The Frogs / Starjob EP
Artist The Frogs
Album Title: Starjob EP
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Primary Genre Rock: General Rock
Format CD
Released 05/05/1997
Label Scratchie Records
Catalog No 314 534 838-2
Bar Code No 7 314534838-2 8
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Lord Grunge (2:30)
2. Raped (1:38)
3. Weird On The Avenue (2:13)
4. Starboy (2:42)
5. I Only Play 4 Money (4:33)
6. Stargirl (2:21)
Date Acquired 09/10/1998
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 10.00

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Analyzed: The Frogs / Starjob
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR10       0.00 dB   -11.47 dB      2:30 01-Lord Grunge
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.15 dB      1:38 02-Raped
DR11       0.00 dB   -13.14 dB      2:13 03-Weird on the Avenue
DR11      -1.64 dB   -14.89 dB      2:43 04-Starboy
DR10       0.00 dB   -13.07 dB      4:34 05-I Only Play 4 Money
DR14      -1.32 dB   -21.31 dB      2:21 06-Stargirl
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Number of tracks:  6
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           712 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The Frogs were always on the top of the list of bands that shouldn't have a major-label record contract, but once their friends James Iha and D'Arcy of the Smashing Pumpkins established the Mercury subsidiary Scratchie, it was perhaps inevitable that the willfully bizarre Milwaukee duo would sign to the label. As a response to their new-found status, The Frogs conceived their major debut EP Starjob as a loose concept album about a fallen modern rock star -- a.k.a. "Lord Grunge." Over the course of five songs, Lord Grunge rockets out of the underground to the height of fame, and then he crashes just as spectacularly, not unlike a certain Kurt Cobain, who was a huge Frogs fan. Since this is The Frogs, Starjob is always offensive, filled with disgusting and insensitive lyrics that will undoubtedly be hilarious to the group's small, dedicated cult, but it's certainly not for the faint-hearted. And even with a little more production gloss than usual, The Frogs sound as bizarre as ever, alternating amateurish punk rockers with folky ruminations, all sung in a disturbingly thin, keening voice. In other words, Starjob is business as usual.
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