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- Date Released: July 4, 1996
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative
- Label: Fire Ant
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This loosely connected songs on Eugene Chadbourne's Jesse Helms busted With Pornography make up a self-described "C&W opera." There is no plot to speak of, rather than just a theme of comically obvious corruption and obscene political commentary. The sound is vintage Chadbourne: an astute mix of avant-garde bluegrass, country, and wry protest music. Though the disc was recorded with a wide variety of musicians -- including the Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie, former Frank Zappa drummer Jimmy Carl Black, members of Camper Van Beethoven, and many others -- the recording manages to hold together thanks to Chadbourne's skills as a bandleader. Mostly, the common thread that seems to bind is the artist's undeniable manic energy as he baits Jesse Helms, the conservative senator from Chadbourne's home state of North Carolina. Helms makes a good arch enemy and gives the music a pranksterish force missing from most protest music written since the 1960s.
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| 01. |  |
Sex With The Sheriff |
2:16 |
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| 02. | |
Too Damn Bad |
2:55 |
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| 03. | |
Today's Gun Permits |
5:40 |
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| 04. | |
Hit On A Bubble |
5:14 |
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| 05. | |
German Chase |
2:43 |
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| 06. | |
Little Tunnel |
4:11 |
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| 07. | |
Lefty Medley |
9:06 |
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| 08. | |
Track 8 |
0:48 |
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| 09. | |
Mountain Men |
4:03 |
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| 10. | |
The Mayor's New Law |
2:14 |
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| 11. | |
I'm Your Neighbor |
2:18 |
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Track 12 |
0:33 |
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| 13. | |
The Company You Keep |
3:31 |
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| 14. | |
Take The Skinheads Bowling |
2:19 |
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| 15. | |
Wrong |
2:56 |
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| 16. | |
Remember Me |
3:38 |
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| 17. | |
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime |
7:01 |
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| 18. | |
No Reason To Quit |
3:11 |
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| 19. | |
Perverts On Northridge |
7:21 |
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19 Total Tracks, 71:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Eugene Chadbourne - Guitar // Eugene Chadbourne - Producer // Eugene Chadbourne - Main Performer // Brian Ritchie - Producer // Brian Ritchie - Performer // Brian Ritchie - Bass (Acoustic) // Lol Coxhill - Sax (Soprano) // Lol Coxhill - Sax (Soprano) // Lol Coxhill - Performer // Lol Coxhill - Performer // Victor de Lorenzo - Drums // Victor de Lorenzo - Producer // Victor de Lorenzo - Performer // Jonathan Segel - Fiddle // Jonathan Segel - Vocals // Jimmy Carl Black - Drums // Jimmy Carl Black - Drums // Jimmy Carl Black - Performer // Jimmy Carl Black - Performer // Don Helms - Pedal Steel // Don Helms - Performer // Legendary Stardust Cowboy - Performer // Legendary Stardust Cowboy - Animal Sounds // Victor Krummenacher - Bass // Victor Krummenacher - Performer // Kenny Malone - Performer // Chris Pedersen - Drums // Chris Pedersen - Performer // Michael Rhodes - Bass // Michael Rhodes - Performer // Dave Doyle - Mandolin // Graham Connah - Keyboards // Graham Connah - Performer // Paul Lyman - Piano // Paul Lyman - Viola // Paul Lyman - Performer // Jason Stelluto - Producer // Sanders Hicks - Cover Art // Karl Straub - Producer // Walter Muhammad Malli - Sax (Soprano) // Chris DeChiara - Mandolin // Steve DeChiara - ?
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