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1989 studio album by Killdozer
Twelve Point Buck is the fourth album by Killdozer , released in 1989 through Touch and Go Records .[2] [3] After hearing the album, Sub Pop 's Jonathan Poneman suggested that Nirvana record demos with Killdozer producer Butch Vig ; after signing with DGC Records , Kurt Cobain asked Vig to produce Nevermind .[4] Cobain told Vig that he wanted Nevermind to sound "as heavy" as Twelve Point Buck .[5]
Twelve Point Buck was reissued in 2013.[6]
Critical reception [ edit ]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [7]
The Washington Post wrote that the "thump-and-grind is art music" and that "there's an integrity to its unrelentingly harsh rumble."[8] The Wisconsin State Journal deemed the album "industrial dirge music at its best."[9]
Track listing [ edit ]
All tracks are written by Killdozer
Side one Title 1. "New Pants and Shirt" 3:36 2. "Space: 1999" 2:56 3. "Lupus" 3:09 4. "Richard" 4:17 5. "Man Vs. Nature" 3:15
Side two Title 1. "Gates of Heaven" 4:38 2. "Pig Foot and Beer" 2:54 3. "Seven Thunders" 3:45 4. "Free Love in Amsterdam" 4:42 5. "Ted Key Beefs" 4:01
Personnel [ edit ]
Killdozer
Michael Gerald – vocals, bass guitar, baritone horn
Bill Hobson – guitar
Dan Hobson – drums
Production and additional personnel
References [ edit ]
^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996 . Voyageur Press. p. 171.
^ Sprague, David (2007). "Killdozer" . Trouser Press . Retrieved May 27, 2013 .
^ Reynolds, Simon (Nov 4, 1989). "Albums: Killdozer". Melody Maker . 65 (44): 39.
^ Levy, Piet (16 Apr 2016). "New film shines spotlight on Madison's Smart Studios". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune . p. A5.
^ Wall, Mick (2017). Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly . St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 51.
^ "Also Out Today". Courier Journal . 23 Apr 2013. p. D1.
^ Raggett, Ned. "Twelve Point Buck" . AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2013 .
^ Jenkins, Mark (24 Jan 1990). "Garden-Variety Nihilism". The Washington Post . p. C7.
^ Kovalic, John (August 22, 1990). "Bands Rock Madison Style". Answer Book. Wisconsin State Journal . p. 36.
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989 . Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014 .
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