Friday, January 31, 2014

that dog. - Totally Crushed Out! (1995)


Perfect 90s power pop. I saw That Dog open for Foo Fighters shortly after this album came out, and because I was young and dumb, barely paid attention to them. In fact, all I remember about their set is that no one in the audience really seemed to care about them either, and some asshole nailed the vocalist with a flying shoe. Oh well -- our fucking loss, obviously. Totally Crushed Out! sounds like a punk-er, harmonious hybrid of Last Splash, Exile in Guyville, and The Return of the Rentals (an album to which bassist/singer Rachel Haden contributed vocals.) Yes, I'm probably talking it up too much, but whatever, people who hold a candle for this style of alt rock and have slept on this band will cum in their pants when they hear them.

P.S. If you dig this, you should head over to GrrlBandGeek, where I originally picked it up, in the form of the blog's homemade 'deluxe edition' -- awesome!

Track listing:
1. Ms. Wrong
2. Silently
3. In the Back of My Mind
4. He's Kissing Christian
5. Anymore
6. To Keep Me
7. Lip Gloss
8. She Doesn't Know How
9. Holidays
10. Side Part
11. One Summer Night
12. Michael Jordan
13. Rockstar

Come out, come out, wherever you are
at

12 comments:

  1. RampjaarFebruary 2, 2014 at 10:58 AM

    Ok, let's face it...this is just like the Justin Bieber, "more for the looks" than "going for talent".

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    1. DEAR_SPIRITFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:21 AM

      That's an unfair assessment. I love this music, and I have no idea what they look like.

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  2. RampjaarFebruary 2, 2014 at 1:41 PM

    http://youtu.be/ubujniiNgS8

    Of course I am unfair :-)

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    1. DEAR_SPIRITFebruary 3, 2014 at 12:46 AM

      Hey look, they're hot. Also, that song is catchy and awesome. I put that song on a mix for my car earlier today, coincidentally, despite the fact that I can't actually see them while it's playing on my car stereo.

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  3. RampjaarFebruary 3, 2014 at 2:18 AM

    C'mon :-) you don't have to answer for this, this is your blog and your taste in music. I hadn't heard from them before, so I searched for them on wiki and YT and found that rather awful (in my opnion that is) clip I mentioned above.

    In my car I'd rather listen to something more quiet like ... eermm.. Snoop Doggy Dog? can I say that?

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    1. DEAR_SPIRITFebruary 3, 2014 at 12:14 PM

      Yep, you can say whatever you want. No one's opinion is likely to offend me (although commenting on some random blog to say "I don't like this" might not be the most productive activity.) I guess that saying that they're 'all looks and no talent' is somewhat offensive on another level, as is saying "let's face it, this is just like the Justin Bieber."

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    2. DEAR_SPIRITFebruary 3, 2014 at 12:39 PM

      And yes, Snoop Dogg is excellent driving music.

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  4. RampjaarFebruary 3, 2014 at 1:28 PM

    Everyone is entitled to his own offensive music.I rather like Jax Thoth at the moment, mainly because of her Pyogenesis style riffing. And initially I thought it was a guy singing. :-)

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  5. DEAR_SPIRITNovember 17, 2014 at 3:58 PM

    I know, how obnoxious is that. It's like, if you're not into a band, that's totally fine, but don't try to tell me that I don't genuinely like them. Especially if it's the same casually misogynistic nonsense ("people only like them cause they're hot") that gets leveled at pretty much every female musician.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 26, 2019 at 6:29 AM

    thanks for the tip to the bonus tracks!!!

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  7. zenAugust 31, 2019 at 8:57 AM

    thanks for uploading that. For some reason I slept on this band for 20+ years like everyone else and I am sorry for it. This record is a lot deeper than it seems. And I have no idea what they look like.

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  8. fretFebruary 21, 2020 at 6:36 PM

    love this brand of power pop. thank you

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