Grow Up [Original recording reissued]

Queers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Lookout Records
• ASIN: B00004YTS6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #876,690 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Squid Omelet

2. Love, Love, Love

3. Boobarella

4. I Met Her at the Rat

5. I'll Be True to You

6. Burger King Queen

7. Junk Freak

8. Gay Boy

9. Rambo Rat

10. I Don't Wanna Get Involved

11. Goodbye California

12. Strip Search

Editorial Reviews

Originally released in 1990, here's the first album ever from THE QUEERS. A perfect combination of surfy pop, RAMONES-style punk rock, and lyrics about girls, girls, and Burger King. Completely remixed and remastered, it's time to abuse yourself with the classic slab that put the Queers in orbit! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AAGGGHHH!!!, January 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Grow Up (Audio CD)

Should be a part of every punk rock record collection. A perfect combination of surfy pop, Ramones-in-your-face punk rock and lyrics about girls, girls and Burger King. This and "Love Songs..." are the quintessential Queers albums!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The one that started it all!, April 17, 2007

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Heath Benson (Stevensville, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grow Up (Audio CD)

This was the first full length Queers album that was released. Asian Man Records has been working on reissuing all of their albums and this is the newest reissue. This is a great album from start to finish and it definetly has a more "punk" vibe than the more poppy albums like "Don't Back Down" and "Munki Brain". Songs like Rambo Rat, and Junk Freak really get you going, but the softer and slower songs are what shine on this album. Actually, the softer songs is what saves this album from flopping. The best songs on this whole album are Burger King Queen, I Met Her At The Rat, I Don't Wanna Get Involved With You, Boobarella, and I'll Be True To You. These songs are probably some of the best poppy songs in the whole Queers cataloge. Now this reissue was remastered but sadly the quality isn't as good as the other reissues put out. They are definetly listenable and it sounds a lot better than the original. As for the bonus tracks, this is where the cd kinda goes downhill. Two of the tracks are just demos of songs on this album and the rest really aren't that great. I usually just skip those tracks, they could of found something better for the bonus stuff. Overall, this is a great album if your already a Queer fan. If your new to The Queers, I definetly do not recommend this for a first album. Try out "Love Songs..." or "Don't Back Down" first. Oh by the way, don't buy this album on amazon, go to the Asian Man Records website because it's so much cheaper getting it from them. Take care!

5.0 out of 5 stars Balls-out punk rock and roll, March 18, 2009

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Peter Gamache "fancy typist" (Cambridge, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grow Up (Audio CD)

This album rocked me from the first time it hit my record player all those years ago. Less overtly poppy than the albums that followed, everything's louder than everything else and Joe Queer leads us through twelve tracks of gritty punk rock with his trademark snarl (before it became a parody of itself) and surf-inspired leads.

Beware the remaster on Asian Man records, which competes with the original master of "Love Songs for the Retarded" for the title of "Most Castrated Queers Masterpiece". Like LSFTR, this album was always meant to be loud and raw. Lose that and you might as well just skip it.