Highly Refined Pirates

Infobox Album |
Name = Highly Refined Pirates
Type = Album
Artist = Minus the Bear


Released = December 9, 2002
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative, Indie rock
Length = 42:25
Label = Suicide Squeeze
Producer = Steve Fisk
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fqxqwaldae link]
*Pitchfork Media (5.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19929-highly-refined-pirates link]
Last album = "Bands Like It When You Yell "Yar!" at Them"
(EP 2001)
This album = "Highly Refined Pirates"
(2002)
Next album = "They Make Beer Commercials Like This"
(EP 2004)

"Highly Refined Pirates" is Seattle band Minus the Bear's debut full-length album, released in 2002 on Suicide Squeeze. Some of the song titles are quotes from the film "Starship Troopers".

Track listing

All songs written by Minus the Bear.

# "Thanks for the Killer Game of Crisco® Twister" – 3:35
# "Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!" – 3:32
# "Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse" – 5:23
# "Hey, Wanna Throw Up?" – 0:32
# "Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo" – 4:09
# "We Are Not a Football Team" – 3:02
# "You Kill Bugs Good, Man" – 1:10
# "Spritz!!! Spritz!!!" – 3:03
# "Women We Haven't Met Yet" – 4:04
# "Damn Bugs Whacked Him, Johnny" – 0:47
# "I Lost All My Money at the Cock Fights" – 4:54
# "Andy Wolff" – 2:08
# "Let's Play Guitar in a Five Guitar Band" – 5:11
# "Booyah Achieved" – 0:50

UK Bonus Tracks

A UK edition of the CD was released with two bonus tracks. The album back lists them as follows:

15. "You're Some Sort of Big, Fat, Smart-Bug, Aren't You?" – 1:08
16. "Drop it Like it's Hot" – 2:41

Backwards Tracks

On the CD the tracks are actually reversed, when compared to the songs on the EP "Bands Like It When You Yell "Yar!" at Them":

15. "Drop it Like it's Hot" – 2:41
16. "You're Some Sort of Big, Fat, Smart-Bug, Aren't You?" – 1:08

Personnel

Band members

*Matt Bayles – mixing, electronics
*Dave Knudson – guitar, album design
*Cory Murchy – bass guitar
*Jake Snider – vocals, guitar
*Erin Tate – drums

Other personnel

*Steve Fisk – production, engineering, mixing
*Troy Tietjen – mixing
*Ed Brooks – mastering
*Robin Laananen – photography
*Amy Blaschke – additional vocals (on "Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo")