Redo the Slacks

Centro-Matic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: June 15, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Crystal Clear Sound
• ASIN: B00000JF71
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,136 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pilot's on the Wall

2. Parade of Choosers

3. Terrified Anyway

4. Post-It Notes from the State Hospital

5. Fidgeting Wildly

6. The Cannon-Ball Shot

7. Part of This Accident

8. Am I the Manager or Am I Not?

9. Cannot Compete

10. Are You Ready for the Shutdown?

11. Don't Smash the Qualifying Man

12. Hoist Up the Popular Ones

13. Starfighter #1479

14. Bitter (Did You Notice That?)

15. Rock and Roll Eyes

16. If I Had a Dartgun

17. Tied to the Trailer

18. My Supermodel Girlfriend Gone Awol

19. You're Like Everyone

20. Take the Original Frame

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Power Pop Album of All Time?, June 4, 2003

By 

Howie Wang (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Redo the Slacks (Audio CD)

Redo the Stacks is simply one of the best power pop records that I have ever heard. That might sound like damning with faint praise, but I swear it's not. The songs on Redo the Stacks are catchy and gloriously sloppy -- maybe kind of like a ragged version of Weezer. Out of the 20+ songs, there's hardly a bad one in the bunch. The songs range from lo-fi acoustic demos to full-blown rockers, but the songs all share a beautiful sense of melody. Some of the highlights for me are "Fidgeting Wildly", "Cannot Compete", "Don't Smash the Qualifying Man", "Tied to the Trailer". Don't take that to mean that those are the only good songs though; there's no filler here which is amazing for an album with so many songs.

For those familiar with only with later Centromatic stuff, the sound on this early record is kind of different. It's definitely a rawer sound, but it's certainly no less beautiful or melodic.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best record ever made!!!, June 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Redo the Slacks (Audio CD)

This CD has some of the greatest lo-fi, mid-fi and hi-fi indi-rock you'll ever hear. Amazingly catchy pop songs next to heart wrenching lyrics. A real keeper.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inventive and worth every penny, June 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Redo the Slacks (Audio CD)

Centro-matic is a great band from Denton, TX. This collection is their first CD and includes 23 wonderfully crafted songs. Ranging from full out indie rock to lo-fi, this is definitely one of the best CDs that I own.