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Breadwinner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 1994)
• Original Release Date: March 22, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Merge Records
• ASIN: B0000019MV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,836 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tourette's

2. Ditch

3. Kisses Men on the Mouth on the Mountain

4. " "

5. Prescott [Homecut]

6. Mac's Oranges

7. 7 Knighton

8. Turtlehead

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stop me before I listen to it again, September 5, 2002

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mbfthrasher (Renton, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

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This CD may be the greatest 20 minutes of instrumental progressive/metal/jazz/rock ever released. It is stunning. I have a serious case of breadwinneritis, I cannot stop listening to it. And the recording is fabulous. But the guitar, bass, and drums are amazing, that's what we're talking about here. Long ago, this used to be called "fusion." (I'm 41 so I go back a ways, not that it really matters). Back to the point, if you like this type of music, this cd will give you bloody conniptions. You will not be able to control yourself, and that's a good thing. This is not rock. This is not metal. This is not jazz. Check my terribly long description above. That's my guess as to what it is. If that' s what you like, BUY THIS. But remember, it's instrumental, no vocs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still available, August 18, 2005

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D. K. Malone (earth) - See all my reviews
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I guess Amazon's distributor doesn't stock this anymore, but you can still order it direct from the label. (EDIT 5/1/07: Back in stock!)

This is awesome stuff. I've always suspected that they were one of the first bands to be influenced by Helmet. Helmet's first record was the Born Annoying 7 inch single, released in 1989. Breadwinner's debut 7 inch was released in 1990, and to me they sound similar. Similar start/stop staccato style (which was actually unique fifteen years ago when Helmet debuted but has since been imitated by countless wannabe bands in their wake) and abrasive tone. Same drum sound. But where Helmet kept things simple and were structurally "pop," Breadwinner were more complex and progressive. Come to think of it, I guess they sound a lot more like Blind Idiot God than Helmet. You know what, forget what I said about them sounding like Helmet. I was on crack at the time. I say again: awesome stuff.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The coolest 20 minutes ever, February 26, 2005

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ifutureman "ifutureman" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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In a perfect world, these guys would have stuck together and kept writing this amazing music. And maybe the world might have gotten to see and hear them while they were together. But since they only ever put out two ep's and as far as i know never played out beyond their native North Carolina, we only get to consider them in hindsight.

But better late than never! If you enjoy heavy grooves in odd time signatures, then this is a must-have. Imagine King Crimson c. 73-74, played at about double-speed. No solos to speak of here; they would only clutter the sound and distract you from the riffs, which are utterly brilliant. This was truly a power trio, with all three instruments sharing equal billing. Plus, like Don Caballero, these guys knew how to come up with hilarious, bizarre song titles. "Kisses Men on the Mouth on the Mountain"?

The sound is brilliant - lots of crackling energy, but the music is always played with deft precision. I particularly love how the drummer uses the technique of striking a cymbal and immediately "choking" it by grabbing it with his hand, creating a very short splash.

Yes, this is math rock, but it's the best kind - you don't HAVE to be able to identify the warped time signatures they are using, but the more you analyze it, the funkier it gets!