In My Head (album)

In My Head
Studio album by Black Flag
Released	October 1985
Recorded	October 1984, January 1985, March 1985
Studio	Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre	Hardcore punk, punk rock, post-hardcore, heavy metal
Length	37:12
Label	SST
Producer	Greg Ginn, Bill Stevenson, David Tarling
Black Flag chronology
The Process of Weeding Out (1985) In My Head (1985) Minuteflag (1986)

In My Head is the sixth studio album by American band Black Flag. It was released in 1985 on SST Records, and was their final album before their reunion in 2013. The CD reissue adds three of the four songs that later appeared on the I Can See You EP, replicating the original 1985 cassette release which came out concurrent to the LP.

After building a reputation for confrontational hardcore punk, late-era Black Flag turned to a more experimetal, heavy metal-inflected sound, in particular on their last two albums. Greg Ginn intended In My Head to be his first solo album.^[1] The cover is a collage of six drawings by Raymond Pettibon.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
AbsolutePunk	(very positive)[4]
Punknews	[5]

Track listing

Original vinyl issue

All songs written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.

Side A

1. "Paralyzed" (Ginn/Rollins) – 2:39
2. "The Crazy Girl" – 2:46
3. "Black Love" – 2:42
4. "White Hot" (Ginn/Rollins) – 4:59
5. "In My Head" (Ginn/Rollins) – 4:30

Side B

1. "Drinking and Driving" (Ginn/Rollins) – 3:16
2. "Retired at 21" – 4:56
3. "Society's Tease" – 6:09
4. "It's All Up to You" – 5:14

CD reissue

All songs written by Greg Ginn, except where noted.

1. "Paralyzed" (Ginn/Rollins) – 2:39
2. "The Crazy Girl" – 2:46
3. "Black Love" – 2:42
4. "White Hot" (Ginn/Rollins) – 4:59
5. "In My Head" (Ginn/Rollins) – 4:30
6. "Out of This World" (Roessler/Stevenson) – 2:13
7. "I Can See You" – 3:22
8. "Drinking and Driving" (Ginn/Rollins) – 3:16
9. "Retired at 21" – 4:56
10. "Society's Tease" – 6:09
11. "It's All Up to You" – 5:14
12. "You Let Me Down" (Rollins/Stevenson) – 3:40

• Tracks 6, 7 and 12 reissued in 1989 on the I Can See You EP.

Personnel

• Henry Rollins - vocals
• Greg Ginn - guitar
• Kira Roessler - bass, background vocals on "It's All Up to You"
• Bill Stevenson - drums
• Raymond Pettibon - artwork

References

1. Earles 2014, p. 43.
2. Chick 2011, p. 345.
3. Dougan, John. In My Head at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-01.

Works cited

• Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4648-8.
• Chick, Stevie (2011). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-584-4.