Vietnam / Heaven by Shockabilly - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

The final two albums by the avant rock trio Shockabilly were their creative high points, the albums where their combination of silly, antic humor and experimental noise finally truly came together. It's not that these albums are any less goofy than what had come before -- guitarist Eugene Chadbourne still sings a lot of the songs in those silly cartoon voices that Primus stole outright, and bassist Kramer introduces that bizarre sped-up voice that he later used on the Bongwater records with Ann Magnuson. New drummer David Licht, who became an integral part of Kramer's world starting with these records, gives the band more of a rock & roll wallop, the same sort of heft that Sonic Youth suddenly gained when Steve Shelley joined. These are still self-consciously abrasive, "difficult" records filled with alternately giggly and creepy sound collages, but songs like "How Can You Kill Me, I'm Already Dead" (a disturbing musical recasting of some of Charles Manson's public rants) and Kramer's unexpectedly bouncy "Pity Me Sheena" have a musical presence and authority that Shockabilly's earlier records lacked.
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1. Pileup All Architecture

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Kramer
Chadbourne; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Marie-marie Music; Other

2. Born On The Bayou

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Fogerty; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production

3. Your U.S.A And My Face

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Chadbourne; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production

4. (I Don't Wanna Go To) Vietnam

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Hooker; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Universal Dutchess Music Corp. (bmi); Other

5. Flying

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Lennon
Mccartney
Harrison
Starkey; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Comet Music Corp. (bmi); Other

6. Nicaragua

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Sanders
Kramer; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Tess Music (bmi); Other

7. Paris

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Kramer; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Marie-marie Music; Other

8. Iran into Tulsa

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Kramer
Chadbourne; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Marie-marie Music; Other

9. Georgia In A Jug

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Braddock; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Tree (bmi); Other

10. Lucifer Sam

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Barrett; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Prs (ascap); Other

11. Signed D.C.

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Lee; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Trio Music Co Inc (bmi); Other

12. Instant Karma

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Lennon; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Lenono Music (bmi); Other

13. She Was A Living, Breathing Piece of Dirt

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Chadbourne; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production

14. Red Headed Stranger

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Stutz
Calisch; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Emi Robbins Catalog Inc (bmi); Other

15. When You Dream About Bleeding

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Chadbourne; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production

16. Tau And The Soldier

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Kramer; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Marie-marie Music; Other

17. Life's A Gas

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Bolan; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Wizard Publishing Ltd.; Other
U S A ( B M I): Wizard Publishing Ltd.; Other

18. Tray-Panning The Man

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Kramer; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Marie-marie Music; Other

19. Hendrix Buried In Tacoma

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Chadbourne; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production

20. How Can You Kill Me, I'm Already Dead

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Månson
Chadbourne
Manson; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production

21. Vampire Tiger Girl Strikes Again

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Chadbourne; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production

22. Pity Me, Sheena

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Kramer; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production
Music Publisher: Marie-marie Music; Other

23. Happy New Year / Our Metempsychosis

Primary Artist: Shockabilly; Main Performer
Composer: Chadbourne; Composer
Artist: Shockabilly; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

23 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 3 minutes and 53 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

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Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

Only 1/23 tracks has lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Classical, Alternative, Rock, Adult Alternative, Rockabilly, '00s Alternative

Label

Shimmy Disc

Music Distribution Service

Virtual Label LLC

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 7, 2001

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

738641002625