Addicted to Bad Ideas
Addicted to Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Punk cabaret | ||||
Length | 35:22 | |||
Label | Chunksaah Records | |||
Producer | Don Fury | |||
The World/Inferno Friendship Society chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | ||
---|---|---|
Source | Rating | |
Punknews.org | Allmusic | [2] |
Addicted to Bad Ideas is the fifth album by The World/Inferno Friendship Society, and their second for Chunksaah Records. Subtitled "Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century", the release is a concept album inspired by the life and films of actor Peter Lorre.
Lead singer Jack Terricloth described Lorre as "a strangely charismatic, extremely creepy person, which I think most punk rockers can identify with ... It’s the lure of the other. He’s the underdog, the outsider."[3] Many of the album's lyrics are taken directly from movie dialogues, notable Lorre quotes, and from the biography The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre by Stephen D. Youngkin. The track title, "Everybody Comes to Rick's" is a reference to "Rick's Café Américain" from the film Casablanca. In addition, the album's cover art is an homage to Lorre's renowned film M.
This album was developed into a dramatic multimedia production directed by
The songs "Peter Lorre Overture" and "Heart Attack '64" are reworked versions of tracks from
Track listing
- Peter Lorre Overture – 4:45
- With a Good Criminal Heart – 2:55
- "M" is for Morphine – 3:01
- ...and Embarked on a Life of Poverty and Freedom... – 3:32
- Ich erinnere mich an die Weimarer Republik – 4:13
- I Just Make Faces – 2:45
- Everybody Comes to Rick's – 2:05
- Cathy Catharine – 2:49
- Thumb Cinema – 3:23
- Addicted to Bad Ideas – 3:14
- Heart Attack '64 – 2:40
References
- ^ "World/Inferno Friendship Society - Addicted to Bad Ideas". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "Addicted to Bad Ideas - The World/Inferno Friendship Society | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ a b Sisario, Ben (January 8, 2009). "Addicted to Peter Lorre (That Voice, Those Eyes)". The New York Times.
- ^ Punknews.org | Jack Terricloth (World/Inferno Friendship Society)