Group Sounds
Studio album by Rocket from the Crypt
Released	March 6, 2001
Recorded	2000/2001
Genre	Punk rock,rock and roll
Length	35:29 (US) 43:19 (EUR)
Label	Vagrant,B-Unique (Europe)
Producer	Rocket from the Crypt
Rocket from the Crypt chronology
All Systems Go 2 (1999) Group Sounds (2001) Live from Camp X-Ray (2002)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	4/5[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[5]
Mojo	[6]
Mondosonoro	8/10[7]
NME	[8]
Pitchfork Media	8.2/10[9]
Q	[10]

Group Sounds is an album by theSan Diego, Californiarock bandRocket from the Crypt, released in 2001 byVagrant Records. It was the band's first album for the label and their first with new drummerRuby Mars.

After the end of their major-label contract withInterscope Records in 1999 and the departure of longtime drummerAtom the following year, the band spent much of 2000 in search of a new label and drummer. Singer/guitaristJohn Reis experimented with several other drummers, resulting in the formations ofHot Snakes andSultans, but did not find a suitable replacement for Willard. When Rocket from the Crypt signed to Vagrant Records later that year they recruitedSuperchunk drummerJon Wurster to act as their studio drummer, and he played on a majority of the album's tracks. Partway through the recording process, however, the band discovered localSan Diego drummer and professional skateboarder Mario Rubalcaba, who joined as their new full-time drummer under the stage name "Ruby Mars" and played on the remainder of the album.

The addition of Rubalcaba gave the band renewed energy, andGroup Sounds was released in 2001 to positive reviews. Some touring followed in support of the album, but band members were drifting into other projects (most notably Reis in Hot Snakes and Sultans) and Rocket became less the focus. Their next album, 2002'sLive from Camp X-Ray, would prove to be their last.

1. "Straight American Slave"
2. "Carne Voodoo"
3. "White Belt"
4. "Out of Control"
5. "Return of the Liar"
6. "Heart of a Rat"
7. "Venom Venom"
8. "Savoir Faire"
9. "S.O.S."
10. "Dead Seeds"
11. "This Bad Check is Gonna Stick"
12. "Spitting"
13. "Ghost Shark"

14. "Chariots on Fire"
15. "I Won't Stare"
16. "Alone"

• Speedo (John Reis) -guitar, lead vocals
• ND (Andy Stamets) - guitar, backing vocals
• Petey X (Pete Reichert) -bass, backing vocals
• Apollo 9 (Paul O'Beirne) -saxophone,percussion, backing vocals
• JC 2000 (Jason Crane) -trumpet, percussion, backing vocals
• Ruby Mars (Mario Rubalcaba) -drums on tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15 & 16

• Jon Wurster - drums on tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 & 13
• Jim Dickinson - piano on "Ghost Shark"
• Gar Wood - backing vocals on chorus of "Spitting"

• Record label:Vagrant Records
• Produced by Rocket From the Crypt
• Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 & 10 recorded and mixed byDonnell Cameron atWestbeach Recorders inHollywood
• Tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 13 & 15 recorded and mixed by Stuart Sikes and Easley-McCain Recorders inMemphis
• Tracks 6, 11, 12, 14 & 16 recorded by Chad Blinman at Sunset Sound inLos Angeles and mixed byMark Trombino at Ecstasy Studios in Los Angeles
• Mastered by Eddy Schreyer
• Design and layout by Dave Lively and Rocket From the Crypt
• Band photos by Shigeo Kikuchi

• 2001 albums
• Vagrant Records albums
• Rocket from the Crypt albums

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