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Bad Boys Gotta Rock It​!​: Live Recordings From 1996​-​2012

by Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits

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rocknrollfire - Recorded June 21st, 1997 by Robert Eggplant in a backyard in Pinole, CA 01:51
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2.
Root Canal - Recorded October 30th, 1999 by Evan Symons at CITR FM in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 01:56
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I Love Drugs - Recorded April 20th, 1999 by Yvan Kawecki in Oakland, CA during full band practice for recording the Carmelita Sings album 01:34
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4.
Liver Lover - Recorded June 21st, 1997 by Robert Eggplant in a backyard in Pinole, CA 03:24
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Two Cats Running (Demo) - Recorded in June 1996 by Jeff Casillas in Pinole, CA 03:31
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Childkiller - Recorded April 20th, 1999 by Yvan Kawecki in Oakland, CA during full band practice for recording the Carmelita Sings album 02:22
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Ghost Riders In The Hood – Recorded June 1998 by Mauricio Acevedo in Eggplant’s Garage in Pinole, CA 02:49
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The Rotting Game - Recorded August 29th, 1999 by Yvan Kawecki at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA 02:52
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Cuhl Aide Mahn – Recorded June 1999 by Mauricio Acevedo at the Geekfest/Libertatia Campout in Stonyford, CA 03:55
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10.
Sandwiches and Ammunition - Recorded November 17th, 2011 by Gary Mula at Columbia City Theater in Seattle, WA 02:10
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Exodus – Recorded June 1998 by Maki Tamura on KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles 02:17
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You Don't Have To Die Alone (First Ever Performance) – Recorded June 1999 by Mauricio Acevedo at the Geekfest/Libertatia Campout in Stonyford, CA 01:06
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I've Got A Bomb - Recorded July, 11th 1998 by Robert Eggplant in Eggplant's Garage in Pinole, CA 01:53
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14.
Skin Cancer - Recorded February 2001 by Yvan Kawecki at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA 03:04
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All My Friends Are Drug Fiends – Recorded September 2000 off the board at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA during Bobby Joe Ebola’s breakup show 02:46
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16.
Sideburns & Vicarious Fame - Recorded February 2001 by Yvan Kawecki at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA 04:10
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17.
Blues Turn Brown – Recorded June 23rd, 2012 by Andrew Meltzer at Grand Victory in Brooklyn, NY 03:23
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18.
Canary – Recorded May 28th, 1999 by Mauricio Acevedo in Eggplant’s Garage in Pinole, CA 02:22
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19.
Money For Books - Recorded April 20th, 1999 by Yvan Kawecki in Oakland, CA during full band practice for recording the Carmelita Sings album 02:55
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20.
She Ain't No Crip - Recorded February 2001 by Yvan Kawecki at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA 04:00
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21.
Life Is Excellent – Recorded April 6th, 2012 by Gary Mula at Columbia City Theater in Seattle, WA 03:31
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22.
Hermie Halbert & I Need Poon – Recorded July 1996 by Mauricio Acevedo at Berkeley Square in Berkeley, CA 05:02
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23.
I Wish I Was Special – Recorded December 1998 off the board at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA 03:35
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24.
Git Nekkid - Recorded December 1998 off the board at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA 03:36
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25.
Bungee Birth - Recorded September 26th, 1999 by Yvan Kawecki in a backyard in Hayward, CA 01:09
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26.
Wryting Love Songs (Will Never Help Me Get The Chycks) - Recorded March 1997 off the board at Reed College in Portland, OR. This was the first ever Bobby Joe Ebola show on tour 03:41
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27.
Kathleen, The World Needs You - Recorded by Maki Tamura September 1999 at KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles 01:50
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28.
Mr. Abuse – Recorded November 22nd, 1997 by Chris Waffle in Long Beach, CA for KBHC radio 01:54
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29.
The Dog Ate The Baby – Recorded November 22nd, 1997 by Chris Waffle in Long Beach, CA for KBHC radio 01:01
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30.
Freshman Philosophy – Recorded June 1998 by Mauricio Acevedo in Eggplant’s Garage in Pinole, CA 02:32
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31.
Life Of Pet & Jason - Recorded April 15th, 1998 by Yvan Kawecki at Slim's in San Francisco, CA 04:35
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32.
Bovine Uprising (The Smurf Nazis) – Recorded March 5th, 2000 off the board at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley, CA 03:12
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33.
Jesus Is My Asswipe (Slide) – Recorded January 1st, 2001 by Yvan Kawecki at The Stork Club, Oakland, CA 01:27
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34.
Fleas – Recorded June 1998 by Mauricio Acevedo in Eggplant’s Garage in Pinole, CA 01:29
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35.
She’s An Angel (They Might Be Giants) – Recorded May 2001 by Morgan Stickrod at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, CA during a rainstorm 01:55
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36.
Capitalism Rag – Recorded May 2001 by Morgan Stickrod at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, CA during a rainstorm 00:46
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37.
Wiener Dog Hoedown (Steve Offeman) – Recorded March 5th, 2000 off the board at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley, CA 00:54
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38.
Act I of the “A Sausage Named Clarence” Rock Opera – Recorded March 5th, 2000 off the board at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley, CA 18:12
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KBHC Long Beach Radio Promo – Recorded November 22nd, 1997 by Chris Waffle in Long Beach, CA for KBHC radio 00:56
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Originally compiled by the band from open air, radio station and live show soundboard cassettes, DATs and CDs, this collection was released on musician / artist / community organizer Ami Lawless' Selfish Satan Recordings (SSR #31) in 2013 as a double cassette box set. This live album features almost two hours of live Bobby Joe Ebola tracks spanning from 1996 to 2012 and is available here for the first time in digital format.

Collection was originally divided into 4 sections:
1.) NOT A REAL BAND (Tracks 1-11)
2.) JUST BECAUSE IT’S FUNNY, DOESN’T MEAN WE’RE JOKING (Tracks 12-21)
3.) THE MOST OFFENSIVE BAND ON THE PLANET (Tracks 22-31)
4.) UNRELEASED ORIGINAL SONGS, COVERS & MORE (Tracks 32-39)

From the original release:

Since Dan Abbott and Corbett Redford formed Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits in 1995, the band has been one of those acts you just have to see live to fully understand them. In the course of over 1000 shows, mostly as an acoustic duo, they’ve played basements, theaters, backyards, festivals, bars, protests and preschools, bringing to each an unforgettable and deeply weird mix of humor, fearless social criticism, and infectious songwriting. Punk-influenced but more nuanced and focused, its acoustic incarnation too jagged and aggressive for folk, Bobby Joe Ebola exists between musical worlds, and its intense, unpredictable performances have always easily matched the energy, and sometimes volume, of the plugged-in bands they play with.

The band called it quits in 2000, a hiatus that lasted until 2009, when Dan and Corbett began writing and performing again with renewed vigor. In the intervening years, they discovered dozens of audio recordings from old performances, gathering dust in their friends’ archives. The idea of releasing a live album was bandied about, but it was not until the band reformed that the project got off the ground.

Now, with help from Selfish Satan Records, we are proud to release Bad Boys Gotta Rock It!, a two-hour double cassette collection of live performances spanning 17 years. This box set features unforgettable onstage moments from the early years (1995 – 2000), as well as recordings of more recent shows (2009 – 2012), with the newly-formed full band incarnation.

Shocking, hilarious, emotional, and fun, Bad Boys Gotta Rock It! captures the inimitable feeling of being at a Bobby Joe Ebola show and offers something unique for music historians, archivists, and fans of the band - both new and old.

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released March 29, 2020

Sequenced by Craigums and Lauren Banjo

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Bobby Joe Ebola and The Children MacNuggits was mightily formed in 1995 in a fast-food parking lot by guitarist Dan Abbott and singer Corbett Redford.

The MacNuggits have become legend in the musical underground of the Bay Area and beyond, with their infamously unpredictable mix of searing social satire, soaring harmonies, outlandish & shocking truths, and poop jokes. ... more

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