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- Date Released: January 1, 1993
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative, Indie Rock
- Label: Dischord Records
A group unlike any other on the Dischord label.
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We Say...
Shudder to Think was both like and unlike every other band on Dischord. On one hand, they were such insiders that Ian MacKaye's sister Amanda's label Sammich released their first album, 1989's excellently emocore Curse, Spells, Voodoo Mooses, and the "It Was Arson" seven-inch. On the other, they grew to sound like nobody else, thanks to Craig Wedren's Broadway musical falsetto soaring over often egregiously odd song-forms. On their second album, Ten Spot, thin production undercut the band's still-developing art-rock, but the Funeral at the Movies EP contains the seven-minute "I Blew Away/Ride That Sexy Horse" (sort of Shudder's equivalent to Jane's Addiction's "Three Days"), a sketchy Hendrix cover ("Crosstown Traffic") and the utterly wonderful original "Red House," which was so good they remade it twice. The follow-up, Get Your Goat, is both further refined and stranger, but it ain't no "Red House."
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They Say...
A compilation of two early releases, Funeral at the Movies/Ten Spot is part of Shudder to Think's beginning. The band's sound is already surprisingly complex and original, performed by their first lineup (which would splinter after one more release). Funeral at the Movies includes the first version of the recurring "Red House" (later re-recorded for the Hit Liquor EP and 50,000 B.C.), a manic version of Jimi Hendrix's "Crosstown Traffic," and the early fan favorite "Chocolate." The first half of the lengthy "I Blew Away/Ride That Sexy Horse" is a soaring R.E.M.-sounding rocker, while the second half is nothing more than feedback with talking over the noise. Parts of Ten Spot were recorded a full year prior to Funeral, but the sound and formula are strikingly similar. "About Three Dreams" contains some intricate bass and guitar work courtesy of Stuart Hill and Chris Matthews, while "Corner of My Eye" shows off Mike Russell's tribal drumming. And there are plenty of vocal heroics throughout, courtesy of the multi-talented Craig Wedren. The production and overall sound of the two albums aren't as textured as future releases would turn out to be, as the group opts for a more straightforward approach. However, this compilation was an important stepping stone for the future musical schizophrenia of Shudder to Think.
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| 01. |  |
Chocolate |
3:08 |
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| 02. | |
Lies About the Sky |
3:58 |
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| 03. | |
Day Ditty |
1:54 |
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| 04. | |
Red House |
3:32 |
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| 05. | |
Funeral At the Movies |
3:14 |
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| 06. | |
I Blew Away/Ride That Sexy Horse |
7:19 |
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| 07. | |
Heaven Here |
2:09 |
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| 08. | |
Jade-Dust Eyes |
2:06 |
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| 09. | |
Rag |
3:11 |
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| 10. | |
About Three Dreams |
4:06 |
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| 11. | |
Speak |
4:12 |
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| 12. | |
Corner of My Eye |
2:44 |
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| 13. | |
Summertime Train |
3:21 |
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| 14. | |
On The Rain |
3:14 |
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| 15. | |
Vacation Brain |
3:46 |
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| 16. | |
Yes |
1:48 |
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| 17. | |
Tony Told Me |
2:59 |
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17 Total Tracks, 56:41 Total Length
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Credits
- Shudder to Think - Producer // Shudder to Think - Main Performer // Harvey Birrell - Engineer // Wharton Tiers - Mixing // Wharton Tiers - Mixing // Mike Russell - Drums // Stuart Hill - Bass // Stuart Hill - Mixing // Craig Wedren - Guitar // Craig Wedren - Vocals // Craig Wedren - Mixing // Kenny Inouye - Producer // Kenny Inouye - Mixing // Robin Kintz - Design // Paul Harding - Engineer // Chris Biando - Engineer // Chris Biando - Mixing // Chris Matthews - Guitar
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