Siamese Pipe

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Siamese Pipe
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)
StudioHeadgear Studios, New York City
Genre Noise rock
Length39:14
Label Rubric [1]
Producer
  • Greg Gordon
  • The Heroine Sheiks
The Heroine Sheiks chronology
Rape on the Installment Plan
(2000)
Siamese Pipe
(2002)
Out of Aferica
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media (6.7/10) [3]

Siamese Pipe is the second album by The Heroine Sheiks. [4] [1] It was released on October 1, 2002, by Rubric Records.

Contents

Critical reception

CMJ New Music Monthly called the album a "marshy fun-house of noise rock," writing that "the production is almost flawless." [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shannon Selberg and The Heroine Sheiks, except "My Boss" by Tucumcari Rattlers and "Little Schoolgirl" by Sonny Boy Williamson.

No.TitleLength
1."Army Brat"2:58
2."Grab the Wheel"2:49
3."3-Banger"4:07
4."Let It Die"3:44
5."Open You Up"2:15
6."My Boss"2:29
7."Kiss It"3:22
8."Little Schoolgirl"3:32
9."Best Enemies"3:33
10."Mas Suicide"10:25

Personnel

The Heroine Sheiks
Production and additional personnel

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