Start Today
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This article is about the album by Gorilla Biscuits. For the song by Alex Lifeson, see Victor (Alex Lifeson album).
1989 studio album by Gorilla Biscuits
| Start Today | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1989 |
| Recorded | January–April, 1989 |
| Studio | Demo2 Studios, New York City |
| Genre | Hardcore punk |
| Length | 24:09 |
| Label | Revelation |
| Producer | Gorilla Biscuits & Don Fury |
| Gorilla Biscuits chronology | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarHalf star[1] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | StarStarStarStarHalf star[2] |
Start Today is the debut studio album by American hardcore punk band Gorilla Biscuits, released in 1989. It is considered an influential record in hardcore punk, with NME naming it among the genre's 15 best albums of all time.[3] It is the best selling record ever released by Revelation Records, with copies in excess of 100,000 sold on CD alone.[4]
Track listing
[edit ]All songs written by Walter Schreifels, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New Direction" | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Stand Still" | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Degradation" | 1:35 |
| 4. | "Good Intentions" | 0:29 |
| 5. | "Forgotten" | 1:32 |
| 6. | "Things We Say" | 1:42 |
| 7. | "Start Today" | 2:04 |
| 8. | "Two Sides" | 1:40 |
| 9. | "First Failure" | 1:07 |
| 10. | "Competition" | 2:04 |
| 11. | "Time Flies" | 1:45 |
| 12. | "Cats And Dogs" | 1:36 |
| 13. | "Sitting Around at Home" (Buzzcocks cover) | 1:43 |
| 14. | "Biscuit Power" | 1:24 |
| Total length: | 24:09 | |
- Tracks 13 and 14 are also available on the Gorilla Biscuits EP and are unlisted.
Personnel
[edit ]Gorilla Biscuits
[edit ]- Anthony "Civ" Civarelli - vocals
- Walter Schreifels - guitar
- Alex Brown - guitar
- Arthur Smilios - bass
- Luke Abbey - drums
Additional musicians
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Stuiver, Jake. "Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ^ NME
- ^ "Generation : Current Issue". Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- "RIVAL SCHOOLS (USA) Special Guest: WAVVES" - ^ Sciarretto, Amy (May 30, 2011). "H2O Recording 'Don't Forget Your Roots' Covers Album". Noisecreep . Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2017.