Field Day (Dag Nasty album)

For the album by Marshall Crenshaw, see Field Day (Marshall Crenshaw album).

Field Day is a studio album by American hardcore punk band Dag Nasty, released in 1988 through Giant Records; it was released in Europe through We Bite Records.

Field Day
Studio album by Dag Nasty
Released	February 1988
Recorded	November 1987
Genre	Hardcore punk^[1]
Length	33:54 (original) 43:50 (reissue)
Label	Giant^[2]
Dag Nasty chronology
Wig Out at Denko's (1987) Field Day (1988) Four on the Floor (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Robert Christgau	A−^[1]

The album features a cover of The Ruts classic "Staring at the Rude Boys."^[4] It also offers a new recording of Dag Nasty's "Under Your Influence." The original version appears on the band's debut LP Can I Say, with vocalist Dave Smalley.

The CD bonus track "12XU" was written by Wire, and was also covered by Brian Baker's former band Minor Threat.

The album had sold more than 30,000 copies within a year of its release.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Trouble Is" - 3:33
2. "Field Day" - 2:28
3. "Things That Make No Sense" - 2:44
4. "The Ambulance Song" - 3:38
5. "Staring at the Rude Boys" - 2:49
6. "13 Seconds Underwater" - 0:46
7. "La Penita" - 4:09
8. "Dear Mrs. Touma" - 2:37
9. "Matt" - 1:34
10. "I've Heard" - 0:12
11. "Under Your Influence" - 3:37
12. "Typical" - 2:37
13. "Here's to You" - 2:49
14. "16 Count" - 0:21

CD bonus tracks

15. "Never Green Lane" - 1:55
16. "You're Mine" - 3:52
17. "All Ages Show" - 2:38
18. "12XU" - 1:31

• Tracks 16 & 17 originally from the All Ages Show 7-inch EP.
• Tracks 15 & 18 originally from the Trouble Is 12-inch EP.

Personnel

• Dag Nasty
  • Peter Cortner - Vocals^[6]
  • Brian Baker - Guitars
  • Doug Carrion - Bass
  • Scott Garrett - Drums

References

1. "Robert Christgau: Album: Dag Nasty: Field Day". www.robertchristgau.com.
2. Records, Epitaph. "Dag Nasty Bio". Epitaph Records.
3. "Field Day - Dag Nasty | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
4. "TrouserPress.com :: Dag Nasty". trouserpress.com.
5. Brannigan, Paul (November 29, 2011). This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306820519 – via Google Books.
6. Blush, Steven; Petros, George (October 19, 2010). American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595987 – via Google Books.