Goodbye Ellston Avenue

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Goodbye Ellston Avenue
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
RecordedSeptember 1996
StudioSound and Vision Studios in San Francisco
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length23:54
LabelLookout![2]
Recess
ProducerKevin Army
Pinhead Gunpowder chronology
Carry the Banner
(1994)
Goodbye Ellston Avenue
(1997)
Shoot the Moon
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Goodbye Ellston Avenue is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder.[2][3] It was released on February 25, 1997, through Lookout! Records. The album was re-released on vinyl and CD through Recess Records.[4] It is the only studio album by Pinhead Gunpowder to date.

Critical reception[edit]

Kerrang! called the album "Billie Joe at his punk-rock best."[5]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Aaron Cometbus, except where noted; all music is composed by Pinhead Gunpowder, except where noted

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Life During Wartime"Armstrong1:49
2."Without Me"White1:29
3."High Maintenance" (written by Cometbus and Jason White)Armstrong1:36
4."Backyard Flames" (lyrics by Bill Schneider)White1:30
5."Song of My Returning" (written and originally performed by Phil Ochs)Armstrong2:28
6."Once More W/O Feeling"White, Schneider, Armstrong1:47
7."I Walk Alone"White1:17
8."Train Station" (music by Pinhead Gunpowder and Paul Curran)Armstrong1:30
9."Homesick Hopes" (lyrics by White)White1:46
10."Brother" (music by John Quittner)Armstrong3:20
11."Swan Song"White, Schneider1:38
12."Work for Food" (written by Eric Baffert; originally performed by The Big Foist)White1:33
13."The Great Divide"Armstrong2:15
Total length:23:54

Personnel[edit]

Production

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ a b "Green Day". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Pinhead Gunpowder | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Pinhead Gunpowder Compile Hits, Reissues". exclaim.ca.
  5. ^ "The Many Sides Of Billie Joe Armstrong". Kerrang!.