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)Super-fire1996		 House of GVSB
(1996)		 Disco Six Six Six
(1996)Disco Six Six Six1996

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]
Pitchfork7.3/10[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin[9]
Trouser Pressfavourable[1]

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
1996SpinUnited States "Albums of the Year"5[10]
1996Rock de LuxSpain "Albums of the Year"15[11]
1996Kerrang!United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"20[12]
1996MagicFrance "Albums of the Year"25[13]
1996Rock SoundFrance "Albums of the Year"26[14]
1996SoundsGermany "Albums of the Year"*[15]
2000LAS MagazineUnited States "90 Albums of the 90s"42[16]
2006Rock SoundFrance "Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime"126[17]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks written by Girls Against Boys.

No.TitleLength
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]

Release history

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

References

  1. 1 2 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. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  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. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. 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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