Answer The Phone, Dummy

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:40:51
ANSWER THE PHONE, DUMMY features six guest drummers from the bands Flop, the Posies, Love Battery, Mudhoney and the Maroons. Fastbacks: Lulu Gargiulo (vocals, guitar); Kim Warnick (vocals, bass); Kurt Bloch (various instruments). Principally recorded at Hanzsek Audio, Seattle, Washington. Personnel: Lulu Gargiulo (vocals, guitar); Ken Posy, Kim Shattuck (vocals); Kurt Bloch (guitar); Mike Musburger (drums, tambourine); Dan Peters, Rusty Willoughby, Jason Finn, John Moen, Nate Johnson (drums). Recording information: Hanzsek Audio, Seattle, WA; Private Radio. Photographers: Ayne St. Martin; Charles Peterson ; David Wild. After 14 years of dealing with the "drummer problem," Answer the Phone Dummy was the album where Fastbacks cheerfully decided to give up the fight, at least for a while; the disc's 15 songs are divided between six different percussionists borrowed from other bands, including Jason Finn (from the Presidents of the United States of America), Dan Peters (from Mudhoney), Mike Musburger (of the Posies), and Rusty Willoughby (from Flop, who also played on Fastbacks' previous long-player, Zucker). Perhaps due to the lack of a consistent rhythm section, Answer the Phone Dummy doesn't sound as solid and consistent as Zucker, the band's high-water mark at that time; while Kurt Bloch wrote a batch of great tunes (as usual), this set lacks a certain aural cohesion the pacing is inconsistent, with the album sometimes struggling to maintain a steady momentum. Answer the Phone Dummy is a good album from a great band, but beginners are advised to check out Zucker or The Question Is No instead. ~ Mark Deming
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