Set Your Goals (album)
Set Your Goals is the debut studio album by the punk rock band CIV.[3] It was released in October 1995 on Lava Records. The album is best known for the hit single "Can't Wait One Minute More."
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Released | October 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994 - 1995 | |||
Genre | Punk rock, alternative rock, hardcore punk | |||
Length | 31:13 | |||
Label | Lava | |||
Producer | Don Fury, Walter Schreifels[1] | |||
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Although listed as co-producer in the inlay, Walter Schreifels has indicated that he was the main songwriter for the album (despite not being a member of the band).[4]
"Can't Wait One Minute More" and "Choices Made" were released as music videos.
The San Francisco Bay-area pop punk/hardcore act Set Your Goals named themselves after this album.[5]
Critical reception
Ira Robbins, in Trouser Press, wrote: "Making the most of clear sound, tight, unfussy playing and a full complement of rhythmic shifts (these guys remember when moshing was a dance tempo, not a slamming catch-all), CIV recycles with detailed dignity."[6]
Track listing
- "Set Your Goals" - 1:51
- "Do Something" - 1:14
- "So Far, So Good... So What" - 2:12
- "State of Grace" - 1:00
- "Can't Wait One Minute More" - 2:32
- "Trust Slips Through Your Hands - 1:13
- "Gang Opinion" - 1:29
- "Choices Made" - 2:29
- "Solid Bond" - 1:34
- "Marching Goals" - :33
- "United Kids" - 2:19
- "Soundtrack for Violence" - :32
- "Boring Summer" - 2:47
- "Et Tu Brute?" - 2:17
- "All Twisted" - 2:31
- "Don't Got to Prove It" - 1:57
- "Blessed" - 2:30 (A track hidden in "Don't Got to Prove It")
Personnel
- CIV
- CIV (Anthony Civarelli) - Vocals
- Charlie Garriga - Guitar, backing vocals
- Arthur Smilios - Bass, backing vocals
- Sammy Siegler - Drums
- Production
- Michael Barbiero - Mixing
- Don Fury - Producer, engineer
- Walter Schreifels - Producer, songwriter
- George Marino - Mastering
- Chris Gibson - Engineer
- Artwork
- Marcelo Krasilcic - Photography
- John Mockus - Photography
- Chris Capuozzo - Design
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1995 | Heatseekers | 11 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1995 | "Can't Wait One Minute More" | Modern Rock Tracks | 21 |
References
- Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). "New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB". St. Martin's Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- Allmusic review
- Weisel, Al; Weisel, Al (November 16, 1995). "CIV Defy Alterna-Rock Convention and Live to Talk About It".
- Walter Schreifels Talks New Rival Schools LP, Solo Album and No Chance of Quicksand Reunion — Ever, Exclaim! magazine, 3/29/2010, by Jason Schreurs.
- "Set Your Goals". Truepunk. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- "CIV".