Big Notebook for Easy Piano was the debut release by Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...

 band Fluid Ounces

Fluid Ounces

Fluid Ounces were a piano-based, power pop band from Murfreesboro, Tennessee that garnered a cult following for their critically acclaimed records, which featured a distinctive blend of hooks, varied musical styles, clever wordplay, and intricate, complex arrangements.-Inception:Seth Timbs had...

. It was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

 with producer Ross Rice. Rice had formerly been with the band Human Radio

Human Radio

Human Radio was an American rock band from Memphis, Tennessee. The group was formed in 1989 by lead singer Ross Rice, and in 1990 they released a self-titled LP on Columbia Records. The single "Me and Elvis" was a hit in the US, reaching #32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...

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The album featured two of the most popular and definitive Fluid Ounces songs, "Shamrock" and "Record Stack." The track "Big Empty" is often cited as one of the band's masterpieces.

While several of the songs were opaque lyrically, "Spill Your Brains" was a not-so-subtle lampooning of Alanis Morissette, and "Liquorish Vampires" was written about Timbs' experiences working in a coffee shop in Murfreesboro.

The album was received very well critically, and was distributed by Caroline Distribution

Caroline Distribution

Caroline Distribution, founded in 1983 as a unit of Virgin Records, has become one of the U.S. music industry’s largest third party distribution companies for the independent music sector....

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Track listing

1. "Shamrock" – 3:28
2. "Tricky Fingers" – 3:34
3. "Birdbrained" – 3:49
4. "Liquorish Vampires" – 3:41
5. "Daddy Scruff" – 5:42
6. "Record Stack" – 3:32
7. "Role Call" – 4:03
8. "Spill Your Brains" – 3:10
9. "Milk Moustache" – 3:27
10. "Kept Alive by Science" – 4:10
11. "Big Empty" – 4:52
12. "Poor Man" – 3:30
23. "Killjoy" – 5:03 (hidden track
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Credits

• Seth Timbs (piano/guitar/vocals/songwriter)
• Brian Rogers (guitar, vocals)
• Ben Morton (bass)
• Sam Baker (drums)
• Richard Dortch (mixing, mastering)
• Kathy Morgan (Photography)
• Brian Bottcher (Artwork)