Scattered, Smothered & Covered

Unsane

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Amphetamine Reptile
• ASIN: B0000004HP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #229,699 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Scrape

2. Alleged

3. Blame Me

4. Out

5. Can't See

6. Get off My Back

7. Blew

8. Empty Cartridge

9. No Loss

10. Test My Faith

11. Ruin

12. Swim

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's ironic that while Unsane's debut release, Total Destruction, chose to keep their tribal noise grindings fully intact and raw, when they dropped back to indie they added elements to make their music slightly more accessible. That's not to say Scattered, Smothered & Covered is any less visceral than their previous releases, but if their earlier work hacked into the listener's skull like a rusty saw, this one slices cleanly with a more refined, razor-sharp precision. You don't bleed any less, it's just slightly less painful. Gone is the incessant, driving tribal beat that their original drummer, Charlie Ondras (who died of a heroin overdose), made an Unsane trademark. His replacement, Vinnie Signorelli, provides a more standard rock-oriented thump that makes some of the tunes downright groovy. Were it not for all of the distortion the bass, guitar, and vocals are pushed through, Scattered, Smothered & Covered might actually find some FM radio success. Unsane, however, is nowhere near ready to compromise the extreme, bleak noise rock they've gnashed out since 1991. Still, this tightening of their sound is a great step forward for a band that seemed to have reached a musical dead end, and it'll surely prove that they're more than one-dimensional distortion-mongers. --Adem Tepedelen

Product Description

Legendary NYC noise trio Unsane's classic album Scattered, Smothered And Covered is finally reissued, along with the famous Amrep Christmas live album recording at the mythical Amphetamine Reptile Christmas party in 1997. Formed at the end of the '80s along with NY mates The Swans, Helmet and Pussy Galore, Unsane are one of the most influential bands in heavy music. Their uncompromising mix of distorted vocals, huge bass sound and heavy percussion has become in 20 years one of the most respected reference for all the hardcore, noise, metal, whatever is loud, international scene. Chris Spencer, Vinnie Signorelli and Dave Curran have been signed to the world's finest labels this far, including Amphetamine Reptile, Man's Ruin, Matador and finally Relapse Records. Scattered.... is probably their most classic albums to date, which has been impossible to find since Amrep closed down at the end of '90s. Celebrate ! Here it is back, in a gorgeous deluxe double digipak featuring their most famous live album as a bonus CD. RR Records. 2006. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genuine Noise Rock, Not Noise, April 9, 2005

By	Bill Lumbergh "yeaahh..." (Initech) - See all my reviews

Noise rock is also one of my most favorite genres. Stuff by artists like Today Is The Day, Neurosis, Helmet, and definitely, Unsane. This album is out of print, but you can still get the best-of CD, "Lambhouse", in stores around (not Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart sucks ass.). This CD has all the classics. "Alleged", "Blew", and the all out famous "Scrape". Remember the music video with all those skateboarders crashing and scraping themselves? That's the video for "Scrape", people. If you can find it, buy it. That is all.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Limp Bizkit Elixir, January 11, 2000

By	Joe Rose (St Simons Island, Ga.) - See all my reviews

Play this one for all the dudes that think they know what "heavy" is all about. Unsane destroy all in their path. Soundtrack to watch the world burn

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This record will blow your brains out your a**!, May 16, 2005

By	Stephen Brown (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I remember when I first discovered Unsane years ago...it was the album cover photo on "Total Destruction" that lured me in like a fish on a hook. Something about a blood splattered Cadillac got by juices flowing, and made me purchase an album totally blind. And I've never regretted it since. "Total Destruction" was a great record, but "Scattered, Smothered, & Covered" raised the bar another momentous notch. This album is a masterpiece of heavy, hard, pounding rock that beats into your head like a sledgehammer...with the tempo of early Helmet, and the intensity of the Melvins. Spencer is a real musician, and his songwriting really peaked on this release. There is just enough complexity to keep you listening from start to finish, and enough driving force to keep your adrenalin boiling the whole way. This is THE record you need to crank up lound, hold on tight, rattle the windows, and scare the neighbors. Period.