| Goodbye Ellston Avenue | ||||
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| Studio album by Pinhead Gunpowder | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25) | |||
| Recorded | September 1996 | |||
| Studio | Sound and Vision Studios in San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 23:54 | |||
| Label | Lookout! Recess | |||
| Producer | Kevin Army | |||
| Pinhead Gunpowder chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Goodbye Ellston Avenue is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder. It was released on February 25, 1997, through Lookout! Records. The album was re-released on vinyl and CD through Recess Records.
Critical reception
Kerrang! called the album "Billie Joe at his punk-rock best."
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Aaron Cometbus, except where noted; all music is composed by Pinhead Gunpowder, except where noted
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life During Wartime" | Armstrong | 1:49 |
| 2. | "Without Me" | White | 1:29 |
| 3. | "High Maintenance" (written by Cometbus and Jason White) | Armstrong | 1:36 |
| 4. | "Backyard Flames" (lyrics by Bill Schneider) | White | 1:30 |
| 5. | "Song of My Returning" (written and originally performed by Phil Ochs) | Armstrong | 2:28 |
| 6. | "Once More W/O Feeling" | White, Schneider, Armstrong | 1:47 |
| 7. | "I Walk Alone" | White | 1:17 |
| 8. | "Train Station" (music by Pinhead Gunpowder and Paul Curran) | Armstrong | 1:30 |
| 9. | "Homesick Hopes" (lyrics by White) | White | 1:46 |
| 10. | "Brother" (music by John Quittner) | Armstrong | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Swan Song" | White, Schneider | 1:38 |
| 12. | "Work for Food" (written by Eric Baffert; originally performed by The Big Foist) | White | 1:33 |
| 13. | "The Great Divide" | Armstrong | 2:15 |
| Total length: | 23:54 | ||
Personnel
- Aaron Cometbus – drums
- Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar
- Jason White – vocals, guitar
- Bill Schneider – bass, vocals
Production
- Kevin Army – production
- John Golden - mastering
- Aaron Cometbus - graphic design, cover art
- Bill Schneider - photography
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Green Day". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Pinhead Gunpowder | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "Pinhead Gunpowder Compile Hits, Reissues". exclaim.ca.
- "The Many Sides Of Billie Joe Armstrong". Kerrang!.
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