In My Head (album)
In My Head is the sixth studio album by American band Black Flag. It was released in 1985 on SST Records, and was their final studio album before their breakup in 1986. The CD reissue adds three of the four songs that later appeared on the I Can See You EP, replicating the original 1985 cassette release which came out concurrent to the LP.
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| Released | October 1985 | |||
| Recorded | October 1984, January 1985, March 1985 | |||
| Studio | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California | |||
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| Length | 37:12 47:31 (reissue on CD) | |||
| Label | SST (045) | |||
| Producer | Greg Ginn, Bill Stevenson, David Tarling | |||
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After building a reputation for confrontational hardcore punk, late-era Black Flag turned to a more experimental, heavy metal-inflected sound, in particular on their last two albums. Greg Ginn intended In My Head to be his first solo album.[1] The cover is a collage of six drawings by Raymond Pettibon.[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| AbsolutePunk | (very positive)[4] |
| Punknews | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paralyzed" |
| 2:39 |
| 2. | "The Crazy Girl" | 2:46 | |
| 3. | "Black Love" | 2:42 | |
| 4. | "White Hot" |
| 4:59 |
| 5. | "In My Head" |
| 4:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Drinking and Driving" |
| 3:16 |
| 7. | "Retired at 21" | 4:56 | |
| 8. | "Society's Tease" | 6:09 | |
| 9. | "It's All Up to You" | 5:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paralyzed" |
| 2:39 |
| 2. | "The Crazy Girl" | 2:46 | |
| 3. | "Black Love" | 2:42 | |
| 4. | "White Hot" |
| 4:59 |
| 5. | "In My Head" |
| 4:30 |
| 6. | "Out of this World" | 2:13 | |
| 7. | "I Can See You" | 3:22 | |
| 8. | "Drinking and Driving" | 3:16 | |
| 9. | "Retired at 21" |
| 4:56 |
| 10. | "Society's Tease" | 6:09 | |
| 11. | "It's All Up to You" | 5:14 | |
| 12. | "You Let Me Down" |
| 3:40 |
- Tracks 6, 7 and 12 reissued in 1989 on the I Can See You EP.
Personnel
- Henry Rollins – vocals
- Greg Ginn – guitar
- Kira Roessler – bass, background vocals (on "It's All Up to You")
- Bill Stevenson – drums
- Raymond Pettibon – artwork
References
- Earles 2014, p. 43.
- Chick 2011, p. 345.
- Dougan, John. In My Head at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- "chorus.fm". chorus.fm.
- Punknews.org. "Black Flag – In My Head". www.punknews.org.
- "Black Flag". books.google.com.
Works cited
- Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4648-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Chick, Stevie (2011). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-584-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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