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'''Wasted...Again''' was an album released by [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] in 1987 on [[SST Records]]. It is a "best-of" compilation released after Black Flag's breakup in 1986.

{{Infobox album

| name = Wasted…Again

| type = compilation

| artist = [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]]

| cover = Black Flag - Wasted...Again cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1987

| recorded = January 1978 – March 1985

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = [[Hardcore punk]]

| length = 32:28

| label = [[SST Records|SST]] (166)

| producer =

| prev_title = [[Annihilate This Week]]

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = [[I Can See You (EP)|I Can See You]]

| next_year = 1989

}}

{{music ratings

| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wastedagain-mw0000194340 |title=''Wasted...Again'' – Black Flag <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |</nowiki> |last=Rabid |first=Jack |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref>

|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|Christgau's Record Guide]]''

|rev2score = A<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=B&bk=80|chapter=B|accessdate=August 17, 2020|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s]]|publisher=[[Pantheon Books]]|year=1990|isbn=0-679-73015-X|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>

| rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''

| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>

|rev4 = ''[[Martin C. Strong|The Great Rock Discography]]''

|rev4score = 7/10<ref>{{cite book|title=The Great Rock Discography|author=Martin C. Strong|author-link=Martin C. Strong|edition=1st|year=1998|isbn=978-0-86241-827-4|publisher=[[Canongate Books]]}}</ref>

| rev5 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock]]''

| rev5score = 3/5<ref>{{cite book|title=[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]|editor=Gary Graff|editor-link=Gary Graff|edition=1st|year=1996|___location=London|isbn=978-0-7876-1037-1|publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]]}}</ref>

| rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''

| rev6Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Black Flag|editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |first=Rob |last=Sheffield |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |publisher=[[Fireside Books]] |___location=London |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=black+flag|access-date=November 5, 2021 }}</ref>

| rev7 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]

| rev7score = A−<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=black+flag|title=Grade List: black flag|author=Tom Hull|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|website=Tom Hull - on the web|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>

}}

'''''Wasted…Again''''' is an album released by American [[hardcore punk]] band [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] in 1987 on [[SST Records]]. It is a "best-of" compilation released after Black Flag's breakup in 1986. It features various songs about drinking and beer from their discography.

'''Tracks:'''<br>

1. Wasted (Ginn/Morris) 0:53 <br>

2. T.V. Party (Ginn) 3:31 <br>

3. Six Pack (Ginn) 2:20 <br>

4. I Don't Care (Ginn/Morris) 1:00 <br>

5. I've Had It (Ginn) 1:24 <br>

6. Jealous Again (Ginn) 1:50 <br>

7. Slip It In (Ginn) 6:16 <br>

8. Annihilate This Week (Ginn) 4:44 <br>

9. Loose Nut (Ginn) 4:33 <br>

10. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (Ginn) 2:00 <br>

11. Louie, Louie [Additional Lyrics] (Cadena) 1:19 <br>

12. Drinking and Driving (Ginn/Rollins) 3:22 <br>

In 2005, ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine would name it one of "The Ten Greatest Compilations Of The Spin Era".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spin 2005-07: Vol 21 Iss 7 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_spin_2005-07_21_7/page/78/mode/2up?q=black+flag+wasted....again+sst}}</ref>

'''Personnel:'''<br>

[[Keith Morris]] - vocals<br>

==Track listing==

[[Chavo Pederast]] - vocals<br>

All tracks written by [[Greg Ginn]] except where noted

[[Dez Cadena]] - vocals<br>

[[Henry Rollins]] - vocals<br>

{{track listing

[[Greg Ginn]] - guitar<br>

| title1 = Wasted

[[Chuck Dukowski]] - bass<br>

| note1 = from the EP ''[[Nervous Breakdown (EP)|Nervous Breakdown]]''

[[Kira Roessler]] - bass<br>

| writer1 = Ginn, [[Keith Morris]]

[[Brian Migdol]] - drums<br>

| length1 = 0:51

[[ROBO]] - drums<br>

| title2 = TV Party

[[Bill Stevenson]] - drums

| note2 = from the EP ''[[TV Party (EP)|TV Party]]''

| length2 = 3:31

| title3 = Six Pack

| note3 = from the EP ''[[Six Pack (EP)|Six Pack]]''

| length3 = 2:20

| title4 = I Don't Care

| note4 = from the compilation album ''[[Everything Went Black]]''

| writer4 = Ginn, Morris

| length4 = 1:00

| title5 = I've Had It

| note5 = from the EP ''[[Nervous Breakdown (EP)|Nervous Breakdown]]''

| length5 = 1:24

| title6 = Jealous Again

| note6 = from the EP ''[[Jealous Again]]''

| length6 = 1:52

| title7 = Slip It In

| note7 = from the album ''[[Slip It In]]''

| length7 = 6:16

| title8 = Annihilate This Week

| note8 = from the album ''[[Loose Nut]]''

| length8 = 4:44

| title9 = Loose Nut

| note9 = from the album ''[[Loose Nut]]''

| length9 = 4:33

| title10 = Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie

| note10 = from the compilation album ''Everything Went Black''

| length10 = 2:00

| title11 = [[Louie, Louie]]

| note11 = from the single "Louie, Louie"

| writer11 = [[Richard Berry (musician)|Richard Berry]]

| length11 = 1:20

| title12 = Drinking and Driving

| note12 = from the album ''[[In My Head (album)|In My Head]]''

| writer12 = Ginn, [[Henry Rollins]]

| length12 = 3:22

}}

==Personnel==

*[[Keith Morris]] – vocals on 1, 4–5, 10

*[[Ron Reyes]] – vocals on 6

*[[Dez Cadena]] – vocals on 3, 11, rhythm guitar on 2

*[[Henry Rollins]] – vocals on 2, 7–9, 12

*[[Greg Ginn]] – lead guitar on all tracks

*[[Chuck Dukowski]] – bass on 1–6, 10–11

*[[Kira Roessler]] – bass on 7–9, 12

*[[Brian Migdol]] – drums on 1, 4–5, 10

*[[ROBO]] – drums on 2–3, 6, 11

*[[Bill Stevenson (musician)|Bill Stevenson]] – drums on 7–9, 12

== References ==

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{{Black Flag}}

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[[Category:Black Flag (band) compilation albums]]

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[[Category:SST Records compilation albums]]