Picnic of Love

Infobox Album |
Name = Picnic of Love
Type = studio
Artist = Anal Cunt


Released = start date|1998|7|21
Recorded =
Genre = Parody
Length = 31:39
Label = Conquest Records
Producer =
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|1.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfqxqyjld0e link]
Last album = "I Like It When You Die"
(1997)
This album = "Picnic of Love"
(1998)
Next album = "It Just Gets Worse"
(1999)

"Picnic of Love" is an album released by Anal Cunt on July 21, 1998.

The album was released as a joke and a parody of love songs, as well as of the band itself. The album is basically characterized by the exact opposite of everything that the band represents. While the normal Anal Cunt album consists of forty to fifty tracks (most which are under a minute in length), "Picnic of Love" contains only eleven comparably long tracks. The typical distorted guitars and loud screaming of Anal Cunt songs is replaced by soft acoustic guitar-playing and vocalist Putnam singing in falsetto. The most apparent change is the lyrical content: all of the songs are about inoffensive, sweet subjects. For example, one song is titled "I Respect Your Feelings as a Woman and a Human", a stark contrast from the misogynistic dark humor that the band typically employs. After the release of this album, many fans believed for a period of time that the band had actually changed their style and theme for good. However, this proved to be untrue as this album was followed shortly by the release of "It Just Gets Worse", which (as suggested by the album title) contains some of Anal Cunt's most controversial material to date. The album itself is now considered a classic by many fans and the small production numbers have led to copies being sold for over £50 on Amazon UK.

Track listing

#"Picnic of Love" – 2:17
#"I Respect Your Feelings as a Woman and a Human" – 2:04
#"I Wanna Grow Old with You" – 2:51
#"Saving Ourselves for Marriage" – 3:07
#"Greed Is Something We Don't Need" – 3:13
#"Sorry I'm Not That Kind of Boy" – 2:38
#"I Couldn't Afford to Buy You a Present (So I Wrote You This Song)" – 3:27
#"I'd Love to Have Your Daughter's Hand in Marriage" – 1:51
#"My Woman, My Lover, My Friend" – 3:29
#"Waterfall Wishes" – 3:16
#"In My Heart There's a Star Named After You" – 5:59