Moonhead

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Moonhead

1987 studio album by Thin White Rope

For other uses, see Moonhead (disambiguation).

Moonhead is the second full-length album by Thin White Rope, released in 1987.[8]

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Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the album "alters the modus operandi a bit, stretching song lengths and forging a provocative, embryonic bond between wiry, Television-styled guitar interplay and groove-conscious kraut-rock rhythms (held in place by Jozef Becker’s incredibly focused drumming)."[9] The Los Angeles Times called the album "excellent," writing that the band's "fuzzy, often dissonant twin-guitar solos recall such diverse groups as Television and Spirit, as its material takes traditional forms and bends them into something unexpected, going from Western gallops to psychedelic dirges."[10]

The Guardian deemed "Crawl Piss Freeze" "not so much a song as an apocalyptic death march," while AllMusic described it as a postcard "from the edge."[11][8] Spin wrote that the track creates "an unforgiving atmosphere of sparked vocals supplanted by an eardrum-piercing fretboard roar."[12]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Guy Kyser (except where noted)

Credits

  • Guy Kyser – guitar, vocals
  • Roger Kunkel – guitar, vocals
  • Stephen Tesluk – bass, vocals
  • John Von Feldt – bass
  • Jozef Becker – drums
with
  • Paul McKenna – engineer, producer
  • John Golden – Mastering
  • Ross Garfield – Drum Technician
and
  • Greg Gavin – Cover Painting, Paintings
  • Merril Greene – Photography
  • Robin K. – Photography
  • Wendy Sherman – design

References

  1. [1]
    "Moonhead - 2018 Remastered Edition, by Thin White Rope". Thin White Rope.
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    Mason, Stewart. Moonhead at AllMusic
  3. [3]
    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. pp. 123–124.
  4. [4]
    Strong, Martin Charles (1999). The great alternative & indie discography. ISBN 9780862419134.
  5. [5]
    MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1140.
  6. [6]
    "Thin White Rope - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto".
  7. [7]
    Select magazine, August 1990 issue, page 121
  8. [8]
    "Thin White Rope | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. [9]
    "Thin White Rope". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. [10]
    "A PROMISING ROPE". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1987.
  11. [11]
    "Cult heroes: Thin White Rope were scorched, alien, hostile". the Guardian. March 24, 2015.
  12. [12]
    "Underground". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. July 6, 1987 – via Google Books.
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