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House of GVSB
Studio album by
Girls Against Boys
ReleasedMarch 5, 1996 (1996-03-05)
RecordedSeptember 1995 (1995-09)
StudioWater Music, Hoboken, NJ
Genre
Length40:11
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerTed Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
Super-fire
(1996) 		House of GVSB
(1996) 		Disco Six Six Six
(1996)
Singles from House of GVSB
  1. "Super-Fire"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Disco Six Six Six"
    Released: 1996

House of GVSB is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in 1996 by Touch and Go Records.[1]

Recording

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House of GVSB was recorded in September 1995 at Water Music studios in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.3/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Spin9/10[11]
The Village VoiceA−[12]

House of GVSB has been generally well received by critics. It is the band's bestselling album, with over 70,000 copies having been sold worldwide by May 1998.[13]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "House of GVSB saw the band continuing its winning streak, and while arguably it contained no real surprises after the powerful one-two punch of Venus Luxure [No. 1 Baby] and Cruise Yourself, it still showed the quartet at the top of its considerable game."[3]

Accolades

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Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1996 Spin United States "Albums of the Year" 5 [14]
1996 Rock de Lux Spain "Albums of the Year" 15 [15]
1996 Kerrang! United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 20 [16]
1996 Magic France "Albums of the Year" 25 [17]
1996 Rock Sound France "Albums of the Year" 26 [18]
1996 Sounds Germany "Albums of the Year" * [19]
2000 LAS Magazine United States "90 Albums of the 90s" 42 [20]
2006 Rock Sound France "Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime" 126 [21]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys

No.TitleLength
1."Super-fire"3:18
2."Click Click"3:21
3."Crash 17 (X-Rated Car)"3:23
4."Disco Six Six Six"2:46
5."Life in Pink"4:12
6."TheKindaMzkYouLike"3:57
7."Vera Cruz"4:28
8."AnotherDroneInMyHead"3:40
9."Cash Machine"3:33
10."Wilmington"3:21
11."Zodiac Love Team"4:05

Personnel

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Adapted from the House of GVSB liner notes.[22]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1994 Touch and Go CD, CS, LP TG149

References

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  1. ^ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Gethin, Rick (August 10, 2021). "Girls Against Boys Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Their 'House of GVSB' Album with Reissue and Tour". Music in Motion Rocks. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "House of GVSB – Girls Against Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ^ Slankard, Noah (May 1996). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press. Vol. 10, no. 94. p. 77.
  5. ^ Browne, David (March 22, 1996). "House of GVSB". Entertainment Weekly. p. 74. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. ^ Oldham, James (March 2, 1996). "Girls Against Boys – House of GVSB". NME: 45. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Josephes, Jason (June 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 26, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". Q (115): 109. April 1996.
  9. ^ Azerrad, Michael (May 2, 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House Of GVSB". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Girls Against Boys". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 332–33. ISBN 9780743201698.
  11. ^ Weisbard, Eric (April 1996). "Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB". Spin. 12 (1): 106. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 23, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  13. ^ Bambarger, Bradley (May 2, 1998). "Girls Against Boys Put On 'Freak' Show With Their Geffen Debut". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 18. pp. 16, 19. ISSN 0006-2510.
  14. ^ "Spin - Albums of the Year". Spin. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  15. ^ "Rock de Lux - Albums of the Year". Rock de Lux. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  16. ^ "Kerrang! - Albums of the Year". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  17. ^ "Magic - Albums of the Year". Magic. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  18. ^ "Rock Sound - Albums of the Year". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  19. ^ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  20. ^ "90 Albums of the 90s". LAS Magazine. Archived from the original on April 27, 2001. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  21. ^ "Rock Sound - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  22. ^ House of GVSB (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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