Answer That and Stay Fashionable

Infobox Album |
Name = Answer That and Stay Fashionable
Type = Album
Artist = AFI


Released = August 1 1995
April 22 1997 (Re-Issue)
Recorded =
Genre = Hardcore punk, punk rock
Length = 50:00
42:00 (Re-Issue)
Label = Wingnut
Nitro (Re-Issue)
Producer = Tim Armstrong, Brett Reed & AFI
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A5zr9kentkq7z link] |
Last album = "Fly in the Ointment"
(1995)
This album = "Answer That and Stay Fashionable"
(1995)
Next album = "Very Proud of Ya"
(1996)

"Answer That and Stay Fashionable" was the first full-length album released by hardcore punk band AFI. It was originally released on August 1, 1995 by Wingnut Records. "Answer That and Stay Fashionable" was recorded in Hayward, California at the studio of Andy Ernst with production help from Tim Armstrong and Brett Reed. The album was re-issued through Nitro Records on April 22, 1997. The cover of the album is a parody of the film "Reservoir Dogs", of which the album also contains audio excerpts. The album title stems from "The Comic Strip Presents": "Bad News Tour", excerpts of which are played at the start of "Don't Make Me Ill" and the end of "Highschool Football Hero."

The tracks "Two of a Kind" and "Yürf Rendenmein" were later re-recorded for the "Very Proud of Ya" album. The title of the song "Yürf Rendenmein" is a play on the phrase "your friend and mine."

Wingnut Records Track Listing

#"Two of a Kind" – 1:31
#"Half-Empty Bottle" – 1:40
#"Yürf Rendenmein" – 2:14
#"I Wanna Get a Mohawk (But Mom Won't Let Me Get One)" – 1:13
#"Brownie Bottom Sundae" – 1:47
#"The Checkered Demon" – 2:08
#"Cereal Wars" – 1:18
#"The Mother in Me" – 2:06
#"Rizzo in the Box" – 1:51
#"Kung-Fu Devil" – 2:16
#"Your Name Here" – 2:28
#"Ny-Quil" – 2:08
#"Don't Make Me Ill" – 2:42
#"High School Football Hero" With Hidden CD Bonus Track "Man In A Suitcase" - 24:47
#"Self-Pity" - 0:56
#"Key Lime Pie" - 0:37

Nitro Records Track Listing

#"Two of a Kind" – 1:29
#"Half-Empty Bottle" – 1:39
#"Yürf Rendenmein" – 2:13
#"I Wanna Get a Mohawk (But Mom Won't Let Me Get One)" – 1:12
#"Brownie Bottom Sundae" – 1:46
#"The Checkered Demon" – 2:08
#"Cereal Wars" – 1:16
#"The Mother in Me" – 2:04
#"Rizzo in the Box" – 1:51
#"Kung-Fu Devil" – 2:12
#"Your Name Here" – 2:27
#"Ny-Quil" – 2:06
#"Don't Make Me Ill" – 2:40
#"Open Your Eyes" – 1:16 (Circus Tents cover)
#"High School Football Hero" – 15:04
#"Self-Pity" - 0:57 (Vinyl Bonus Track)
#"Key Lime Pie" - 0:36 (Vinyl Bonus Track)

Personnel

*Producer: AFI
*Co-Producers: Doug Sanglang, Tim Armstrong, Brett Reed
*Recorded at Art Of Ears, Haward, CA
*Mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios, Berkely, CA
*Photography: Steve Z
*Graphics: Chris Snak Fud, Winni
*Revised Layout: Paul Miner