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Michael Azzerad and Ira Robbins of Trouser Press were more positive, writing that the album "boasts a formidable dynamic range, from the meditative instrumental "Were, Are and Was or Is," which pours sublimely chirping feedback over dappled guitar arpeggios, through the pile-driving "Pure Pain Sugar" and up to the apoplectic heights of "Lucky Acid" and the schizo noise bursts of the aptly ...
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is a song recorded by Meco, taken from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks [1] and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the charts for nine weeks. [2]
Unwound's early work was characterized by intense vocals, jagged guitar lines, and more complex drumming than the band's peers. The band's lyrics, written by Trosper, [30] were highly existential, cryptic, and generally bleak. From this angular, atonal starting point, the band developed their signature sound over the course of several albums ...
Kid Is Gone is a 3 LP box set compilation of early recordings by the band Unwound. It documents demos, singles, live recordings, and the material that made up their first-recorded (but fourth-released) album Unwound (1995). It was released September 17, 2013 by The Numero Group as part 1 of a 4-part reissue series. [4] [5]
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Challenge for a Civilized Society was written in "a little more than a month" after Unwound took a break of a year and a half without writing any songs. [1] The album was produced by the band's long-time collaborator, Steve Fisk, and recorded from August 1, 1997, to August 15, 1997, at John and Stu's in Seattle, Washington. [2]
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Many of the album's lyrics were inspired by Hamilton's year long relationship with actress Winona Ryder in 2003. [4] Hamilton has since commented that Ryder was a fan of Helmet and that she has heard the album, saying in 2007 that she didn't like their next album Monochrome because "it didn’t sound like her favorite song on Aftertaste, or her favorite song on even Size Matters."