Retarder (album)
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Retarder is The Unband
's first major label release.
-Las Vegas Weekly
"They have the amusing habit -- check out "Ski Hat," "Dope (Part 2)," and especially "$#@?!!" -- of riffing straight through what would usually be a song's first couple of verses, throwing in a few lines of debauched lyrics, then cutting the whole thing off around the two-minute mark. It's these controlled doses of alcoholic incoherency, along with more traditional barn burners like "Too Much Is Never Enough," that make Retarder a keeper."
-The Boston Phoenix
covers album Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1. as well as on the 2001 soundtrack to Broken Lizard's Super Troopers
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The Unband
The Unband was a hard rock band composed of drummer Eugene Ferrari, lead singer and guitarist Matthew Pierce, and Mike Ruffino ..The Unband has been cited as a musical inspiration by some rock bands....
's first major label release.
In Brief
"Every number is a testament to the might and stamina of the power chord."-Las Vegas Weekly
"They have the amusing habit -- check out "Ski Hat," "Dope (Part 2)," and especially "$#@?!!" -- of riffing straight through what would usually be a song's first couple of verses, throwing in a few lines of debauched lyrics, then cutting the whole thing off around the two-minute mark. It's these controlled doses of alcoholic incoherency, along with more traditional barn burners like "Too Much Is Never Enough," that make Retarder a keeper."
-The Boston Phoenix
Track listing
- Geez Louise 3:24
- Too Much Is Never Enough 2:35
- Rock Hard 3:41
- Jilt 3:00
- Ski Hat 2:09
- $#@?!! 2:14
- Pink Slip 3:00
- Crack Soundtrack 3:44
- Everybody Wants You 4:09
- Get With You 2:54
- (Sure Do Feel Like A) Piece of Shit 3:06
- Dope, Pt. 2 2:42
- Cocaine Whore 2:43
- Drink and Rock 3:28
Credits
- Mark Alan Miller - Engineer
- Jon Marshall Smith - Engineer
- Kevin Shirley - Mixing
- Rich Alvy - Engineer, Mixing Engineer
- Leon Zervos - Mastering
- Benjamin Wheelock - Art Direction, Design
- Jessica Willis - Liner Notes
- Eugene Ferrari - Drums
- Matt Pierce - Guitar, Vocals
- Mike Ruffino - Bass, Piano, Organ, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- The Unband - Main Performer, Producer
Trivia
Geez Louise was featured on The WildheartsThe Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
covers album Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1. as well as on the 2001 soundtrack to Broken Lizard's Super Troopers
Super Troopers
Super Troopers is a 2001 crime-comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group . Marisa Coughlan, Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance...
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