Life of Crime is the second studio album by American garage rock band Laughing Hyenas, released in September 1990 by Touch and Go Records.[4] It was reissued in 1992 accompanied with You Can't Pray a Lie.

Life of Crime
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1990 (1990-09)
RecordedJune 1990 (1990-06)
StudioSmart Studios, Madison, WI
GenreGarage rock, punk blues, post-hardcore, garage punk
Length30:01
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerLaughing Hyenas, Butch Vig
Laughing Hyenas chronology
You Can't Pray a Lie
(1989)
Life of Crime
(1990)
Crawl
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Club(very favorable)[2]
Trouser Press(very favorable)[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Laughing Hyenas, except "Life of Crime" by Cliff Roman

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Everything I Want"4:00
2."Hitman"3:50
3."Let It Burn"3:09
4."Kick"3:40
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Here We Go Again"3:43
2."Wild Heart"3:21
3."Outlaw"5:46
4."Life of Crime" (The Weirdos cover)2:28

Personnel edit

Adapted from the Life of Crime liner notes.[5]

Release history edit

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1990 Touch and Go CS, LP TG61

References edit

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Life of Crime". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Laughing Hyenas: Life Of Crime". Music.avclub.com. 12 December 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Laughing Hyenas". Trouserpress.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Christe, Ian; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Laughing Hyenas". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Life of Crime (sleeve). Laughing Hyenas. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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