Maniacal Laughter is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "The Ballad Of Johnny X," and "Here We Go." The album also contains a cover of "Born to Lose," which was originally performed by Ted Daffan.[2] "Lamar Vannoy" is included in the opening sequence of Larry Clark's 2002 film Ken Park.

Maniacal Laughter
Studio album by The Bouncing Souls
Released	January 26, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Punk rock
Length	23:44
Label	Chunksaah Records
Producer	Thom Wilson
The Bouncing Souls chronology
The Good, the Bad & the Argyle (1994) Maniacal Laughter (1996) Bouncing Souls (1997)

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Track listing

All songs written by The Bouncing Souls except where noted.

1. "Lamar Vannoy" – 3:04
2. "No Rules" – 1:10
3. "The Freaks, Nerds, and Romantics" – 2:32
4. "Argyle" – 2:35
5. "All of This and Nothing" – 0:55
6. "The BMX Song" – 1:57
7. "Quick Chek Girl" – 2:52
8. "Headlights.... Ditch!" – 0:43
9. "Here We Go" – 1:58
10. "Born to Lose" (Frankie Brown, Daffan) – 2:07
11. "Moon Over Asbury" – 1:45
12. "The Ballad of Johnny X" (Johnny X, The Bouncing Souls) – 2:06

Personnel

• Greg Attonito – vocals
• Pete Steinkopf – guitar
• Bryan Keinlen – bass, artwork
• Shal Khichi – drums
• Thom Wilson – engineer
• Andy VanDette – technician
• Johnny X – guitar and vocals on "The Ballad of Johnny X"

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