Get It On (Tripping Daisy EP)

Tripping Daisy Live – Get It On[1] (also known as just Get It On) is the first extended play and only live album by American rock band Tripping Daisy. It was released on June 6, 1994, through the Island Red Label. It was intended to be a stop-gap release between the re-release of Bill (1993) and the band's next studio album, I Am an Elastic Firecracker (1995), and to help build up the band's fanbase.[2]

Get It On
EP by
ReleasedJune 6, 1994 (1994-06-06)
RecordedSummer 1993
VenueTrees, Dallas, Texas
Genre
Length23:24
LabelIsland Red Label
ProducerTripping Daisy
Tripping Daisy chronology
Bill
(1992)
Get It On
(1994)
I Am an Elastic Firecracker
(1995)

Composition

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Get It On was recorded in the summer of 1993 at Trees Dallas. The first two songs on Get It On are derived from the band's debut album Bill, whilst "It's Safe, It's Social" and the title track are new, original songs. The album's final song is a cover of Bad Religion's "We're Only Gonna Die".[1] Get It On was described as featuring a "harder rocking" sound in contrast to that of Bill.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]

Get It On received mixed reviews from critics. Allmusic awarded the EP two stars out of five.[4] Trouser Press criticized the EP's title track as "a maddening novelty number in which [Tim] DeLaughter blurts the title over and over with barely a pause for breath."[3] Alternatively, Cashbox's Troy J. Augusto praised the EP as "fun filler", and believed that the release "shows further growth from this promising pop-punk quartet".[5]

Tripping Daisy were unhappy with Island's decision to release Get It On, citing its poor quality; Tim DeLaughter commented in 1998 that the band's performance at Trees "wasn't the best show to do [a live album] on".[6] By September 1995, Get It On had sold 4,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Tim DeLaughter; all music is composed by Tripping Daisy, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blown Away" 4:16
2."On the Ground" 4:17
3."It's Safe, It's Social" 7:03
4."Get It On" 3:46
5."We're Only Gonna Die" (Bad Religion cover)Greg Graffin3:32
Total length:23:24

Personnel

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Personnel per liner notes.[1]

Release history

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Reigon Label Format Date Ref.
United States Island Red Label June 6, 1994 [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tripping Daisy Live – Get It On (booklet). Tripping Daisy. Dallas: Island Records, Inc. 1994. 162-535 503-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b Borzillo, Carrie (September 9, 1995). "Tripping Daisy Blooms at Island". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1, 120. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ a b "Tripping Daisy". Trouser Press. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Tripping Daisy - Get It On Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved February 15, 2023
  5. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (June 18, 1994). "Reviews: Pop Albums" (PDF). Cashbox. 57 (40): 9 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  6. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (July 2, 1998). "Getting the business". Dallas Observer (Full Text). Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.