Energy (Operation Ivy album)
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| Studio album by Operation Ivy | ||||
| Released | March 1989 April 1991 April 18, 2012 |
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| Recorded | January 1989 at Sound and Vision Studios in San Francisco, California; November 30, 1987 at Dangerous Rhythm in Oakland, California | |||
| Genre | Ska punk, punk rock, hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 36:48 (Original version) 50:32 (Re-released version) |
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| Language | English | |||
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Lookout! (LK 010) Hellcat |
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| Producer | Kevin Army, Operation Ivy, Larry Livermore | |||
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Energy is the only studio album by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy. It was originally released only on vinyl and cassette in March 1989 through Lookout! Records (LK 010). It was remastered and re-released on CD by Lookout! Records in 1991 as an eponymous release with an additional 8 tracks from the band's Hectic EP and the Maximumrocknroll double 7-inch compilation Turn It Around!. Energy has been cited as one of the most important albums of the ska punk genre.
Hellcat Records re-released the original album as a 12-inch LP picture disc in 2004, and in 2007 re-released a remastered version of the self-titled CD.
Hellcat reissued the original album again with a digital download code on April 18, 2012.
Operation Ivy originally intended to record Energy at 924 Gilman Street but because of problems, they set out to record at Sound and Vision in San Francisco, California in January 1989. As did Hectic, Energy had outtakes that were later put onto the album Unreleased Energy. Energy has been said to be more mature and less hardcore than Hectic.
In 2006, Energy was ranked as the highest rated punk album of 1989 and 6th highest rated ever on Sputnikmusic.BuzzFeed included the album at number 12 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.
Energy is widely regarded as a pivotal album of ska-core. Many artists have covered the songs on Energy (and Hectic), including the tribute album Take Warning: The Songs of Operation Ivy. The Leftöver Crack song "Gay Rude Boys Unite" is a parody of "Unity" and the introduction music is deliberately similar to that of "Yellin' in My Ear". Split Lip's 1996 compilation album Archived Music For Stubborn People: Songs You May Or May Not Have Heard Before included a cover of "Unity." Goldfinger covered the song "Smiling" on their live album Foot in Mouth. Millencolin covered the song "Knowledge" for their "Skauch" EP. Hollywood Undead covered the song "Bad Town" on their album Desperate Measures. Green Day covered the song "Knowledge" for their Slappy EP, and they continue to play the song at live performances (even pulling audience members on stage to play instruments).
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