Twelve Point Buck

Twelve Point Buck
Studio album by Killdozer
Released	1989
Recorded	1987 (1987)–1989 (1989) at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
Genre	Noise rock, post-hardcore [1]
Length	37:13
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Steve Marker, Butch Vig
Killdozer chronology
Little Baby Buntin' (1987) Twelve Point Buck (1989) For Ladies Only (1989)

Twelve Point Buck is the fourth album by Killdozer, released in 1989 through Touch and Go Records. ^{[2] [3]}

Twelve Point Buck was reissued in 2013. ^[4]

Reception and impact

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

The Washington Post wrote that the "thump-and-grind is art music" and that "there's an integrity to its unrelentingly harsh rumble." ^[6] The Wisconsin State Journal deemed the album "industrial dirge music at its best." ^[7]

After hearing the album, Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman suggested that Nirvana record demos with Killdozer producer Butch Vig; after signing with DGC Records, Kurt Cobain asked Vig to produce Nevermind . ^[8] Cobain told Vig that he wanted Nevermind to sound "as heavy" as Twelve Point Buck. ^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Killdozer.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Pants and Shirt"	3:36
2.	"Space: 1999"	2:56
3.	"Lupus"	3:09
4.	"Richard"	4:17
5.	"Man Vs. Nature"	3:15

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gates of Heaven"	4:38
2.	"Pig Foot and Beer"	2:54
3.	"Seven Thunders"	3:45
4.	"Free Love in Amsterdam"	4:42
5.	"Ted Key Beefs"	4:01

Personnel

Killdozer

• Michael Gerald – vocals, bass guitar, baritone horn
• Bill Hobson – guitar
• Dan Hobson – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Frank l Anderson – accordion on "Free Love in Amsterdam"
• Bill Crawford – trumpet on "Lupus"
• Eric Olson – trumpet on "Lupus"
• Steve Marker  – production, engineering
• Butch Vig  – production

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart [10]	16

References

1. Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. p. 171.
2. Sprague, David (2007). "Killdozer". Trouser Press . Retrieved May 27, 2013.
3. Reynolds, Simon (November 4, 1989). "Albums: Killdozer". Melody Maker. 65 (44): 39.
4. "Also Out Today". Courier Journal. April 23, 2013. p. D1.
5. Raggett, Ned. "Twelve Point Buck". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
6. Jenkins, Mark (January 24, 1990). "Garden-Variety Nihilism". The Washington Post. p. C7.
7. Kovalic, John (August 22, 1990). "Bands Rock Madison Style". Answer Book. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 36.
8. Levy, Piet (April 16, 2016). "New film shines spotlight on Madison's Smart Studios". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. A5.
9. Wall, Mick (2017). Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 51.
10. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

• Twelve Point Buck at Discogs (list of releases)