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Screeching Weasel

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OriginChicago, Illinois, USA
GenresPunk rock
Pop punk
Hardcore punk (early)
Years active1986 � 1989
1991 � 1994
1996 � 2001
2004
2009-present
LabelsUnderdog, Roadkill,
Lookout!, Selfless,
Fat Wreck Chords,
Panic Button, Asian Man Records
Associated actsThe Riverdales
The Queers
Squirtgun
Common Rider
Sludgeworth
MembersBen Weasel
Dan Vapid
Drew Fredrichsen
Justin Perkins
Adam Cargin
Former membersJohn Jughead
Vinnie Bovine
Steve Cheese
Warren Fish
Aaron Cometbus
Brian Vermin
Douglas Ward
Dave Naked
Scott "Gub" Conway
Dan Panic
Johhny Personality
Mike Dirnt
Mass Giorgini
Dan Lumley
Zac Damon
Phillip Hill
Simon Lamb
WebsiteScreechingWeasel.com

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Screeching Weasel is an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They were formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead. The band gained prominence in the early 1990s after signing a record deal with the East Bay punk label, Lookout! Records.

Since the band's formation, Weasel has been its only constant member, though Jughead was present in every incarnation of the band until 2009. The next most prominent members in the band have been Danny Vapid on guitar and bass and Dan Panic on drums. However, the band has been through many line-up changes and at times included such notable musicians as Mike Dirnt and Mass Giorgini.

Many subsequent popular punk bands have cited Screeching Weasel as influential, including Green Day, Blink-182, and Rise Against.

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Studio albums :
Year Title Label Line up Notes
1987 Screeching Weasel Underdog Records Ben Weasel - Vocals
John Jughead - Guitar
 Re-issued in 1997 by VML Records, with additional demos and unreleased tracks
1988 Boogadaboogadaboogada Roadkill Ben Weasel - Vocals
 Released on Wetspots in the UK, re-issued by Lookout in 1992, re-mastered and re-issued by Asian Man Records in 2005. Reissued on vinyl by Recess Records in 2008.
1991 My Brain Hurts Lookout Ben Weasel - Vocals
 Re-mastered and re-issued by Asian Man Records in 2005; re-issued on vinyl by Recess Records in 2009.
1992 Ramones Selfless Ben Weasel - Guitar, Vocals
 A cover of the entire first Ramones album; 1,700 pressed (1400 black vinyl, 300 white vinyl); 300 re-pressed in 1993; out of print. Re-released on Panic Button Records as Beat Is on the Brat in 1998.
1993 Wiggle Lookout Ben Weasel - Vocals
 Recorded in 1992, not released until the next year, re-mastered and re-issued by Asian Man Records in 2005
1993 Anthem for a New Tomorrow Lookout Ben Weasel - Guitar, Vocals
 Re-mastered and re-issued by Asian Man Records in 2005
1994 How to Make Enemies and Irritate People Lookout Ben Weasel - Guitar, Vocals
 Re-mastered and re-issued by Asian Man Records in 2005
1996 Bark Like a Dog Fat Wreck Chords Ben Weasel - Guitar, Vocals
1998 Television City Dream Fat Wreck Chords Ben Weasel - Vocals
 Features cover art by Aldo Giorgini, noted Italian artist, and father of Screeching Weasel bassist-producer Mass Giorgini
1999 Emo Panic Button Ben Weasel - Vocals, Guitar
2000 Teen Punks in Heat Panic Button / Lookout Ben Weasel - Vocals
 Alleged to be their final record

Compilation albums :
Kill the Musicians Lookout! Collection of demo, rare, out of print, and live material
1998 Beat Is on the Brat Panic Button / Lookout Combination of Ramones and Formula 27
2000 Thank You Very Little Panic Button / Lookout Double CD; more b-sides, rarities, and live material
2005 Weasel Mania Fat Wreck Chords Best-of compilation, with 34 songs selected by Ben Weasel

EPs :

EPs :
1989 Punkhouse Limited Potential re-issued in 1991 by No Budget Records; re-issued in 1993 by Selfless Records; out of print
1991 Pervo Devo Shred of Dignity 2500 originally pressed and released with the final issue of Ben Weasel's sex-themed fanzine, "Teen Punks In Heat"; 450 pressed in 1992, and the label name had changed to Outpunk; out of print
1992 Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions Selfless on-air performance at WFMU in New Jersey; 1500 pressed on blue vinyl, features tour bassist Scott "Gub" Conway, out of print
1992 Happy, Horny, Gay And Sassy Selfless Essentially a repress of the previous EP, with 3 extra songs from the Pervo-Devo EP on a second, one-sided 7" record; 300 pressed on pink vinyl with two covers, one the same as the previous record and the second being a graphic close up of a man performing oral sex on another man; out of print
1993 Screeching Weasel / Pink Lincolns VML 1500 pressed, out of print
1993 Radio Blast Underdog 2000 pressed, out of print
1993 You Broke My Fucking Heart Lookout out of print
1994 Screeching Weasel / Born Against Lookout out of print
1994 Suzanne Is Getting Married Lookout Mike Dirnt from Green Day plays bass on one track, Mass Giorgini on the other; out of print
1996 Formula 27 Veriform later reissued on Lookout / Panic Button; leftovers from the Bark Like A Dog sessions; out of print
1998 Major Label Debut Lookout / Panic Button first Panic Button release
1999 Jesus Hates You Probe picture disc; all cover songs (Stooges, Subhumans, Stiff Little Fingers)

Other contributions :

Other contributions :
1989 What Are You Pointing At? Very Small Records "Kamala's Too Nice", "I Wanna Be a Homosexual"
1989 There's a Fungus Amongus What the Fuck? "Slogans"
1989 They Don't Get Paid, They Don't Get Laid, But Boy, Do They Work Hard Maximumrocknroll "This Bud's for Me"
1990 Achtung Chicago Underdog "Teenage Slumber Party"
1992 Four Two Pudding Very Small Records "Kamala's Too Nice", "I Wanna Be a Homosexual"; CD release of What Are You Poiting At? 10"; re-released in 1998 with new artwork
1993 It's a Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand Shakefork "Celena"
1994 Fallen Upon Deaf Ears Skullduggery "Soap Opera"
1994 Chairman of the Bored Grass "Chicago"
1994 Punk USA Lookout "My Friends Are Getting Famous"
1997 Physical Fatness - Fat Music Volume III Fat Wreck Chords "Cool Kids"
1999 Four on the Floor Lookout / Panic Button "Shut the Hell Up", "Punk Rock Explained", "Video", "Crybaby"
1999 Life in the Fat Lane - Fat Music Volume IV Fat Wreck Chords "Dummy Up"
1999 Return of the Read Menace G7 Welcoming Committee Records "My Own World"
1999 Short Music for Short People Fat Wreck Chords "Dirty Needles"
2000 Liberation Sucks Liberation "California Sucks"
2000 Lookout Freakout Lookout / Panic Button "Acknowledge"
2001 Lookout Freakout - Episode 2 Lookout "Pauline"

Screeching Weasel

Studio albumsScreeching Weasel (1987) * Boogadaboogadaboogada! (1988) * My Brain Hurts (1991) * Ramones (1992) * Wiggle (1993) * Anthem for a New Tomorrow (1993) * How to Make Enemies and Irritate People (1994) * Bark Like a Dog (1996) * Television City Dream (1998) * Emo (1999) * Teen Punks in Heat (2000)
EPsPunkhouse (1989) * Pervo Devo (1991) * Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions (1992) * Happy, Horny, Gay and Sassy (1992) * Screeching Weasel / Pink Lincolns (1993) * Radio Blast (1993) * You Broke My Fucking Heart (1993) * Screeching Weasel / Born Against (1994) * Suzanne Is Getting Married (1994) * Formula 27 (1996) * Major Label Debut (1998) * Jesus Hates You (1999)
CompilationsKill the Musicians (1995) * Beat Is on the Brat (1998) * Four on the Floor (1999) * Thank You Very Little (2000) * Weasel Mania (2005)
Related articlesThe Queers * The Riverdales * Even in Blackouts * The Methadones * Sludgeworth * The Vindictives



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