Maniacal Laughter

This article is about the album. For the more general use, see Evil laughter.
Maniacal Laughter
Studio album by
The Bouncing Souls
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1996
Recorded1995
Genre
Length23:44
Label
ProducerThom Wilson
The Bouncing Souls chronology
The Good, the Bad & the Argyle
(1994) 		Maniacal Laughter
(1996) 		Bouncing Souls
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Maniacal Laughter is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "The Ballad Of Johnny X," and "Here We Go." The album also contains a cover of "Born to Lose," which was originally performed by Ted Daffan.[4] "Lamar Vannoy" is included in the opening sequence of Larry Clark's controversial 2002 film Ken Park.

Track listing

All songs written by The Bouncing Souls except where noted.

  1. "Lamar Vannoy" – 3:04
  2. "No Rules" – 1:10
  3. "The Freaks, Nerds, and Romantics" – 2:32
  4. "Argyle" – 2:35
  5. "All of This and Nothing" – 0:55
  6. "The BMX Song" – 1:57
  7. "Quick Chek Girl" – 2:52
  8. "Headlights.... Ditch!" – 0:43
  9. "Here We Go" – 1:58
  10. "Born to Lose" (Frankie Brown, Daffan) – 2:07
  11. "Moon Over Asbury" – 1:45
  12. "The Ballad of Johnny X" (Johnny X, The Bouncing Souls) – 2:06

Personnel

  • Greg Attonito – vocals
  • Pete Steinkopf – guitar
  • Bryan Keinlen – bass, artwork
  • Shal Khichi – drums
  • Thom Wilson – engineer
  • Andy VanDette – technician
  • Johnny X – guitar and vocals on "The Ballad of Johnny X"

References

  1. ^ "Bouncing Souls". Punknews.org. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time". Revolver. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Jonathan Tully. "Bouncing Souls". www.palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved 2008-03-06.