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Blue Screen Life

Blue Screen Life is the second album released by indie rock band Pinback. Ace Fu Records released the album in October 2001 in CD format, and a year later on vinyl.

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Blue Screen Life
Studio album by
Pinback
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
RecordedBy the band in Armistead "Zach" Burwell Smith IV's house in California
Genre
Length51:08
LabelAce Fu
Pinback chronology
Some Voices (EP)
(2000) 		Blue Screen Life
(2001) 		Offcell
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar1
Pitchfork(5.4/10)2
BBC Music(positive)3

Blue Screen Life is the second album released by indie rock band Pinback. Ace Fu Records released the album in October 2001 in CD format, and a year later on vinyl.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Offline P.K."3:17
2."Concrete Seconds"4:08
3."Boo"3:58
4."Bbtone"4:47
5."Penelope"4:46
6."Talby"4:01
7."X I Y"3:32
8."Prog"4:03
9."Your Sickness"4:49
10."Seville"4:08
11."West"3:50
12."Tres"5:48
Total length:51:07
Japanese CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Serg"2:34
14."Anti-Hu"4:33
Total length:58:14

Personnel

  • Rob Crow – Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Timpani, Drum Programming
  • Armistead Burwell Smith IV – Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Keyboards, Accordion, Drums, Drum Programming
Additional musicians
  • Tom Zinser – drums on "Concrete Seconds", "Prog" and "Your Sickness"


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