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Question the Answers by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Question the Answers is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, released in 1994. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 21 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Kinder Words”, on 14 lists with a best position of #1020.
Question the Answers, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' fourth album, came out on Mercury on October 4, 1994, and it's the Boston ska-core crew sharpening their brawl into something radio could almost handle. Paul Q. Kolderie produced, and the lineup was in fighting shape: Dicky Barrett's gravel-gargling bark up front, Nate Albert's buzzing guitar, Joe Gittleman on bass, Joe Sirois on drums, a horn section of Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton, Kevin Lenear and Dennis Brockenborough blasting away, and Ben Carr, the band's official Bosstone, dancing through it all.
The formula is simple and ferocious: upstroke skank verses that detonate into hardcore choruses, with the horns punching holes in the noise. "Kinder Words" swings and snarls in equal measure, and "Pictures to Prove It", sent to alternative radio in February 1995, is a big, brassy stomper. It's the sound of the band gathering the steam that would soon carry third-wave ska into the mainstream.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Question the Answers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinder Words | 14 | #1020 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 2 | Pictures To Prove It | 7 | #1670 | – | 2007–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.