Killdozer – Uncompromising War On Art Under The Dictatorship of The Proletariat

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September 2014: Touch & Go / Quarterstick 34

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Mark Prindle wrote:

Uncompromising War On Art Under The Dictatorship Of The Proletariat

Actually, conceptually speaking, this is probably the most hilarious album they ever released. See, it’s their COMMUNIST album. The liner notes describe, with references, the Marxist meaning of every song (whether or not the concept actually applies to the lyrics) and the whole product just reeks of good humor. The guitar Hobson has departed, but the new guy understands what they were going for on the last couple, and keeps his lines tight (if predictable). It has a couple of throwaways but, as a whole, it’s a welcome comeback from a sorely-missed (by me, anyway) pop combo. “Peach Pie” might be the slowest love ballad in history, “Knuckles The Dog” is the greatest children’s song since “Puff The Magic Marijuana Leaf,” and “The Pig Was Cool” continues the For Ladies Only ’70s worship in stunning form.

Plus, it’s exciting to think about how, as ridiculous and entertaining as it seems today, there’s still no way in hell this record could have been released thirty years earlier. “Weird World,” as the Weirdos might name a song.

Burl

Stronger production automatically makes this a more powerful record than the two before it, but the quality of the songs should also be noted. Whichever side you start on, you automatically begin your listen with a laugh (the first line of “Hottentot” is something like “Young girl didn’t realize/she should not criticize/something of enormous size!” and “Hamburger Martyr” begins with the classic “FfffffffffffffffUCK YOU!”), then you notice that the melodies are catchier ‘n’ all heck, particularly in the Garbage-esque mood groover “Cranberries” and the phenomenally-arranged harmonics-driven “Slackjaw” (possibly the best music they ever recorded), and finally you realize that Killdozer might be one of the finest rock and roll outfits you’ve ever run across, silly growly voice or no. “One For The People” is uneventful enough to knock it down to a 9 out of 10, but the other five tear!

Say, speaking of Garbage, did I mention that Butch Vig was Killdozer’s producer? How’s that for yesterday’s newspaper bringing home the bacon?

Tracklisting

01) Final Market

02) Knuckles The Dog Who Helps People

03) Turkey Shoot

04) Grandma Smith Said A Curious Thing

05) Hot N’ Nasty

06) Peach Pie

07) Enemy Of The People

08) Earl Scheib

09) Das Kapital

10) The Pig Was Cool

11) Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?

12) Hamburger Martyr

13) Cranberries

14) Slackjaw

15) Hot N’ Tot

16) One For The People

17) I’m Not Lisa

12-17 originally released in 1986 as Burl