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- Date Released: February 18, 1994
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative, Indie Rock
- Label: Teenbeat Records / IODA
Sophisticated, expansive rock music.
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We Say...
This 1992 recording is a quirky joy, one that pursues the prog-rock ideal of sophisticated, expansive rock music. Essentially a solo release from Scaley Andrew frontman (and great rock scribe) Andrew Beaujon, the music veers from jazzy tunes to jangly ones, fuzzed-out mope-rock to bongo-heavy stabs at dance music. Such things are taken for granted these days, but back in the late '80s and early '90s, before everyone and their mother knew the works of Tortoise and Neutral Milk Hotel, indie bands tended to play it straight. Even groups that had reputations for being eclectic — say, Scene Is Now and Camper Van Beethoven — don't sound nearly as diverse today. Thankfully, this album doesn't suffer that same fate.
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They Say...
One would not expect to use the word opus when discussing the mid-'90s D.C./Virginia indie pop scene that revolved around the Teenbeat and Simple Machines record labels. This was a scene that fed on 7" records and four-track cassette-only releases. With Exploder, Washington, D.C.'s Eggs proved that their four-minute pop excursions could come together to form a cohesive double album by combined the familiar Beatlesque melodies with raucous post-punk noise and tongue-in-cheek quirkiness. Unlike Eggs' debut album, Bruiser, which was in essence a solo project for singer/guitarist Andrew Beaujon, Exploder was created by a more permanent ensemble, including bassist Evan Schurack and guitarist/trombonist Rob Christiansen (the lack of a permanent drummer is comically addressed in an entire page of the liner notes). The result is a much more confident and diverse performance. "Why Am I So Tired All the Time" delivers a professional version of the "we just wrote this five minutes ago" style, while "Salsa Garden" makes a case for just how dramatic and full sounding a shoestring indie band can be. "Saturday's Cool" is a garage band's shot at '70s rock bombast, complete with ridiculous harmonies and an a Yes-inspired synthesizer solo. The finest moment on the album comes at "Evanston," an exquisitely written song which lacks any sly referential treatment. Dispersed between the complete songs is the occasional 30-second sound collage. The CD release even contains one-minute silent tracks to mark the breaks where the listener would have to flip the sides of the vinyl version. Mixed at Inner Ear Studios, best known as the recording home for D.C.'s other great musical leaders, Fugazi, Eggs clearly intended to raise the bar on the quality of records coming from themselves and their peers. They succeeded by creating one of the most outstanding and timeless albums to come out of that scene.
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| 01. |
Eggs Teenbeat 96 Exploder Let's Go! |
0:37 |
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| 02. |  |
Why Am I So Tired All the Time? |
4:41 |
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| 03. | |
Erin Go Bragh |
3:09 |
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| 04. | |
Music Without Keys No. 3 |
1:01 |
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| 05. | |
Ampallang |
2:25 |
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| 06. | |
Side Division |
1:00 |
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| 07. | |
March Of The Triumphant Elephants |
3:25 |
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| 08. | |
Claire's Snares |
4:33 |
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| 09. | |
A Pit With Spikes |
3:55 |
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| 10. | |
Evanston, IL |
3:28 |
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| 11. | |
Willow, Willow |
3:29 |
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| 12. |
Eggs Tnbt 96 Xpldr How're You Doing? |
0:28 |
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Side Division |
1:00 |
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Minestrone |
0:28 |
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Saturday's Cool |
3:19 |
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| 16. | |
Maureen's Beans |
4:16 |
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| 17. | |
Rebuilding Europe |
2:20 |
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| 18. | |
Conchita |
4:23 |
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| 19. | |
Side Division |
1:01 |
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| 20. | |
The Obliviist Part 3 |
4:33 |
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Rollercoaster |
4:41 |
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| 22. | |
Music Without Keys No. 7 |
2:05 |
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Salsa Garden |
5:00 |
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| 24. | |
Eggs Teenbeat 96 Exploder Bye! Bye! |
0:48 |
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24 Total Tracks, 66:05 Total Length
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Credits
- Eggs - Main Performer // Pat Graham - Photography // Mike Woods - Paintings // Rob Christiansen - Drums // Rob Christiansen - Band // Andrew Beaujon - Band
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