Here's one for ya!
(grabs fish out of dog's mouth and hits it with a rake repeatdly)
Shellac of North America (feat. Stiveersea Albino, Robert Weston (of Fleetwood Mac) and Todd "Rifle Flour Dog" Trainer) recorded this in late 1993, MONTHS before "At Action Park" was released - so here's what you got - the entire "Rude Gesture" and "Uranus" singles and some choice cuts from "At Action Park". And the band sounds ON FIRE, mainly because Todd was smoking before a show and his mullet got singed. Honestly, this is a quite fine live recording. Most reviews I've read complain about Steve's vocals being too low (mainly due to mic trouble in the first three songs) but also the drums seem to lack the kick (no pun intended, actually it TOTALLY WAS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YUPPIE SCUM!) they do in the studio recordings. Also, Steve screams a lot more. And Bob doesn't sing lead on ANY of these songs! WHY NO BOB?! "Wingwalker" is stretched out for over 8 minutes, including a breakdown that goes like this:
"it shines like a forehead.
"
forget it, i'm not transcribing 3 minutes of him yelling about airplanes, but it's worth it. There's also lot's of funny banter, but I've got things to do.
Oh, and they do "Boche's Dick", but sans vocals.
All-in-all, a fine release from "Chicago big sound leaders SHELLAC".
OVERALL RATING - jimmy johns!
KEY TRACKS - Wingwalker, Billiard Player Song, Crow
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