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Hammerheads

Shriekback

Album: Dancing Years

Genre: Rock

Composer: Shriekback


Hammerheads		5:23

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Oil & Gold Island 1/1/1998 Recommended Tracks Coelocanth Hammerheads The Only Thing That Shines	37.5px;'>Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

Dancing Years Island 11/6/1990 Recommended Tracks Faded Flowers Hammerheads Shark Walk	15px;'>Currently 1/5 Stars.

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Show Track Metadata

ALBUM_ID	17935
TRACK_NAME	Hammerheads
COMPOSER	Shriekback
TRACK_NUMBER	13
RUN_TIME	5:23
TRACK_ID	1005343
ALBUM_TITLE	Dancing Years
ARTIST_NAME	Shriekback
SEARCH_NAME	Shriekback
RATED	1
GENRE_DESCRIPTION	Rock
FLAGS	2
SPIRALFROG_AVAILABLE	Yes
OFFICAL_LENGTH	0:05:23
SITE_REVIEW	The Dancing Years is not just a bad compilation but a downright deceptive one. From the outside, it appears to contain some of Shriekback's best songs, including hard-to-find ones like "Nerve" and "Petulant." It's not until you actually play it that you realize you've paid for re-recorded versions that put the songs through a brutal meat grinder, replacing the band's top-notch playing with simplistic programmed riffs and their innovative rhythms with cliched techno beats. The Dancing Years is apparently the misbegotten brainchild of Barry Andrews, who must have been looking for an excuse to replace Carl Marsh's vocals on the older songs with his own; there is no other reason for him to muck about with a perfectly good song like "My Spine (Is the Bass Line)." A few easily obtainable album tracks are thrown in for good measure, along with a couple of "alternate" mixes that are indistinguishable from the originals. The only intriguing musical moments here are the long version of "Fish Below the Ice" -- which is also on the far superior The Best of Shriekback Vol. 2: Evolution -- and some live tracks from 1987 that include a lengthy, swirling "Feelers" and a delicate "Faded Flowers." Other than that, all this compilation has to recommend it is a handy diagram that lists the various Shriekback lineups and shows their connection to other bands, including the Belle Stars, 3 Mustaphas 3, P.I.L., and Richard Hell & the Voidoids. ~ Bill Cassel, All Music Guide
ARTIST_ID	5423
UPC	00042284635622
ISRC	USIR20300347
VOLUME	1
SIZE_OF_FILE	5138497
ASSOCIATEDISRC
LABEL	Island Records
LABEL_GROUP	UMG
Genre	Rock
ExplicitLyrics	No

media	label
CD	Island
CS	Island

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