Killdozer – Twelve Point Buck Little Baby Buntin’

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September 2014: Touch & Go / Quarterstick 34

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Twelve Point Buck

This is what Killdozer wanted to sound like. Low, slow, heavy, crystal clear but distorteder than a waste dump, and POWERFUL. Of course, if you’re not in the mood for it, it’ll just bore the the out of you, but if you crank it up loud enough and you’re not all tuckered out from a hard day at the work firm, it might just constitute a religious experience – much like taking a poop in a church bathroom. In fact, the first Killdozer track I ever heard is on here; it’s called “Man Vs. Nature” and it still floors me every time.

By the way, art lovers, the prestigious buck portrait on the cover is indicative of what you’ll find inside. Unlike the messy artwork/songs from the past records, these numbers are tight slabs of pop grunge metal, designed to smash your head in the dirt while getting stuck in your head for about sixty years longer than any old Kyuss ditty could dream of doing, if ditties can dream. Oh, if ditties could dream……. “Pig Foot And Beer” blows, but the rest of ’em are really cool. “New Pants And Shirt” is, in fact, beautiful – if you believe in concepts so soporific.

Little Baby Buntin´

Stylistically, this is much more similar to Snake Boy than Burl, making me wonder if perhaps I’m mistaken in assuming that the EP came out in ’86, but let’s let that sleeping dog lie for a few moments while we discuss a good record that’s sitting in my arms at this moment right here now!

See, most folks have never heard of Killdozer because most folks rely on the radio to keep them posted on all the “new music” out there, when, of course, most radio stations are run by ClearChannel, which is just a marketing firm that wouldn’t know a creative band if it came up and bit them in the living room. See, here’s the deal. John Consumer doesn’t really care all that much about music; it’s just something to play in the background during a sexy American date or interesting beer event. Thus, if John hears a song with a semi-catchy chorus there on the ClearChannel, and if John has enough money in his wallet (which he usually does because, unlike genuine music lovers, he’s bothered to get a degree and a real job), he goes out and buys the band’s crappy CD. And so the band ends up selling a phenomenal amount of records on the strength of one half-assed “catchy” chorus. You’ll see this over and over again. Crappy bands become household names because ClearChannel and their friends at the record labels push them and push them and push them until John Consumer (his actual GIVEN name!) buys their CD. And this is why most mainstream music sucks ass. John Consumer (again, his actual GIVEN name!) hasn’t the time or patience to try to understand complex new music, and why should he? He doesn’t give a crap about music!

So it’s up to us, the “counterculture,” to seek out genuinely creative rock and roll bands and buy all their albums so they don’t break up. You’re too late to save Killdozer, but that’s not my issue. If you’re a music fan, buy this album! It’s funny, loud, rockin’, heavy (Michael loves to play that bass heavy), catchy, AND original. And don’t fear; they toss together a number of different influences but pop is definitely one of them. Never would Killdozer play a raging slab of racket without a hook. It’s not always the finest hook in the world (“3/4″ Drill Bit” and “Never Gave Me A Kiss” are pretty weak), but it’s at least always a genuine attempt to create something new, may God dammit. Which reminds me – I’m not a Dave Matthews fan, but I give him a good deal of credit for releasing two singles (“What Would You Say” and “Satellite”) that feature guitar lines that I have never heard before in all of my times. That’s really a rare thing in popular music, so try to appreciate it when you hear it, even if you can’t stand Dave’s whiny little nose voice.

01-10 originally released in 1989 as Twelve Point Buck

11-20 originally released in 1987 as Little Baby Buntin’

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Twelve Point Buck

1 New Pants And Shirt 3:37

2 Space: 1999 2:57

3 Lupus

Trumpet – Bill Crawford, Eric Olson (2)

3:09

4 Richard 4:17

5 Man vs. Nature 3:16

6 Gates Of Heaven 4:39

7 Pig Foot And Beer 2:54

8 Seven Thunders 3:46

9 Free Love In Amsterdam

Accordion – Frank Anderson (3)

4:43

10 Ted Key Beefs 4:02

Little Baby Buntin’

11 Cotton Bolls 3:39

12 The Puppy 3:41

13 Hi There 3:23

14 Ballad Of My Old Man 3:35

15 The Rub 5:37

16 ¾” Drill Bit 3:51

17 I Am, I Said

Written-By – Neil Diamond

4:54

18 Cyst 3:09

19 Never Gave Me A Kiss 3:47

20 The Noble Art Of Self-Defense 3:27