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Key Information
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| Artist: |
The Amps |
| Record Label: |
4AD/Elektra |
| Genre: |
Oldies |
| Subgenre: |
Garage Band |
| Release Date: |
October 31, 1995 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Pacer
2. Tipp City
3. I Am Decided
4. Mom's Drunk
5. Bragging Party
6. Hoverin'
7. First Revival
8. Full on Idle
9. Breaking the Split Screen Barrier
10. Empty Glasses
11. She's a Girl
12. Dedicated |
| More Information |
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The Amps include: Kim Deal, Jim MacPherson, Nathan Farley, Luis Lerma. Engineers include: Doug Easley, Davis McCain, Fluss. Recording information: Chicago, IL; Cybertechnics, Dayton, OH; Dreamland, Woodstock, NY; Easley Recording, Memphis, TN; Pie, Long Island, NY; Totally Wi. Unknown Contributor Role: Tom Skerritt. Regardless of whether The Amps are Kim Deal's next rock band or just a temporary reprieve from her old one (The Breeders), PACER, the group's debut, is a confident, forceful album, loaded with lo-fi nuggets and none of the sloppy baggage usually attributed to side projects. The cast is different--only Breeders drummer Jim MacPherson's Keith Moon-like explosions are familiar--but Deal's boisterous musical personality is present throughout. The settings are, at once, diverse and one-dimensional--gruff, punky rip-roarers ("Tipp City"), intoxocatingly simple garage-pop ("Pacer"), anthemic power-chord rock ("Dedicated"). And while the reinterpretation of an old Breeders b-side ("Hoverin") may be a... |
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