Big Shiny Spears

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Big Shiny Spears
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Studio album by
Iron Lung Corp
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997 (1997-03-25) [1]
Recorded1996 (1996)
Genre Electro-industrial
Length48:05
Label Re-Constriction
Producer Iron Lung Corp
Iron Lung Corp chronology
Big Shiny Spears
(1997)		 Ditch the Attitude, Pally
(2002)

Big Shiny Spears is the debut studio album of Iron Lung Corp, released on March 25, 1997, by Re-Constriction Records. [2]

Contents

Reception

Aiding & Abetting gave Big Shiny Spears a mixed review, praising the production but noting that "this sort of music works much better at a higher speed, and that's all there is to it" and "there's not much substance behind the great sound." [3] The album was similarly received by Larry Dean Miles at Black Monday, who gave the album a mixed review but praised Nitzer Ebb's "Join in the Murderous Chant" and said "ILC have done justice here, creating another masterpiece from the parts of previous, god-like songs" [4] Scott Hefflon of Lollipop Magazine compared the material favorably to Cubanate, saying "a few dull-as-a-dead-fuck instrumentals ensure their searching artiste credentials, and the White Zombified vocals ensure that the kids’ll just love it." [5] A critic at Sonic Boom agreed, saying "the album appears very lopsided in places, and should probably be considered as a new Acumen release rather than a collaboration effort." However, they noted that "there are plenty of the usual tongue in cheek lyrical wonderments as well as a healthy dose of chunky guitars to thrill the headbanger in you." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Don't Touch Me" Jamie Duffy, Ethan Novak  1:33
2."Pretty (Like a Porn Star)" Daniel Neet Jason Novak 4:35
3."Crobar America" Alex Eller Iron Lung Corp 4:06
4."The Great Nothing"Ethan NovakJason Novak4:44
5."Chemikaze"Jason NovakJason Novak4:15
6."Frozen Shallow"Jason NovakJason Novak4:20
7."(Theme From) Iron Lung" Jason Novak2:09
8."Skirt"Duane Beer, Daniel NeetIron Lung Corp3:47
9."Join in the Murderous Chant I" (Nitzer Ebb cover) Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy2:52
10."Join in the Murderous Chant II" (Nitzer Ebb cover)Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthyBon Harris, Douglas McCarthy4:00
11."Witchita"Iron Lung CorpIron Lung Corp9:26
12."Sick" Jamie Duffy2:18

Personnel

Adapted from the Big Shiny Spears liner notes. [7]

Iron Lung Corp

Additional musicians

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
1997United States Re-Constriction CDREC-021

References

  1. ↑ Big Shiny Spears (Promo) (booklet). Iron Lung Corp. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ "Iron Lung Corp.: Big Shiny Spears > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ Worley, Jon (April 14, 1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears". Aiding & Abetting (132). Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ Dean Miles, Larry (1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears" (PDF). Black Monday (6): 3. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ Hefflon, Scott (June 1, 1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Iron Lung Corp.: Big Shiny Spears". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ Big Shiny Spears (booklet). Iron Lung Corp. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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