Punky Brüster – Cooked on Phonics

1996 studio album by Devin Townsend

Punky Brüster – Cooked on Phonics

Studio album by

Devin Townsend

Released| March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19)
Genre| Heavy metal, punk rock, pop punk,[1] comedy rock
Length| 58:36
Label| Hevy Devy
Producer| Devin Townsend
Devin Townsend chronology
|  | Punky Brüster – Cooked on Phonics
(1996)  | Ocean Machine: Biomech
(1997)

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Devin Townsend overall chronology
| Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing
(1995)  | Punky Brüster – Cooked on Phonics
(1996)  | City
(1997)

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Punky Brüster – Cooked on Phonics is the debut studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, originally released as Cooked on Phonics under the fictional band name Punky Brüster. It was released on Townsend's label, HevyDevy Records, on March 19, 1996. It is a comedic metal/punk rock concept album written by Townsend.

Cooked on Phonics tells the story of a fictitious death metal band "from South Central Poland" called Cryptic Coroner; during a gig, their guitarist breaks a string, and the band is forced to improvise and tune up to play punk rock instead; the band accidentally becomes an overnight success and decides to sell out their metal look and sound to become a commercial punk rock band called Punky Brüster (the band's name being a pun on the 1980s U.S. television series Punky Brewster).

At the end of the track "Larry's O," Townsend says the album took "A week-and-a-half to write, six days to record, 12 hours to mix."

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Devin Townsend.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Recipe for Bait"| 7:26
2.| "Fake Punk"| 2:21
3.| "EZ$$"| 4:13
4.| "Metal Dilemma"| 3:32
5.| "Oats Peas Beans & Barley"| 1:49
6.| "Wallet Chain"| 3:25
7.| "Heinous Anus"| 1:43
8.| "Heavy Metal Mama"| 4:47
9.| "Crusty's at the Ivanhoe"| 6:23
10.| "Picture of Myself"| 6:43
11.| "The Girls Next Door"| 4:28
12.| "Larry's O"| 6:06
Total length:| 55:30

Bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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13.| "Metal Heads Are Punk Rockers" (cover/parody of "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" by the Ramones)| 3:06
Total length:| 58:36

## Personnel

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Each member of the project is credited under two aliases, the first as a Punky Brüster member, and the second as a Cryptic Coroner member.[2]

* Devin Townsend:
* Dr. Skinny – main vocals, guitar
* Lord Stenchlor
* John Randahl Harder
* Squid Vicious – bass, vocals
* Jokor, King of the Orcs
* Adrian White:
* Dances with Chickens – drums
* Underwator

### Additional vocalists and musicians

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* Chris Valagao (E. Val Mescal) – vocals on Oats Peas Beans & Barley
* Jed Simon (Ace Longback) – background vocals
* Byron Stroud (Stoolie B. Flames) – vocals, textures
* Bob Wagner (Velvet Kevorkian)
* Chief Dontsmoken
* Pete of Shit
* Surrey Wagner – drums
* Diananator
* Matteo Caratozzolo – editing, vocals

## References

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1. ^ "Devin Townsend: A guide to his best albums". 5 March 2020.
2. ^ "Punky Bruster - Cooked on Phonics (album review ) - Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.

## External links

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* Punky Bruster at DevyWorld Archived April 14, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

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Solo|

| Studio albums|

* Punky Brüster – Cooked on Phonics
* Ocean Machine: Biomech
* Infinity
* Physicist
* Terria
* Devlab
* The Hummer
* Ziltoid the Omniscient
* Dark Matters
* Empath
* The Puzzle / Snuggles
* Lightwork
* PowerNerd

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Live albums|

* The Retinal Circus

Casualties of Cool|

| Studio albums|

* Casualties of Cool

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The Devin Townsend Band|

| Studio albums|

* Accelerated Evolution
* Synchestra

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Devin Townsend Project|

| Studio albums|

* Ki
* Addicted
* Deconstruction
* Ghost
* Epicloud
* Sky Blue
* Transcendence

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Live albums|

* By a Thread: Live in London 2011
* Ocean Machine - Live at the Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv

Box sets|

* Contain Us

Supporting musicians|

* Gene Hoglan
* Duris Maxwell
* Jed Simon
* Byron Stroud
* Chris Valagao
* Anneke van Giersbergen
* Ryan Van Poederooyen
* Dirk Verbeuren
* Adrian White
* Dave Young
* Morgan Ågren

Related bands|

* Strapping Young Lad
* Steve Vai
* The Wildhearts
* Zimmers Hole
* Bent Sea

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* Band members
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