House of GVSB

House of GVSB
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released March 5, 1996 (1996-03-05)
Recorded September 1995 (1995-09)
Studio Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
Genre Post-hardcore, indie rock
Length 40:11
Label Touch and Go
Producer Ted Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
Super-fire
(1996)		 House of GVSB
(1996)		 Disco Six Six Six
(1996)

House of GVSB is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released on March 5, 1996 by Touch and Go Records.[1]

Recording

House of GVSB was recorded in September 1995 at Water Music studios in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
NME[5]
Pitchfork Media(7:3/10)[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin[9]

House of GVSB has been generally well-received by critics.

Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "House of GVSB saw the band continuing its winning streak, and while arguably it contained no real surprises after the powerful one-two punch of Venus Luxure [No. 1 Baby] and Cruise Yourself, it still showed the quartet at the top of its considerable game."[2]

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1996 Spin United States "Albums of the Year" 5 [10]
1996 Rock de Lux Spain "Albums of the Year" 15 [11]
1996 Kerrang! United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 20 [12]
1996 Magic France "Albums of the Year" 25 [13]
1996 Rock Sound France "Albums of the Year" 26 [14]
1996 Sounds Germany "Albums of the Year" * [15]
2000 LAS Magazine United States "90 Albums of the 90s" 42 [16]
2006 Rock Sound France "Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime" 126 [17]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Girls Against Boys. 

No. Title Length
1. "Super-fire"   3:18
2. "Click Click"   3:21
3. "Crash 17 (X-Rated Car)"   3:23
4. "Disco Six Six Six"   2:46
5. "Life in Pink"   4:12
6. "TheKindaMzkYouLike"   3:57
7. "Vera Cruz"   4:28
8. "AnotherDroneInMyHead"   3:40
9. "Cash Machine"   3:33
10. "Wilmington"   3:21
11. "Zodiac Love Team"   4:05

Personnel

Adapted from the House of GVSB liner notes.[18]

Girls Against Boys
Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1994 Touch and Go CD, CS, LP TG149

References

  1. ↑ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "House of GVSB". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Girls Against Boys: House of GvsB". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Browne, David (March 22, 1996). "House of Gvsb". Entertainment Weekly: 74. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ columnist (March 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". NME: 45. Archived from the original on June 24, 2002. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ Josephes, Jason. "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ columnist (April 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". Q: 109.
  8. ↑ Brackett, Nathan, ed. (November 2004). "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. p. 332.
  9. ↑ columnist (April 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". Spin: 106.
  10. ↑ "Spin - Albums of the Year". Spin. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  11. ↑ "Rock de Lux - Albums of the Year". Rock de Lux. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  12. ↑ "Kerrang! - Albums of the Year". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  13. ↑ "Magic - Albums of the Year". Magic. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  14. ↑ "Rock Sound - Albums of the Year". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  15. ↑ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  16. ↑ "LAS Magazine - 90 Albums of the 90s". LAS Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  17. ↑ "Rock Sound - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  18. ↑ House of GVSB (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1996.

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