sessions
* Self Medication
* The Great Rocksteady Swindle
* The Radio
* The Slackers

Cassettes and EPs|

* The Slackers
* International War Criminal

Live albums|

* Live at Ernesto's

Compilations|

* Before There Were Slackers There Were...

Related articles|

* Chris Murray
* Crazy Baldhead Sound System
* Hellcat Records
* Jammyland
* King Django
* Leftöver Crack
* Moon Ska Records
* Rancid
* SKAndalous All Stars
* Stubborn All-Stars
* The Rocksteady Seven
* Victor Rice

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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