Internet Dating Superstuds

Infobox Album |
Name = Internet Dating Superstuds
Type = Album
Artist = The Vandals


Released = September 17, 2002
Recorded = Spring 2002
Genre = Punk rock
Length = 38:22
Label = Kung Fu
Producer = Warren Fitzgerald & Ryan Williams
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:n95a8qzzbt94 link] |
Last album = "Look What I Almost Stepped In..."
(2000)
This album = "Internet Dating Superstuds"
(2002)
Next album = "Live at the House of Blues"
(2004)

"Internet Dating Superstuds" is the ninth studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 2002 by Kung Fu Records. It was the band's first album after their permanent move to Kung Fu, after having fulfilled their contract with Nitro Records in 2000. The Kung Fu label had been started in 1996 by Vandals members Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald and had already released a Vandals Christmas album and several re-releases of the band's older material. An independent music video was filmed for the song "43210-1."

Much of the album is characterized by the pop-punk music and humorous lyrics for which the band is known. Its title, artwork and bonus features satirize several aspects of internet culture. The song lyrics printed in the album's liner notes are all partially obscured by depictions of popup ads similar to those encountered while web surfing. As a promotion for the album, the band members held an online contest in which four fans each won a "date" with one of the band members. These "dates" were videotaped and including in the enhanced CD-ROM portion of the CD. Other bonus content in this portion of the album includes a photo gallery and unobscured lyrics.

Track listing

All songs written by Warren Fitzgerald except where indicated.
#"43210-1" - 2:41
#"Appreciate My Honesty" - 2:33
#"I'm Becoming You" - 2:40
#"Disproportioned Head" - 2:06
#"Soccer Mom" (Freese) - 2:56
#"We'll All Get Laid" - 2:25
#"Little Weirdo" - 3:04
#"I Can't Wait" - 2:42
#"Where's Your Dignity?" - 3:09
#"My Brain Tells My Body" - 2:59
#"When I Say You I Mean Me" (Quackenbush) - 2:18
#"The Unseen Tears of the Albacore" (Escalante/Fitzgerald) - 3:09
#"My Brother is Gay" (Quackenbush/Fitzgerald) - 2:31
#"Lord of the Dance" - 3:08

Performers

*Dave Quackenbush - vocals
*Warren Fitzgerald - guitar, backing vocals
*Joe Escalante - bass, backing vocals, trumpet on "My Brother is Gay"
*Josh Freese - drums

Album information

*Record label: Kung Fu Records
*Recorded at Rumbo Studios in Canoga Park, California and Pulse! Recording in Hollywood, California in Spring of 2002.
*Produced by Warren Fitzgerald, co-produced by Ryan Williams
*Engineered by Ryan Williams with assistance by Jeremy Blair at Rumbo Studios and Jonas Grabarnick at Pulse! Recording
*Mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie at Q Division in Boston, Massachusetts
*Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering in Studio City, California
*All songs copyright 2002 by Puppety Frenchman Music, SEAC
*All tracks written by Warren Fitzgerald except "Soccer Mom" by Josh Freese, "When I Say You I Mean Me" by Dave Quackenbush, "The Unseen Tears of the Albacore" by Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald, and "My Brother is Gay" by Dave Quackenbush and Warren Fitzgerald.
*Cover art by Parker Jacobs at Paul Frank Industries
*Art direction by Mickey Stern
*Band photos by Lisa Johnson
*Additional layout by Ryan James

ong information

All information listed here is derived from song lyrics, album liner notes, and band member interviews and commentary (particularly those in the Vandals DVD "Live at the House of Blues").

*"43210-1" (Warren Fitzgerald)A humorous anthem that encourages several minor and seemingly meaningless acts of rebellion.

*"Appreciate My Honesty" (Warren Fitzgerald)In this song the singer, after putting on pretentions in order to win the affections of a girl, is ready to stop acting polite and reveal his true nature to her, which is more selfish and rude.

*"I'm Becoming You" (Warren Fitzgerald)This song deals with a person that is so obsessed with their love interest that they actually wish to become the person they are infatuated with.

*"Disproportioned Head" (Warren Fitzgerald)In this song a man who suffers from a birth defect causing him to have an unusually large cranium, and is fed up with people pointing it out and trying to cover it up.

*"Soccer Mom" (Josh Freese)A love song in which the singer is infatuated with a middle-class divorcé mother.

*"We'll All Get Laid" (Warren Fitzgerald)This song states that, although the world is headed for eventual armageddon, when the end comes people will celebrate and fornicate before finally dying.

*"Little Weirdo" (Warren Fitzgerald)The song deals with a strange individual who constructs a rocket ship out of household items that he believes will take him into outer space.

*"I Can't Wait" (Warren Fitzgerald)A relationship song in which the singer is upset with his clingy, smothering girlfriend who is obviously wrong for him, and cannot wait for her to go out and find someone else to date so that the relationship will be over.

*"Where's Your Dignity?" (Warren Fitzgerald)This song deals with relationships, this time depicting a man who, after a breakup, is deeply depressed and obsessed with his ex-girlfriend. It claims that he has lost all dignity and encourages him to get over the relationship and move on.

*"My Brain Tells My Body" (Warren Fitzgerald)The song deals with a man who wants to forget about a girl, but can't erase her image from his sight or mind. He feels like staring at the sun until his retinas are damaged to the point where he won't be able to see her or anything that reminds him of her.

*"When I Say You I Mean Me" (Dave Quackenbush)This song offers life advice from a third-person perspective, but then shifts the focus inward to reveal that the singer is actually giving the advice to himself.

*"The Unseen Tears of the Albacore" (Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald)This song addresses environmentalists and vegetarians, suggesting that it is wrong to value one type of life over another. The song refers specifically to the publicity generated over dolphins being caught in tuna nets, while no one seems to care about fates of the tuna themselves. It suggests that it is wrong not to show equal concern for the fish, just because they are less anthropomorphic and cannot be trained to perform amusing behaviors.

*"My Brother is Gay" (Dave Quackenbush and Warren Fitzgerald)In this song the singer's brother reveals his homosexuality to his family.

*"Lord of the Dance" (Warren Fitzgerald)A reference to the musical dance production of the same name and its star, Michael Flatley, using various analogies to compare him to Jesus.