The Quickening

The Quickening is The Vandals' sixth album, released on July 5, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The Quickening is widely considered the definitive Vandals album, full of swift songs with a twisted sense of humor, blistering rhythms and a fiercely independent outlook.

Tracks

1. Stop Smiling (Fitzgerald)
2. It's a Fact (Fitzgerald)
3. Marry Me (Freese)
4. Allah! (Fitzgerald/Lagerborg/Quackenbush)
5. Tastes Like Chicken (Fitzgerald/Quackenbush)
6. (But Then) She Spoke (Fitzgerald)
7. How (Did This Loser Get This Job) (Escalante/Fitzgerald)
8. Hungry for You (Lagerborg/Quackenbush)
9. Failure Is the Best Revenge (Fitzgerald)
10. Aging Orange (Escalante/Fitzgerald)
11. Canine Euthanasia (Fitzgerald)
12. Moving Up (Fitzgerald)
13. (I'll Make You) Love Me (Fitzgerald)
14. Choosing Your Masters (Escalante)
15. I Believe (Fitzgerald/Quackenbush)

Personnel

• Warren Fitzgerald - Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Engineer
• Josh Freese - Drums
• Mike Melnick - Mixing
• Chris Lagerborg - Vocals (bckgr)
• Joe Escalante - Bass, Photography
• Mackie Osborne - Artwork
• Dave Quackenbush - Vocals
• Mon Agronot - Engineer
• Tom Baker - Mastering