Hogan's Heroes (album)

Hogan's Heroes is the eponymously titled second studio album[1] by the American hardcore punk band Hogan's Heroes[2] and was released on May 18, 1990, through New Red Archives.[3][4][5][6] It was recorded at Saatchi & Saatchi's Sonic Edge Studios.[7] It was Produced by Hogan's Heroes and Ryk Oakley.

Hogan's Heroes
Studio album by
Hogan's Heroes
ReleasedMay 18, 1990
RecordedOctober – November 1989, Sonic Edge, New York City
GenreHardcore punk, heavy metal, hard rock, metalcore
Length37:37
LanguageEnglish
LabelNew Red Archives
ProducerHogan's Heroes, Ryk Oakley
Hogan's Heroes chronology
Built to Last
(1988)		 Hogan's Heroes
(1990)		 3 Fists and a Mouthful
(1992)

Album information

The album was recorded in 1989 at advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, in New York City. In August 1989 after recording basic tracks, Cuccinello moved to Florida for ten months, Hogan's Heroes (Barberio, Scandiffio, Hoefling) produced the Import/Caroline/Rough Trade[8] distributed release with Ryk Oakley (Kraut, UK Subs). After a summer of shows, in August 1990, Cuccinello (bass) left the group for Florida and was replaced by Brian Brain Mooney.[8] Hogan's Heroes continued to play gigs eventually parting with Tony Scandiffio (drums) May 1991.

The album's cover showed a live aid concert . The visual effect is of a painted upside down photo.

Reception

In Maximum RockNRolls', The Record Review, Tim Yohannan, founder of Maximum Rocknroll (MRR), said about Hogan's Heroes ...... "This is their second, on which they do HC, reggae, rock and metal influenced punk and more. Varied, well done..."[9]

In the January Top 10 issue East Coast Rocker said Hogan's Heroes "Top 10 New Jersey, Independent Release of 1990..."[10]

Songs

With the exception of, "First", "Let's Rock", "Righteous", "Breaking Your Rules", "Kalm", "She's Gone", and "Full On", all of the material for Hogan's Heroes was written before 1989.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."First"4:09
2."Soulsight"1:55
3."Let's Rock"2:25
4."Kick it In"2:00
5."Righteous"2:05
6."Breaking Your Rules"4:01
7."Dread Or Alive"5:59
8."So Lonely / Green"1:19
9."Kalm"2:09
10."She's Gone"7:22
11."†††"4:14
Compilation bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Full On"1:24

Personnel
  • George Barberio – lead guitar, vocals
  • John Cuccinello – bass
  • Tony Scandiffio – drums, vocals
  • Skip Hoefling – vocals

Production

References
    • Flipside Magazine. General Section. Flipside Magazine, November/December 1990, p 105.
    • Muze, Inc. POP Artists beginning with HOD, Phonolog, 1999, p. 1.No. 7-278B Section 207
    • Makin, Robert. Ebb Tide. EC Rocker, May 9, 1990, p. 45.
    • Flipside Magazine. General Section. Flipside Magazine, July/August 1990, p. 2.
    • Flipside Magazine. General Section. Flipside Magazine, July/August 1990, p. 26.
    • Maximum RockNRoll. General Section. Maximum RockNRoll, July 1990, p. 118.
    • Maximum RockNRoll. General Section. Maximum RockNRoll, November 1990, p. 27.
    • Makin, Robert. Makin' Waves. EC Rocker, September 26, 1990, p. 44.
    • Yohannon, Tim. Record Reviews. Maximum RockNRoll, August 1990, p. 99.
    • Makin, Robert. N.J. Newsbeat. East Coast Rocker, December 1990, p. 35.

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