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.[3] It is the best selling record ever released by Revelation Records, with copies in excess of 100,000 sold on CD alone.[4]

Start Today
Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedJanuary–April, 1989
StudioDemo² Studios, New York City
GenreHardcore punk
Length24:09
LabelRevelation
ProducerGorilla Biscuits & Don Fury
Gorilla Biscuits chronology
Gorilla Biscuits
(1988)
Start Today
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Walter Schreifels, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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

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Gorilla Biscuits

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Additional musicians

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References

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  1. AllMusic review
  2. Stuiver, Jake. "Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  3. NME
  4. "Generation : Current Issue". Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
    - "RIVAL SCHOOLS (USA) Special Guest: WAVVES"
  5. 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.