Start Today

Start Today
Start Today
Studio album by Gorilla Biscuits
Released	1989
Recorded	January–April, 1989
Studios	Demo² Studios, New York City
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	24:09
Label	Revelation
Producers	Gorilla Biscuits & Don Fury
Gorilla Biscuits chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Tiny Mix Tapes

Start Today is the debut studio album by American hardcore punk band Gorilla Biscuits, released in 1989. It is considered an influential record in hardcore punk, with NME naming it among the genre's 15 best albums of all time. It is the best selling record ever released by Revelation Records, with copies in excess of 100,000 sold on CD alone.

Track listing

All songs written by Walter Schreifels, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Direction"	2:29
2.	"Stand Still"	2:08
3.	"Degradation"	1:35
4.	"Good Intentions"	0:29
5.	"Forgotten"	1:32
6.	"Things We Say"	1:42
7.	"Start Today"	2:04
8.	"Two Sides"	1:40
9.	"First Failure"	1:07
10.	"Competition"	2:04
11.	"Time Flies"	1:45
12.	"Cats And Dogs"	1:36
13.	"Sitting Around at Home" (Buzzcocks cover)	1:43
14.	"Biscuit Power"	1:24
Total length:		24:09

Tracks 13 and 14 are also available on the Gorilla Biscuits EP and are unlisted.

Personnel

Gorilla Biscuits

Anthony "Civ" Civarelli – vocals
Walter Schreifels – guitar
Alex Brown – guitar
Arthur Smilios – bass
Luke Abbey – drums

Additional musicians

Toby Morse – backing vocals

References

↑ AllMusic review
↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Gorilla Biscuits". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. pp. 834–835. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
↑ Stuiver, Jake. "Gorilla Biscuits – Start Today". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
↑ NME
↑ "Generation : Current Issue". Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- "RIVAL SCHOOLS (USA) Special Guest: WAVVES"
↑ Sciarretto, Amy (May 30, 2011). "H2O Recording 'Don't Forget Your Roots' Covers Album". Noisecreep. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

External links

Start Today at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] AllMusic review

[2] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Gorilla Biscuits". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. pp. 834–835. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.

[3] Stuiver, Jake. "Gorilla Biscuits – Start Today". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2026.

[4] NME

[5] "Generation : Current Issue". Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- "RIVAL SCHOOLS (USA) Special Guest: WAVVES"

[6] Sciarretto, Amy (May 30, 2011). "H2O Recording 'Don't Forget Your Roots' Covers Album". Noisecreep. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2017.