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- Date Released: October 2, 1992
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Pop, Pop
- Label: K Records / SC Distribution
On their triumphant swan song, DIY indie's flagship band buries the hammer.
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We Say...
Stretching out their strum-and-drone into something like Unrest's trance rock was regarded as a bad gamble even by fans in 1992. Yet "Tiger Trap" and "Sleepy Head" outlive the memory of the bands that took (or lent) those names, and the rest of the music is as willing to linger over notes, as ready to surprise with dissonant chord changes. The guitars (two of them now) sandpaper each other and become one; the toms become melodic. This is the music of peace from a trio that existed to jar. It was their final album.
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They Say...
Beat Happening's final LP is also their best: concluding the emotional and musical progression begun with the minimalist innocence of their earliest work, You Turn Me On is a mature record of tremendous breadth and complexity. Where once the trio's songs were brief and bouncy, the nine tracks here are epic (several top out at over six minutes) and ambitious; produced in part by ex-Young Marble Giant Stuart Moxham (an obvious influence), the record's full, deep sound belies its bare-bones performances -- "Teenage Caveman" sports booming, primal drums perfectly suited to its title, while the propulsive "Noise" manufactures the illusion of a bassline where none ever existed. The most democratic record in an output founded on egalitarian ideals, You Turn Me On offers Heather Lewis' strongest songs ever -- her hypnotic nine-minute "Godsend" is the LP's heart and soul -- and she and Calvin Johnson even trade verses on the closing "Bury the Hammer." As for Calvin himself, his solo contributions are exceptional -- the spartan opener "Tiger Trap" is an evocative heartbreaker, and the title track is a fire-breathing corker. A masterpiece.
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| 01. |  |
Tiger Trap |
6:53 |
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| 02. | |
Noise |
3:23 |
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| 03. | |
Pinebox Derby |
3:07 |
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| 04. | |
Teenage Caveman |
4:35 |
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| 05. | |
Sleepy Head |
4:07 |
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| 06. | |
You Turn Me On |
4:10 |
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| 07. | |
Godsend |
9:28 |
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| 08. | |
Hey Day |
3:25 |
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| 09. | |
Bury The Hammer |
6:04 |
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09 Total Tracks, 45:12 Total Length
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Credits
- Beat Happening - Main Performer // Steve Fisk - Producer // Stuart Moxham - Producer // Calvin - Group Member // Bret - Group Member
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