{"id":635,"date":"2009-10-08T23:04:54","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T04:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2.dougkubert.com\/blog\/?p=635"},"modified":"2009-10-08T23:10:17","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T04:10:17","slug":"slug-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2.dougkubert.com\/blog\/?p=635","title":{"rendered":"Slug (Part 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Slug<\/em> 7″ EP
\nMagnatone Records, 1990<\/p>\n

In this final installment of the Slug singles series, we go back to a massive slab of double-density noise jams, the debut vinyl release from this legendary Los Angeles noise unit. Along with Cop Shoot Cop<\/strong>, they were one of the early adopters of non-traditional rock instrumentation, featuring two bassists, two guitarists, a drummer and a vocalist \u2014 a novelty that both piqued the interest of mutant rockers while also overshadowing their interesting musical ideas. Reviews of this 4-song monster often emphasized the quantity of players instead of the quality of the overall sound, reducing them to gimmicky purveyors of sludge. I never got to see them live, but other reviews reflected on the inability to effectively capture the full scope of their sound on vinyl, which I imagine would reveal a whole new level to the massive Slug experience. Still, with proper volume there’s a lot to dig from this souped-up noise rock classic. If you can’t find this somewhat hard-to-find 7″, it’s included on the CD version of their Swingers<\/em> 10″ release, which I’ve seen in $1 bins from coast to coast.<\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slug – “Sore Thumb”<\/a>
\nSlug – “Painbaby”<\/a>
\nSlug – “Freak of Nature”<\/a>
\nSlug – “Aversion”<\/a><\/p>\n

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