Binge & Purge is the second studio album by the American punk band the Lunachicks.[3] It was released in 1992 via Safe House.[4] The album was produced by Mason Temple along with the band. The album was recorded at SST, Weehawken, NJ, mixed at Quad Recording, NYC, and mastered at MDI, Toronto.

Binge & Purge
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
GenrePunk rock
Length35:09
LabelSafe House
ProducerMason Temple
Lunachicks chronology
Babysitters on Acid
(1990)
Binge & Purge
(1992)
Jerk of All Trades
(1995)
Singles from Binge & Purge
  1. "Apathetic EP"
    Released: August 14, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Critical reception

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AllMusic called the album "more Poison than punk rock," writing that "the Lunachicks' follow-up to the promising Babysitters on Acid is disjointed and disappointing."[1] Trouser Press wrote that "Binge and Purge, which contains sharply ironic songs about women’s self-image concerns, is the Lunachicks’ great leap forward."[5] Simon Reynolds and Joy Press highlighted the "gleeful revelling in (rather than the repulsion from) the messy murk of female bodiliness."[6] The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that the album is not without "its simplistic Ramonesy charms," but that "when the 'Chicks upchuck their sense of humor, their monolithic music gets boring fast."[7]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Theo Kogan except as noted; all music is composed by Lunachicks

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Apathetic"Kogan, Becky Wreck2:35
2."Plugg" 3:37
3."P.S. Hell" 2:22
4."Binge & Purge" 2:36
5."Mom" 3:00
6."Super Strong"Wreck2:26
7."This Is Serious" 1:31
8."Whole Lotta B.S." 2:21
9."2 Bad 4 U" 3:45
10."11" 3:14
11."Rip U"Gina Volpe, Kogan6:25
12."C.I.L.L." 2:02

References

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  1. ^ a b "Binge & Purge - Lunachicks | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 370.
  3. ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Lunachicks | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Lunachicks". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Simon; Press, Joy (November 10, 1996). The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion, and Rock 'n' Roll. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674802735 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Pop/Rock". The Philadelphia Inquirer: 28. February 5, 1993.