Static World View

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Static World View
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 1996
Recorded1995
Genre Third-wave of ska
Length55:39
Label Moon Ska Records
Producer Carl Osgood
Spring Heeled Jack
Spring Heeled Jack chronology
Connecticut Ska
(1993)
Static World View
(1996)
Songs from Suburbia
(1998)
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Static World View is the first album by Spring Heeled Jack, released by Moon Ska Records on March 26, 1996.

Contents

By the time the band began recording the album, original trumpet player, Pat Gingras, had left and was replaced by Tyler Jones. Saxophone player, James Riley, also decided to leave the band and, as a result, half of the album features Riley playing saxophone, while the other half was recorded with new member, Pete Wasilewski, who had previously played alongside trombone player, Chris Rhodes, in the Connecticut band, JC Superska.

To support the release of the album, the band filmed their first music video for the song, "Pay Some Dues." The band also started touring outside of their usual local territory.

The album begins and ends with quotes from the movie Tapeheads .

Track listing

  1. "One Way" (Karcich) – 2:42
  2. "Electric" – 3:29
  3. "Pay Some Dues" (Ragona) – 2:54
  4. "Running Man (Lookin' Thru the Mirror)" (Ragona) – 3:36
  5. "Rufus Shakeedoo" (Rhodes) – 3:32
  6. "All My Own" (Ragona, Pellegrino, Rhodes) – 2:56
  7. "Pigeon-Holed" (Ragona,Karcich, Pellegrino) – 2:47
  8. "Freedom" (Karcich, Spring Heeled Jack) – 3:54
  9. "Addicted" (Ragona, Pellegrino,) – 3:35
  10. "Peg Leg Bates" (Rhodes) – 3:25
  11. "Nervous" (Ragona, Karcich) – 3:23
  12. "Alicia Silverstone" (Aerosmith) – 0:35
  13. "Big Stone Cowboy" (Jones, Pellegrino, Rhodes) – 2:16
  14. "This Song (Has Probably Been Played Before)" (Ragona, Pellegrino, Omonte) – 19:55

* The final track ends at minute 4:18. After fifteen minutes and thirty seconds of silence, drummer Dave Karcich states "You fast forwarded a half an hour for nothing. How do you feel?".

Personnel

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References

  1. "Static World View - Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.