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The State of Art is on Fire
EP by Rocket from the Crypt
Released	10-inch: April 1995 CD: November 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Punk rock
Length	10": 17:05 CD: 21:17
Label	Sympathy for the Record Industry
Producer	Long Gone John
Rocket from the Crypt chronology
All Systems Go (1993) The State of Art is on Fire (1995) Hot Charity (1995)

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Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock

The State of Art is on Fire is an EP by American punk rock band Rocket from the Crypt. It was released in 1995 on Sympathy for the Record Industry. The album was the band's first release to include trumpet player JC 2000 (Jason Crane).

The EP was first released in 10-inch vinyl format in April 1995. The vinyl release is unusual because side A plays at 33 1/3 rpm, while side B plays at 45 rpm. The CD version, released in November 1996, contains two bonus tracks originally released on the vinyl single Rocket from the Crypt Plays the Music Machine. The EP is one of the few Rocket from the Crypt recordings to include a lyrics sheet.

The State of Art is on Fire was the first of three releases by Rocket from the Crypt in 1995. The LP Hot Charity and album Scream, Dracula, Scream! were both also recorded and released that year, and singer-guitarist John Reis would later refer to these three records as a "trilogy".

Track listing

10" vinyl version

Side A (33 rpm)

1. "Light Me"
2. "A+ in Arson Class"
3. "Rid or Ride"
4. "Human Torch"

Side B (45 rpm)

1. "Ratsize"
2. "Human Spine"

CD version

1. "Light Me"
2. "A+ in Arson Class"
3. "Rid or Ride"
4. "Human Torch"
5. "Ratsize"
6. "Human Spine"
7. "Trouble"* (originally performed by The Music Machine)
8. "Masculine Intuition"* (originally performed by The Music Machine)

*Tracks 7 & 8 comprise the 7" Rocket from the Crypt Plays the Music Machine and appear on the CD release only.

Performers

• 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
• Atom (Adam Willard) - drums

Album information

• Record label: Sympathy for the Record Industry
• Produced by Long Gone John
• Back cover photo by Craig I. Dragfest
• Insert artwork by Patrick Hamou

References

1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
2. The State of Art Is on Fire at AllMusic
3. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 572.

• 1995 EPs
• Rocket from the Crypt albums
• Sympathy for the Record Industry EPs