You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter | ||||
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Released | October 7, 2008 | |||
Studio | Earth Sound Recording, Valdosta, Georgia [1] | |||
Genre | Screamo, post-hardcore, electronicore, metalcore, mathcore | |||
Length | 35:05 | |||
Label | Epitaph [2] | |||
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I Set My Friends on Fire chronology | ||||
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You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter is the debut full-length studio album by American experimental rock band I Set My Friends on Fire, released on October 7, 2008 via Epitaph Records. It includes the band's most famous song, "Things That Rhyme With Orange", a promotional video for which was released July 22, 2009. [3] Four of the album's tracks are re-released songs from the band's self-released EP I Set My Friends On Fire EP. The album reached #29 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. [4]
All lyrics are written by Matt Mehana, except where noted; all music is composed by Nabil Moo, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sh!t It Talks... I'm Out of Here" | 1:03 | |
2. | "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" | 1:37 | |
3. | "Beauty Is in the Eyes of the Beerholder" | 2:26 | |
4. | "Things That Rhyme with Orange" | 3:24 | |
5. | "ASL" | 2:42 | |
6. | "Interlude" | 1:52 | |
7. | "Ravenous, Ravenous Rhinos" | 2:42 | |
8. | "HxC 2-Step" | 3:18 | |
9. | "WTFWJD" | 3:08 | |
10. | " Crank That" ( Soulja Boy cover) | DeAndre Way | 3:02 |
11. | "But the Nuns Are Watching" | 3:26 | |
12. | "Reese's Pieces, I Don't Know Who John Cleese Is?" | 6:26 | |
Total length: | 35:05 |
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Alternative Press | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
ChartAttack | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Montreal Mirror | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Punk News | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter was panned by most music critics. The album received a 0.5 rating out of five from Slant reviewer Nate Adams, who said "[It's] high in the running for worst album of the year ... The music aims for brutality and melody, but misses the mark entirely on both counts." [9] Alternative Press reviewer Phil Freeman also gave the album a half star out of five, remarking that the album "truly fails because it has exactly zero memorable moments". [10]
In a mixed review, John Lucas of the Georgia Straight said that the album "seems designed to test the listener’s tolerance", but that "those willing to embrace a noisy, ambitious, self-indulgent, and downright weird record will find a lot to love". [11] Logan Broger of ChartAttack gave it three stars out of five, saying, "When the grind-electro-hardcore-pop duo aren't being obnoxious or comedic, there are some tunes that are actually really, really brilliant." [6]
You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter album personnel as listed on Allmusic. [12]
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You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 7, 2008 | |||
Studio | Earth Sound Recording, Valdosta, Georgia [1] | |||
Genre | Screamo, post-hardcore, electronicore, metalcore, mathcore | |||
Length | 35:05 | |||
Label | Epitaph [2] | |||
Producer |
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I Set My Friends on Fire chronology | ||||
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Singles from You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter | ||||
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You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter is the debut full-length studio album by American experimental rock band I Set My Friends on Fire, released on October 7, 2008 via Epitaph Records. It includes the band's most famous song, "Things That Rhyme With Orange", a promotional video for which was released July 22, 2009. [3] Four of the album's tracks are re-released songs from the band's self-released EP I Set My Friends On Fire EP. The album reached #29 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. [4]
All lyrics are written by Matt Mehana, except where noted; all music is composed by Nabil Moo, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sh!t It Talks... I'm Out of Here" | 1:03 | |
2. | "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" | 1:37 | |
3. | "Beauty Is in the Eyes of the Beerholder" | 2:26 | |
4. | "Things That Rhyme with Orange" | 3:24 | |
5. | "ASL" | 2:42 | |
6. | "Interlude" | 1:52 | |
7. | "Ravenous, Ravenous Rhinos" | 2:42 | |
8. | "HxC 2-Step" | 3:18 | |
9. | "WTFWJD" | 3:08 | |
10. | " Crank That" ( Soulja Boy cover) | DeAndre Way | 3:02 |
11. | "But the Nuns Are Watching" | 3:26 | |
12. | "Reese's Pieces, I Don't Know Who John Cleese Is?" | 6:26 | |
Total length: | 35:05 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Alternative Press | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
ChartAttack | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Montreal Mirror | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Punk News | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter was panned by most music critics. The album received a 0.5 rating out of five from Slant reviewer Nate Adams, who said "[It's] high in the running for worst album of the year ... The music aims for brutality and melody, but misses the mark entirely on both counts." [9] Alternative Press reviewer Phil Freeman also gave the album a half star out of five, remarking that the album "truly fails because it has exactly zero memorable moments". [10]
In a mixed review, John Lucas of the Georgia Straight said that the album "seems designed to test the listener’s tolerance", but that "those willing to embrace a noisy, ambitious, self-indulgent, and downright weird record will find a lot to love". [11] Logan Broger of ChartAttack gave it three stars out of five, saying, "When the grind-electro-hardcore-pop duo aren't being obnoxious or comedic, there are some tunes that are actually really, really brilliant." [6]
You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter album personnel as listed on Allmusic. [12]
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