Check Your Zoo 7''
(2006, Fading Captain Series)
Like
the previous Psycho and the Birds LP, All
That Is Holy, this
EP is comprised of more Pollard boom box recordings that were
shipped over to engineer Todd Tobias. Tobias then fleshed these
poorly recorded songs out with studio instrumentation.
Unfortunately, the 7'' fails to break any new ground from the
previous LP. Limited to 1,000 red 7''s.
SIDE
A:
Glorified
Ushers- 3 Babbling
lyrics buried underneath what might actually be Psycho and the
Birds catchiest song. This is saying a lot.
You’re
So New Wave- 1 1
minute and 18 seconds and it’s almost too long. More slurred
vocals that sounds like a groaning grandpa with obligatory synth
fluttering and bashing drums.
His
Master’s Reaction-
1
Drab
and dismal, overall abysmal. Slow and boring, don’t think
they’ll be touring. Random percussion hits, and strums over
vocals that sound like Pollard’s liver’s been acting up again.
SIDE B:
Organic
Comes On- 2 Quite
normal, and almost a complete song! But it is painfully normal. A
throw-away track from a solo Pollard record, but you know,
unintelligible.
Nothing
the Best-
1 Certainly
more nothing than the best. But on a Psycho and the Birds, “the
best” is up for debate. Comparable to a bunch of toddlers
jamming on instruments left out in the living room.
Do
Not Devastate-
1 Clattering
acid rock with mumbled lyrics. Wank wank. Woof!
played this yesterday morning. yep, he was pushing it on this. guess i should listen to "glorified ushers" again...someday....
ReplyDeletethis might be the single most unlistenable thing Pollard's ever released.
ReplyDeleteevery so often i feel obliged to listen to this. "is it really that bad?" the answer is always " ... yes..."
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