No Lunch is the second album by New York City glam punk band D Generation.[10][11] It was their first for Columbia Records.[12] The album was produced by Cars frontman Ric Ocasek.[13][14]

No Lunch
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2, 1996[1]
RecordedFebruary 1996[2][3]
StudioElectric Lady (New York City)
GenreRock, Glam punk
Length41:33
LabelColumbia
ProducerRic Ocasek
D Generation chronology
D Generation
(1994)
No Lunch
(1996)
Through The Darkness
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[5]
E! OnlineB+[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin8/10[9]

The album would prove to be D Generation's most critically acclaimed, with reviewers citing New York Dolls and Ramones as strong influences. "No Way Out," "She Stands There," and "Capital Offender" were taken from the record as singles, with promotional videos recorded and released for the first two.

Tracks 3, 5, 8 and 12 are re-recorded versions of songs that appeared on their previous album. The opening track, "Scorch," was a new recording of a song that had appeared on the 1995 Flipside: R.A.F.R. compilation album.

Track listing edit

  1. "Scorch" (Richard Bacchus) - 1:17
  2. "She Stands There" (Jesse Malin) - 2:19
  3. "Frankie" (Bacchus, Malin) - 2:56
  4. "Capital Offender" (Bacchus) - 2:41
  5. "No Way Out" (Bacchus, Malin, Howie Pyro) - 4:00
  6. "Major" (Malin) - 3:23
  7. "Disclaimer" (Malin, Danny Sage) - 2:59
  8. "Waiting for the Next Big Parade" (Bacchus, Malin, Pyro) - 3:21
  9. "Not Dreaming" (Malin, Sage) - 2:25
  10. "Too Loose" (Malin) - 3:34
  11. "1981" (Malin, Sage) - 1:57
  12. "Degenerated" (Cripple, Insurgent) - 10:37

Personnel edit

D Generation
  • Jesse Malin - vocals
  • Richard Bacchus - guitar
  • Howie Pyro - bass
  • Danny Sage - guitar
  • Michael Wildwood - drums

References edit

  1. ^ Borzillo, Carrie (July 13, 1996). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 28. p. 22.
  2. ^ L. A. Times Archives (February 11, 1996). "Small Faces". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Bienstock, Richard (2019). "Hardcore Troubador". Guitar Player. Vol. 53, no. 13. Future plc. pp. 64–68. ProQuest 2312188611. We did the record in two weeks ...
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "D Generation - No Lunch". AllMusic. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: D-Generation". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ Anon. "Music Review - D Generation - No Lunch". E! Online. Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Kelly, Christina (July 26, 1996). "No Lunch". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Fricke, David (September 19, 1996). "D Generation: No Lunch". Rolling Stone. No. 743. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  9. ^ Aaron, Charles (August 1996). "D Generation: No Lunch". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 5. pp. 102–3. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  10. ^ Jenkins, Mark (August 16, 1996). "APPETIZING LUNCH' FROM D GENERATION" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  11. ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250083616 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Thompson, Dave (June 26, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "D Generation".
  14. ^ "Soundbites (October 31 - November 6, 1996)". www.tucsonweekly.com.