Erika Records¹ ■ ER2005
Released February 25, 2002
Produced by Matt B[ayles] and the Blood Brothers
Engineered by Matt B[ayles] (with assistance from Troy T.)
Mastered by Ed B.
¹Licensed from Three-One-G Records
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- Birth Skin/Death Leather
- Meet Me at the Water Front after the Social
- March on Electric Children!
- New York Slave
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- Kiss of the Octopus
- Siamese Gun
- Mr. Electric Ocean
- Junkyard J. Vs. the Skin Army Girlz/High Fives/LA Hives
- American Vultures
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While I know people who frustratingly cannot seem to get a handle on entire genres like rap or metal, and, like me listening when I was younger, often take that almost as an out-of-hand, automatic cancellation of any interest in listening, there's another barrier that's more extreme and more difficult to deal with. There are some artists out there who get the words "difficult" and "uncompromising" thrown at them in an effort to appeal to those who see those as alluring, and sometimes as a means of quiet warning. Anyone who doesn't already know this band, but knows me is probably filled with dread already. But the object here isn't to scare people off--certainly, the idea of warning is one I am working with, but I own all the records I own out of interest, and most out of appreciation (and interest is generally just the predecessor of appreciation). I can't go out blaring records at anyone and everyone, and records in particular are kind of inherently a home-listening format these days. I obviously have friends with turntables, but not many, and not many I visit and hang around the homes of. So, with all that in mind: this wasn't an album I picked up because it means people will think or hear X, Y, or Z. I picked it up (three times now: the remastered CD from Epitaph, the original CD release from Three One G, and this picture disc) because I like the band and I like their sound--even if, yes, it's going to be (extremely) grating to some people.
