No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical
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No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical | ||||
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Studio album by Showbread | ||||
Released | September 19, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock,[1] emo,[2] hardcore punk,[2][3] pop punk,[3] screamo[1][2] | |||
Length | 54:17 | |||
Label | Solid State | |||
Producer | Sylvia Massy | |||
Showbread chronology | ||||
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AbsolutePunk.net | (76%)[4] |
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No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical is an album by the band Showbread. A music video was made for the song "Mouth Like A Magazine".
Track listing
All songs written by Josh Dies.
- "A Llama Eats a Giraffe (And Vice Versa)" - 3:51
- "Dead By Dawn" - 3:54
- "Mouth Like a Magazine" - 4:12
- "If You Like Me Check Yes, If You Don't I'll Die" - 3:20
- "Sampsa Meets Kafka" - 1:10
- "So Selfish It's Funny" - 4:28
- "The Missing Wife" - 4:47
- "Welcome to Plainfield Tobe Hooper" - 3:17
- "And the Smokers And Children Shall Be Cast Down" - 5:07
- "Stabbing Art To Death" - 6:46
- Features Reese Roper.
- "The Dissonance of Discontent" 3:00
- "Matthias Replaces Judas" - 5:03
- Features Reese Roper.
- "The Bell Jar" - 5:19
Personnel
- Showbread
- Matt Davis - Guitar
- Josh Dies - Lead vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Programming, Composer
- John Giddens - Synthesizer
- Mike Jensen - Guitar
- Ivory Mobley - Lead vocals
- Patrick Porter - Bass
- Marvin Reilly - Drums
- Additional Musicians
- Reese Roper - Vocals
- Sylvia Massy Shivy - Vocals, Mellotron, Theremin
Production:
- Troy Glessner - Mastering
- Sylvia Massy Shivy - Producer, Mixing
- David Stuart - Photography
- Rich Veltrop - Engineering
Reception
In 2004, Revolver Magazine called No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical, "Best Post-Hardcore Album of the Year".[citation needed]