Mediocre Generica is the debut studio album by the American punk band Leftöver Crack. It was released on September 11, 2001 and includes much sociopolitical commentary, including anti-police sentiment, anti-racism and anti-homophobia. The album was originally intended to be titled Shoot the Kids at School, which Hellcat Records objected to.Leftöver Crack at Punknews.org As Stza said in an interview, "They wanted mediocre generic artwork and they wanted a mediocre generic title, so I called it Mediocre Generica and I guarantee you the irony was lost on Epitaph". This has been cited as one of the main reasons that Leftöver Crack made the move to the much smaller label Alternative Tentacles. The album was coincidentally released on the same day as the September 11 terrorist attacks, and during the introduction on the band's next release, Fuck World Trade, this album is referred to as "the tower-toppling Mediocre Generica".
Track listing
Personnel
Scott Sturgeon - vocals, producer Ezra Kire - additional vocals, guitar Alec Baillie - bass Ara Babajian - drums Pezent Shayne Webb - piano Deston Berry - Hammond organ Hilary Allen - Hammond organ Lady Jericha - Wurlitzer organ John Dolan - harmonica (track 13) Christopher LaSalle - trumpet (track 13) Kenny Lienhardt - engineer Mike Trujillo - engineer Kevin Bartley - mastering Seth Oleneck - photography Lorien Babajian - layout Joel "Rage" Garcia - additional layout
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)EuropeAugust 28, 2001Hellcat RecordsUnited StatesSeptember 11, 2001
References
External links Hellcat Records - Album - Mediocre Generica Leftöver Crack - Mediocre Generica on Discogs