Black Lips! [Vinyl] [Limited Edition]

Black Lips | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (June 10, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Bomp Records
• ASIN: B0018JKLV0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,753 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Throw It Away

2. Freakout

3. Ain't No Deal

4. Stone Cold

5. I've Got a Knife

6. Down and Out

7. Steps

8. Fad

9. Sweet Kin

10. Crazy Girl

11. Everybody Loves a Cocksucker

12. Can't Get Me Down

13. You're Dumb

Editorial Reviews

The Black Lips debut album! Before the 'new garage' explosion led to the indie stardom of 100 different bands, there was a group of Atlanta juveniles playing sloppy, debauched rock 'n roll. Barely old enough to grow stubble, these young lads built a reputation that not only led to being banned from every uptight club in the Bible Belt, but also caught the eye ear of independent music legend GREG SHAW. The result is what lies right before you. ''Savage and not for the squeamish, but cool stuff for folks who like their rhythm hooch in a dirty glass.'' - Mark Deming/All Music Guide''The Black Lips' debut is a grimy record, something like Creedence crossed with gauze-wrapped early-'90s garagists the Mummies.'' - Hillary/The Village VoiceTracklistA1 Throw It Away A2 Freakout A3 Ain't No Deal A4 Stone Cold A5 I've Got A Knife A6 Down And Out A7 Steps B1 Fad B2 Sweet Kin B3 Crazy Girl B4 Everybody Loves A Cocksucker B5 Can't Bring Me Down B6 You're Dumb B7 Say Hello To The Postman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grungy garage-punk-rock from Atlanta, September 20, 2005

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Lips (Audio CD)

This Atlanta quartet spins out the sort of ragged, blues-edged garage rock that brings to mind the early lineups of 1980s revivalists like The Salvation Army, The Chesterfield Kings and The Lyres. But in the case of The Black Lips, two decades further removed from the mid-60s garage and roughed up by the sterility of 90s pop music, their sound is even rougher, with less focus on '60s style and more concentration of raw, adrenal playing.

Vocalist Cole Alexander sings in a hyperactive, rusty growl that's exaggerated by a tinny microphone, studio distortion, and the band's underlying thrash of guitars, bass and drums. At times the songs spiral into chaos (much like their live shows are reported to do), but the reverb-soaked blues "Stone Cold" settles down for a slow-motion examination.

This Bomp LP was delayed a few months when guitarist Ben Eberbaugh was killed in a freak car accident. In his honor, the band collected all of the tracks they'd recorded to that point, including early singles, to create this CD. It's a fitting overview of the band's first, savagely good incarnation. [©2005 hyperbolium dot com]

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Black Lips About To Take Over The World, March 19, 2003

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Ryan (Atlanta, Ga United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Lips (Audio CD)

The biggest thing to hit CD stores since Marky Mark. This band will rock you, and if you let them, take your virginity.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Black Lips, April 9, 2003

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This review is from: Black Lips (Audio CD)

Rough and raw. Original yet familiar--influenced with early blues, early rock with he pure essence of punk--difficult to believe these guys weren't even born until the 1980s. A must-buy for a serious music collector.