Neurotica

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Neurotica
Studio album by Redd Kross
Released	1987
Genre	Power pop, Punk pop
Label	Big Time
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Redd Kross chronology
Born Innocent (1981) Neurotica (1987) Third Eye (1990)

Neurotica is the fourth record from the band Redd Kross. It was released on Big Time Records (an RCA Records subsidiary) in 1987.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Neurotica"
2. "Play My Song"
3. "Frosted Flake"
4. "Janus, Jeanie, and George Harrison"
5. "Love is You"
6. "Peach Kelli Pop"
7. "McKenzie"
8. "Ballad of a Lovedoll"
9. "What They Say"
10. "Ghandi Is Dead (I'm a Cartoon Man)"
11. "Beautiful Bye Byes"

[edit] Related Information

• Recorded at American Recorders, Los Angeles, California

• The album was produced by ex-Ramones drummer Tommy Erdelyi.

• To promote the album Big Time Records issued the promotional-only double album Dinner With Redd Kross.

Disk one featured an interview with the band conducted by Albert O of WBCN-FM and the album versions of the songs "Peach Kelli Pop", "Love Is You", "Neurotica", "Janus Jeanie and George Harrison", "McKenzie" and "Play My Song". Disk two contained "Play My Song" (remix) on red vinyl.

• "McKenzie" is about Mackenzie Phillips.

• "Love Is You" appeared in the 1987 film The Allnighter.

[edit] Members

• Roy McDonald - Drums
• Steven Shane McDonald - Bass, vocals
• Robert Hecker - Guitar, vocals
• Jeff McDonald - Guitar, vocals

Neurotica is also a song title: Bon Jovi, Meshuggah, King Crimson and Rush have performed songs called 'Neurotica'.