The Quickening is The Vandals' sixth album, released on July 5, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The Quickening is widely considered the definitive Vandals album, full of swift songs with a twisted sense of humor, blistering rhythms and a fiercely independent outlook.

Tracks

  1. Stop Smiling (Fitzgerald)
  2. It's a Fact (Fitzgerald)
  3. Marry Me (Freese)
  4. Allah! (Fitzgerald/Lagerborg/Quackenbush)
  5. Tastes Like Chicken (Fitzgerald/Quackenbush)
  6. (But Then) She Spoke (Fitzgerald)
  7. How (Did This Loser Get This Job) (Escalante/Fitzgerald)
  8. Hungry for You (Lagerborg/Quackenbush)
  9. Failure Is the Best Revenge (Fitzgerald)
  10. Aging Orange (Escalante/Fitzgerald)
  11. Canine Euthanasia (Fitzgerald)
  12. Moving Up (Fitzgerald)
  13. (I'll Make You) Love Me (Fitzgerald)
  14. Choosing Your Masters (Escalante)
  15. I Believe (Fitzgerald/Quackenbush)

Personnel

  • Warren Fitzgerald - Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Engineer
  • Josh Freese - Drums
  • Mike Melnick - Mixing
  • Chris Lagerborg - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Joe Escalante - Bass, Photography
  • Mackie Osborne - Artwork
  • Dave Quackenbush - Vocals
  • Mon Agronot - Engineer
  • Tom Baker - Mastering