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'''''How to Meet Girls''''' is the second album by [[Nerf Herder]], 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 second album by [[Nerf Herder]], 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>


"Courtney" was written about [[Courtney Love]], containing humorous references to her life.<ref name=EX/> 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==
==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>
''[[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]]'' 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>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 23:05, 25 March 2021

How to Meet Girls
Studio album by
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]

How to Meet Girls is the second album by Nerf Herder, released in 2000 on Honest Don's Records.[3]

"Courtney" was written about Courtney Love, containing humorous references to her life.[4] "Jonathan" is based on the life of Jonathan Richman.[5]

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."[4] 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."[5]

Track listing

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

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

References

  1. ^ How to Meet Girls at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 153.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ "Artist Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Nerf Herder How To Meet Girls". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "NERF HERDER". The Pitch. Retrieved 25 March 2021.