Born in the Basement [Original recording reissued]

Groovie Ghoulies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Lookout Records
• ASIN: B00004YWML
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,813 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blood Intro

2. Hello Hello

3. Levitation

4. My Car

5. The Beast with Five Hands

6. A Message to Pretty

7. Pumpkinhead

8. Back to the Garage

9. I Wanna Have Fun

10. Born in the Basement

11. Walk out in the Rain

12. Hell Time (Band of the Hand)

13. I Ain't Talkin' to You

14. Hypergenerate

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ghoulish & catchy garage rock in the vein of NYC's Ramones., December 16, 1998

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This review is from: Born in the Basement (Audio CD)

Groovie Ghoulies were spilled upon the earth from Sacramento, CA. On their early release, Born In The Basement, they find their finest witching hour, mixing witty lyrics and hum-nifty punk-pop melody with a wall of infectious, noisy garage rock. Born In The Basement contains two classic Ghoulie anthems, The Beast With Five Hands and Back To The Garage. Both abound with a spooky-fun charisma that can only be delivered by the Ghoulies. Spinning this Ghoulies disc is like having the Ramones over to your house on Halloween night during a Munsters marathon. Truly, a delectable treat.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Ghoulies' best..., December 19, 2001

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"realchriscasey" (Brisbane, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born in the Basement (Audio CD)

I first saw The Groovie Ghoulies when they opened at a Reverend Horton Heat concert. They started with an instrumental piece, and my good friend leaned over to me and joked, "Hey, I guess the guy that sings didn't show up." A few minutes later, when I heard Kepi start to sing in his nasally voice, I leaned back over to my friend and said, "Yeah. You must be right. The guy that sings didn't show up."

It only took a couple of songs to realise, though, that his voice adds wonderful character to an already astounding band. Roach plays a mean guitar and, it should be noted, she's a cutie. Dan was their kick-ass drummer at the time, but the band has been through quite a few drummers since (and prior)...

If you ever have an opportunity to see the band live, I strongly recommend it. They're always great fun. Especially on a Halloween.

This album is among my favorites by the Ghoulies. "Pumpkinhead", and "My Car" are excellent works. "Hello Hello", "Beast with Five Hands", and "I Wanna Have Fun" are true punky romantic ballads...

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars its kinda cool..., August 10, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Born in the Basement (Audio CD)

now this here is really good punk rock music. punk the way it should be. now if you bands such as nofx, you'll like this. but if you like Sum 41, and the latest Blink 182 and Green Day albums i dont think you'll be in to this.