- TV Party (EP)
Infobox Album | Name = TV Party
Type = EP
Artist = Black Flag
Released = July 1982
Recorded = March 1982
Length = 6:45
Label = SST
Producer = Black Flag,Ed Barton
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:17d3vwvva92k~T1 link]
Last album = "Damaged"
(1981)
This album = "TV Party"
(EP)
(1982)
Next album = "Everything Went Black "
(1982)TV Party was a 7" EP released by the American
hardcore punk band Black Flag in July 1982 onSST Records . The sardonic lyrics of the lead track describe a group of friends who have nothing better to do than watch TV and have somebeer s. TV-watching is attacked as breeding stupidity and the names of several TV-shows that were popular during the recording of the song (such asThat's Incredible! , Quincy, andHill Street Blues ) are called out in the lyrics.This song was included in the soundtrack of the movie
Repo Man .Both the song and a cover of it by the cast appears in the episodeBender Should Not Be Allowed on TV ofFuturama .Track listing
All songs written by Ginn.
# "TV Party" – 3:51
# "I've Got to Run" – 1:45
# "My Rules" – 1:09Personnel
*
Henry Rollins - Vocals
*Greg Ginn -guitar
*Dez Cadena - guitar, vocals
*Chuck Dukowski - bass
* Emil - Drums on "TV Party"
*Bill Stevenson - drums on "My Rules" and "I've Got To Run"
* Ed Barton - producer on "TV Party"
*Black Flag - producer on "My Rules" and "I've Got To Run"
* Jeff Stebbins - engineer
*Glen E. Friedman - photographyExternal links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:2077gj4ro6p9 Review of TV Party] at
Allmusic site
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