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Peculiar
Studio album by The Slackers
Released	2006
Recorded	at Ernesto's Club, Sittard, Version City, New Jersey, Coyote Studios
Genre	Ska
Length	48:42
Label	Hellcat Records
Producer	Vic Ruggiero Jeff "King Django" Baker
The Slackers chronology
Slack in Japan (2005) Peculiar (2006) Big Tunes! Hits & Misses from 1996 to 2006 (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	4/5 [1]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [2]
MSN Music ( Consumer Guide)	[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Punknews.org	[5]
The Skinny	[6]

Peculiar is an album by the New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on Hellcat Records in 2006.

Track listing

1. "86 the Mayo" ( Ruggiero) – 4:23
2. "Peculiar" (Ruggiero) – 4:08
3. "Propaganda" (Ruggiero/ Babajian/Geard) – 4:31
4. "Crazy" (Ruggiero/The Slackers) – 3:31
5. "Set the Girl Free" (Ruggiero) – 2:38
6. "In Walked Capo" ( Pine) – 3:21
7. "I'd Rather Die Happy" (Ruggiero) – 2:59
8. "What Went Wrong" (Pine) – 3:55
9. "Keep It Simple" ( Hillyard/Ruggiero) – 3:05
10. "International War Criminal" (Ruggiero) – 3:57
11. "Sauron" (Hillyard) – 3:46
12. "Rider" (Ruggiero) – 4:02
13. "I Shall Be Released" ( B. Dylan) – 4:20

Personnel

The Slackers' players

• Ara Babajian – drums
• Marcus Geard – bass, stick guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Hillyard – saxophone
• Jay Nugent – guitar
• Glen Pine – trombone, vocals
• Vic Ruggiero – organ, piano, guitar, vocals, etc.

Additional players

• Marc Lyn – backing vocals on 3, 5, 6, 12, 13
• Alex Desert – backing vocals on 1, 5
• Larry McDonald – percussion on 12, 13
• Sidney Mills – organ on 13
• T.J. Scanlon – guitar on 3, 10, 12, 13
• Susan Walls – trumpet on 2, 8

References