…And the Women Who Love Them

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...And the Women Who Love Them
...And the Women Who Love Them cover
EP by The Mr. T Experience
Released 1994 (re-released 2002)
Recorded 1994
Genre Punk rock, pop punk
Label Lookout!
Producer Kevin Army
Professional reviews
The Mr. T Experience chronology
Our Bodies Our Selves
(1993)		 ...And the Women Who Love Them
(1994)		 Love Is Dead
(1996)
Alternate cover
Slightly altered 2002 "Special Addition" cover
Slightly altered 2002 "Special Addition" cover

...And the Women Who Love Them is an EP by the Berkeley, California punk rock band The Mr. T Experience, released in 1994 by Lookout! Records. It was the band's first release with drummer Jim "Jym" Ruzicka, replacing founding member Alex Laipeneiks who had left the group the previous year. It was recorded at a time when the band were very near breaking up permanently, and its release helped to creatively rejuvenate the group. Shortly after its release bassist Aaron Rubin left the band and was replaced by Joel Reader.

In 2002 ...And the Women Who Love Them was re-released as a "Special Addition" CD which includes numerous bonus tracks compiling nearly all of the band's singles, outtakes, and rare tracks from 1994 through 1997, as well as detailed liner notes explaining this span of the band's history and the recording of the songs.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Dr. Frank except where indicated

  1. "Tapin' Up My Heart"
  2. "My Stupid Life"
  3. "I Believe in You"
  4. "All My Promises"
  5. "Checkers Speech"
  6. "We Hate All the Same Things"
  7. "Now That You Are Gone"
  8. "How'd the Date End?"*
  9. "Alternative is Here to Stay"*
  10. "You Today"*
  11. "New Girlfriend"*
  12. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"*
  13. "Unpack Your Adjectives"* (George R. Newall; originally performed by Schoolhouse Rock!)
  14. "Sackcloth and Ashes" (demo)*
  15. "Semi-OK (original version)"*
  16. "Is There Something I Should Know?"* (written & originally performed by Duran Duran)
  17. "We Are the Future People of Tomorrow"*
  18. "Whistle Bait"* (Georgie Stoll/Robert Van Eps; originally performed by Larry Collins)
  19. "Crash"* (Paul J. Court/Steve Dullaghan/Tracy Tracy; originally performed by The Primitives)
  20. "Another Yesterday" (demo)*
  21. "You Alone"*
  22. "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"* (Elton John/Bernie Taupin; originally performed by Elton John & Kiki Dee)
  23. "As Life Goes on, You Get More and More Out of It"*
  24. "King Dork"*
  25. "I Was Losing You All Along"*

*Tracks 8-25 appear on the 2002 "Special Addition" re-release only.

[edit] Performers

[edit] Album information

[edit] Song information

  • "Tapin' Up My Heart"
  • "My Stupid Life"
  • "I Believe in You"
  • "All My Promises"
  • "Checkers Speech"
  • "We Hate All the Same Things"
  • "Now That You Are Gone"

These 7 songs make up the original EP released in 1994.

  • "How'd the Date End?"

This song originally appeared the 7" single for "Tapin' Up My Heart" which was released in conjunction with the EP. It was an unlisted track on the single's b-side after "My Stupid Life." The band was rushed in recording it and as a result Dr. Frank mistakenly left out part of the second verse. The version on this CD is a re-recording of the song with the full verse.

  • "Alternative is Here to Stay"
  • "You Today"
  • "New Girlfriend"

These songs originally appeared on the Alternative is Here to Stay single released in 1995. The single was released in 2 formats: as a vinyl 7-inch with "Alternative is Here to Stay" as the main track and "New Girlfriend" as the b-side, and as a CD single with the additional tracks "You Today" and an "alternative version" of "Alternative is Here to Stay" (the "alternative version" is not included on this CD). The track order here is slightly different than that of the original releases, as "New Girlfriend" was the b-side of the 7" and was track 2 on the CD single, with "You Today" as track 3.

  • "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"

This song had been demoed for the album Love is Dead and originally appeared on the compilation Generations I: A Punk Look at Human Rights under the title "Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya."

  • "Unpack Your Adjectives"

This song was recorded in the same session as the Alternative is Here to Stay single and originally appeared on the Lookout! Records compilation A Slice of Lemon in 1995. It is a cover of a song from the television show Schoolhouse Rock!

  • "Sackcoth and Ashes (demo)"

This is a demo version of a song from the band's 1996 album Love is Dead.

  • "Semi-OK (original version)"

This "original version" of "Semi-OK" was recorded in the same session as the Alternative is Here to Stay single and originally appeared on a split EP with Goober Patrol. It was later re-recorded for Love is Dead.

  • "Is There Something I Should Know?"

This is a cover of a Duran Duran song that originally appeared on The Duran Duran Tribute Album.

  • "We Are the Future People of Tomorrow"
  • "Whistle Bait"

These songs originally appeared on the compilation More Bounce to the Ounce which was organized by Joe Queer. "We Are the Future People of Tomorrow" had been demoed for Love is Dead but was deemed too thematically similar to "Alternative is Here to Stay" to be included on the album, while "Whistle Bait" is a cover of a Larry Collins rockabilly song.

  • "Crash"

This is a cover of a song by The Primitives which originally appeared on the compilation Before You Were Punk.

  • "Another Yesterday (demo)"

This is a demo version of a song from the band's 1997 album Revenge is Sweet, and So Are You.

  • "You Alone"
  • "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"
  • "As Life Goes on, You Get More and More Out of It"
  • "King Dork"
  • "I Was Losing You All Along"

These 5 songs are outtakes from the recording sessions for Revenge is Sweet, and So are You. "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" is a cover of an Elton John song. A previous mix of "King Dork" originally appeared on the Lookout! Records compilation Forward til Death and on a split 7" with Gigantor, both released in 1999. The version on this CD is a new mix of the song.