# American Grafishy

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1992 studio album by Flipper

American Grafishy Studio album by Flipper Released 1992 Length 42:05 Label Def American Producer Flipper Flipper chronology Gone Fishin' (1984) American Grafishy (1992) Love (2009)

***American Grafishy*** is the third studio album by the San Francisco-based [punk rock](/source/Punk_rock) band [Flipper](/source/Flipper_(band)).[1] It was released in 1992 by [Def American](/source/Def_American); label president [Rick Rubin](/source/Rick_Rubin) had once been in a Flipper tribute band.[2][3] The album title is a pun on the [coming-of-age](/source/Coming-of-age) film *[American Graffiti](/source/American_Graffiti)*. The band promoted the album with a North American tour.[4]

## Production

The album was produced by Flipper.[5] The opening and closing tracks allude to former bandmember Will Shatter's death.[6] John Dogherty replaced Shatter on bass.[7]

## Critical reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [8] Chicago Tribune [9] Christgau's Consumer Guide [10] Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10[11] Entertainment Weekly C[12] Spin Alternative Record Guide 3/10[13]

*[Trouser Press](/source/Trouser_Press)* noted that "the band’s patented approach to noise still packs a punch."[14] The *[Chicago Reader](/source/Chicago_Reader)* deemed *American Grafishy* a "feeble reunion album."[15] *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)* called it "semi-hooky, appealingly tortured, snarling, gnarled punk."[16] The *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)* considered it "hard, lean, exciting, vital."[17]

*[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](/source/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution)* wrote: "What was once radical now sounds rote, and if a band capable of such titanic anarchy can even bother with a career, what does it say about the rest of us number-crunchers, dishwashers and wage slaves?"[18]

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Flipper.

No. Title Length 1. "Someday" 4:18 2. "Flipper Twist" 4:48 3. "May the Truth Be Known" 2:51 4. "We're Not Crazy" 3:11 5. "Fucked Up Once Again" 5:31 6. "Exist or Else" 5:18 7. "Distant Illusion" 4:28 8. "Telephone" 3:18 9. "It Pays to Know" 4:50 10. "Full Speed Ahead" 3:37 Total length: 42:05

## Personnel

- Bruce Loose – lead and backing vocals

- Ted Falconi – guitar, illustration

- John Dougherty – bass, backing vocals

- Steve DePace – drums, backing vocals

### Other personnel

- Flipper – producer, art direction

- [Rick Rubin](/source/Rick_Rubin) – executive producer

- Garry Creiman – associated producer, engineering

- Barrle Goshko – art direction, design

- Tami Herrick-Needham – design

- Jay Blakesberg – photography

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Flipper Biography, Songs, & Albums"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/flipper-mn0000187162/biography). *AllMusic*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Something Fishy This Way Comes"](https://eastbayexpress.com/something-fishy-this-way-comes-1/). *East Bay Express*. March 6, 2002.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lepage, Mark (February 27, 1993). "Cacophonous collision: Flipper Twist is anthem for slacker clubland generation". *The Gazette*. Montreal. p. E9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "FLIPPER TO PLAY ANTICIPATED LAWTON GIG". *Lawton Constitution*. July 19, 1993. p. 11A.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Album reviews — American Grafishy by Flipper". *Billboard*. Vol. 105, no. 4. January 23, 1993. p. 62.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Jenkins, Mark (February 12, 1993). "Rock That's Hell On the Listener". *The Washington Post*. p. N25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Pahnelas, Bill (February 21, 1993). "FLIPPER, 'American Grafishy'". *Richmond Times-Dispatch*. p. J9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [AllMusic review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/american-grafishy-r77933)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Kot, Greg](/source/Greg_Kot) (January 21, 1993). ["Flipper American Grafishy (Def American)"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/01/21/flipper-american-grafishy-def-american-starstarstar-12the/). *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Christgau, Robert](/source/Robert_Christgau) (October 15, 2000). ["Flipper"](http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=flipper). [*Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s*](https://books.google.com/books?id=xVQbszFuEGMC). [Macmillan Publishing](/source/Macmillan_Publishing). p. 105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780312245603](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780312245603).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Popoff, Martin](/source/Martin_Popoff) (2007). *The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties*. [Burlington, Ontario](/source/Burlington%2C_Ontario), [Canada](/source/Canada): [Collector's Guide Publishing](/source/Collector's_Guide_Publishing). p. 157. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-894959-62-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-894959-62-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Arnold, Gina](/source/Gina_Arnold) (February 19, 1993). ["American Grafishy"](http://ew.com/article/1993/02/19/american-grafishy/). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Weisbard, Eric](/source/Eric_Weisbard); Marks, Craig (1995). [*Spin Alternative Record Guide*](https://books.google.com/books?id=-bfuAAAAMAAJ). [Vintage Books](/source/Vintage_Books). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780679755746](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780679755746).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Flipper"](https://trouserpress.com/reviews/flipper/). *Trouser Press*. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Pioneers of American Punk"](http://chicagoreader.com/music/pioneers-of-american-punk/). *Chicago Reader*. October 12, 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Sullivan, Jim (January 21, 1993). "FLIPPER AMERICAN GRAFISHY Def American". Calendar. *The Boston Globe*. p. 7.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Howell, Peter (January 30, 1993). "Disc matchup". *Toronto Star*. p. G12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Dollar, Steve (February 6, 1993). "American Grafishy Flipper". *The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*. p. L20.

v t e Flipper David Yow Ted Falconi Bruno DeSmartass Steve DePace Bruce Loose Ricky Williams Will Shatter Rachel Thoele John Dougherty Krist Novoselic Studio albums Album – Generic Flipper Gone Fishin' American Grafishy Love Live albums Blow'n Chunks Public Flipper Limited Live 1980–1985 Nurnberg Fish Trials Live at CBGB's 1983 Fight Compilation albums Sex Bomb Baby

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