Television City Dream is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1998 through Fat Wreck Chords. It was the band's last album released through Fat Wreck Chords until First World Manifesto in 2011. The album is the first to feature new members Mass Giorgini, Zac Damon, and Dan Lumley. The cover art was done by Giorgini's father, noted artist Aldo Giorgini. The songs on the album are notably faster than previous Screeching Weasel albums. The album was re-released on November 9, 2010, featuring five bonus tracks from the original recording sessions.[2]

Television City Dream
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1998
November 9, 2010
RecordedJanuary–February, 1998 at Sonic Iguana Studios, Lafayette, IN and Uberstudio, Chicago, IL
GenrePunk rock
Length27:27
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerMass Giorgini, Ben Weasel
Screeching Weasel chronology
Bark Like a Dog
(1996)
Television City Dream
(1998)
Emo
(1999)
Alternative covers
2010 re-release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The title of the album comes from the song "The Prisoner" by D.O.A., which was covered by Weasel during the album's sessions and released on the compilation Thank You Very Little.

Track listing

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All songs written by Ben Weasel.

  1. "Count to Three" - 1:34
  2. "Speed of Mutation" - 2:39
  3. "Dummy Up" - 1:42
  4. "Your Morality" - 1:52
  5. "Dirty Needles" - 0:27
  6. "Breaking Point" - 2:00
  7. "Outside of You" - 2:50
  8. "We Are the Generation X" - 1:34
  9. "Identity Crisis" - 1:40
  10. "The First Day of Winter" - 2:46
  11. "Plastic Bag" - 0:59
  12. "I Don't Give a Fuck" - 0:52
  13. "Only a Test" - 0:37
  14. "Pervert at Large" (The Vindictives cover) - 3:23
  15. "Burn It Down" - 2:32

2010 re-release

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  1. "Count to Three"
  2. "Speed of Mutation"
  3. "Dummy Up"
  4. "Video" *
  5. "Your Morality"
  6. "Dirty Needles"
  7. "Punk Rock Explained" *
  8. "Breaking Point"
  9. "My Own World" *
  10. "Outside of You"
  11. "We Are the Generation X"
  12. "Identity Crisis"
  13. "The First Day of Winter"
  14. "Crybaby" *
  15. "Shut the Hell Up" *
  16. "Plastic Bag"
  17. "I Don't Give a Fuck"
  18. "Only a Test"
  19. "Pervert at Large" (The Vindictives cover)
  20. "Burn It Down"

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "*Screeching Weasel* _Television City Dream_ Reissue, out November 9th! - News: Fat Wreck Chords". Fatwreck.com. November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2012.