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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
Name = How to Meet Girls |
| name = How to Meet Girls
Type = [[Album]] |
| type = [[Album]]
Artist = [[Nerf Herder]] |
| artist = [[Nerf Herder]]
Cover = Howtomeetgirls.jpg‎|
| cover = Howtomeetgirls.jpg
Released = March 7, 2000 |
| alt =
| released = March 7, 2000
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Genre = [[Pop punk]], [[power pop]] |
Length = 31:44 |
| recorded =
| venue =
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Label = [[Honest Don's Records|Honest Don's]] |
| studio =
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Producer = [[Joey Cape]] ([[Lagwagon]]) |
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| genre = [[Pop punk]], [[alternative rock]]
Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r468270|pure_url=yes}} link] |
| length = 31:48
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Last album = ''[[Nerf Herder (album)|Nerf Herder]]''<br />(1996) |
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| label = [[Honest Don's Records|Honest Don's]]
This album = '''''How to Meet Girls'''''<br />(2000) |
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| producer = [[Joey Cape]]
Next album = ''[[My E.P.]]''<br />(2000) |
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| prev_title = [[Nerf Herder (album)|Nerf Herder]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[My E.P.]]
| next_year = 2000
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r468270|label=How to Meet Girls}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=6 |page=153}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chambers |first=Catherine |date=March 4, 2000 |title=Albums |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=791 |page=41}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Reno Gazette Journal]]''
|rev4score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Robinson |first1=Mark |title=CD Rack |journal=Reno Gazette Journal |date=24 Mar 2000 |page=G21}}</ref>
}}
'''''How to Meet Girls''''' is the second album by [[Nerf Herder]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Locey |first1=Bill |title=Out & About / Ventura County |journal=Los Angeles Times |date=24 Mar 2000 |page=6}}</ref> It was released in 2000 on [[Honest Don's Records]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artist Biography by Steve Huey |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nerf-herder-mn0000400815/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref>


'''''How to Meet Girls''''' is the follow-up to [[Nerf Herder]]'s [[Nerf Herder (album)|self-titled]] release. The album was released in 2000 on [[Honest Don's Records]]. The track ''Courtney'' was written about [[Courtney Love]], containing humorous references to her life. Likewise, ''Jonathan'' is based on the life of [[Jonathan Richman]], and contains references to his lyrics.
"Courtney" was written about [[Courtney Love]], containing humorous references to her life.<ref name=EX/> "Jonathan" is based on the life of [[Jonathan Richman]].<ref name=KC/>

==Critical reception==
''[[Exclaim!]]'' wrote that "on song after song, front man/brain trust Parry Gripp makes clever self-deprecating references all set to some pretty darn catchy pop-punk."<ref name=EX>{{cite web |title=Nerf Herder How To Meet Girls |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/nerf_herder-how_to_meet_girls |website=Exclaim! |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]'' called the album "irresistible," writing: "Packed with amazing hooks and quotable lyrics, ''How To Meet Girls'' is a reminder of how amusing pop can be, delivered with a complete lack of rock-star cockiness."<ref name="KC">{{cite web |title=NERF HERDER |url=https://www.thepitchkc.com/nerf-herder/ |website=The Pitch |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' thought that "Nerf Herder's winking self-satisfaction would be forgivable if the songs were catchier (like, say, Harvey Danger's smug but infectious 'Flagpole Sitta'), but ''How To Meet Girls'' is as melodically forgettable as it is lyrically hard to stomach."<ref>{{cite web |title=Nerf Herder: How To Meet Girls |url=https://www.avclub.com/nerf-herder-how-to-meet-girls-1798192311 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref> The ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' wrote that "the wordplay is moderately more clever than the Bloodhound Gang, but it's the kind of thing you'll throw out once you mature and get into ninth grade."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Catlin |first1=Roger |title=CD REVIEWS |journal=Hartford Courant |date=20 Apr 2000 |page=6}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Parry Gripp]].
All songs written by [[Parry Gripp]], except for "Pantera Fans in Love" and "For You", by Dave Ehrlich.
{{Track listing
# Vivian – 2:46
|title1 = Vivian
# Courtney – 2:47
|length1 = 2:46
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# Lamer Than Lame – 3:37
|title2 = Courtney
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# Feeling Bad – 2:20
|length2 = 2:47
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# Pantera Fans in Love – 3:20
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|title3 = Lamer Than Lame
# 5000 Ways to Die – 2:59 (demo version appears on the [[Fat Wreck Chords]] compilation album Wrecktropsective.)
|length3 = 3:37
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# She's a Sleestak – 3:20
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|title4 = Feeling Bad
# Jonathan – 2:19
|length4 = 2:20
# For You – 1:58
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|title5 = Pantera Fans in Love
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# Life on Mars – 3:42
|length5 = 3:20
# Pervert – 2:38
|title6 = 5000 Ways to Die
|length6 = 2:59
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|title7 = She's a Sleestak
|length7 = 3:20
|title8 = Jonathan
|length8 = 2:19
|title9 = For You
|length9 = 1:58
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|title10 = Life on Mars
|length10 = 3:42
|title11 = Pervert
|length11 = 2:38
}}

==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Parry Gripp]] – vocals, guitar
*[[Parry Gripp]] – vocals, guitar
*Justin Fisher – bass, vocals
*Justin Fisher – bass
*Steve Sherlock – drums, vocals
*Steve Sherlock – drums, vocals
*Dave Ehrlich – guitar
*Dave Ehrlich – guitar

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Nerf Herder}}

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Latest revision as of 04:00, 19 November 2024

How to Meet Girls
Studio album by
Nerf Herder
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000
GenrePop punk, alternative rock
Length31:48
LabelHonest Don's
ProducerJoey Cape
Nerf Herder chronology
Nerf Herder
(1996) 		How to Meet Girls
(2000) 		My E.P.
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Kerrang![3]
Reno Gazette Journal[4]

How to Meet Girls is the second album by Nerf Herder.[5] It was released in 2000 on Honest Don's Records.[6]

"Courtney" was written about Courtney Love, containing humorous references to her life.[7] "Jonathan" is based on the life of Jonathan Richman.[8]

Critical reception

[edit]

Exclaim! wrote that "on song after song, front man/brain trust Parry Gripp makes clever self-deprecating references all set to some pretty darn catchy pop-punk."[7] The Pitch called the album "irresistible," writing: "Packed with amazing hooks and quotable lyrics, How To Meet Girls is a reminder of how amusing pop can be, delivered with a complete lack of rock-star cockiness."[8] The A.V. Club thought that "Nerf Herder's winking self-satisfaction would be forgivable if the songs were catchier (like, say, Harvey Danger's smug but infectious 'Flagpole Sitta'), but How To Meet Girls is as melodically forgettable as it is lyrically hard to stomach."[9] The Hartford Courant wrote that "the wordplay is moderately more clever than the Bloodhound Gang, but it's the kind of thing you'll throw out once you mature and get into ninth grade."[10]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Parry Gripp, except for "Pantera Fans in Love" and "For You", by Dave Ehrlich.

No.TitleLength
1."Vivian"2:46
2."Courtney"2:47
3."Lamer Than Lame"3:37
4."Feeling Bad"2:20
5."Pantera Fans in Love"3:20
6."5000 Ways to Die"2:59
7."She's a Sleestak"3:20
8."Jonathan"2:19
9."For You"1:58
10."Life on Mars"3:42
11."Pervert"2:38

Personnel

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  • Parry Gripp – vocals, guitar
  • Justin Fisher – bass
  • Steve Sherlock – drums, vocals
  • Dave Ehrlich – guitar

References

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  1. ^ How to Meet Girls at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 153.
  3. ^ Chambers, Catherine (March 4, 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 791. EMAP. p. 41.
  4. ^ Robinson, Mark (24 Mar 2000). "CD Rack". Reno Gazette Journal: G21.
  5. ^ Locey, Bill (24 Mar 2000). "Out & About / Ventura County". Los Angeles Times: 6.
  6. ^ "Artist Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Nerf Herder How To Meet Girls". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "NERF HERDER". The Pitch. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Nerf Herder: How To Meet Girls". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ Catlin, Roger (20 Apr 2000). "CD REVIEWS". Hartford Courant: 6.


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