Slugline/Two Bit Monsters [Import, Original recording remastered]

John Hiatt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
• ASIN: B0000262VA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,350 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #43 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Singer-Songwriters

Track Listings

1. You Used to Kiss the Girls

2. The Negroes Were Dancing

3. Slug Line

4. Madonna Road

5. (No More) Dancin' in the Street

6. Long Night

7. The Night That Kenny Died

8. Radio Girl

9. You're My Love Interest

10. Take Off Your Uniform

11. Sharon's Got a Drugstore

12. Washable Ink

13. Back to Normal

14. Down in Front

15. I Spy (For the F.B.I.)

16. Pink Bedroom

17. Good Girl, Bad World

18. Face the Nation

19. Cop Party

20. Back to the War

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

These two classic albums were first released in 1979 and 1980 and are now combined onto one CD.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Angry Young Man With A Knack For Pop, May 22, 2001

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Clark Paull "(Sleepin' with the TV on)" (Murder City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slugline/Two Bit Monsters (Audio CD)

Listening to John Hiatt's music today, it's hard to believe that at the time these two albums were released, his record company had him positioned as some sort of Midwest version of Elvis Costello or Joe Jackson. Both albums are full of anger, bravado, revenge and guilt, precisely the types of emotions which fueled Costello and Jackson. On "(No More) Dancin' In The Street," Hiatt admonishes the mindless disco hordes with "Martha & The Vandellas showed you how to do as you please/Now all of you idiots are dancin' with The Bee Gees," but back then no one was listening. "Pink Bedroom" finds our hero railing against a prima donna whose world is filled with short shorts and import records and "The Night That Kenny Died" contains some pointed observations about a classmate with some particularly disgusting habits, like picking his nose. Not the type of material which seems destined for the charts, but Hiatt and his... band have created some very engaging, hooky pop on these two albums which, of course, died a quick death in the stores. Worth taking a chance on, although for my money, there's no risk involved. You'll love it!