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| EP by Sugar | ||||
| Released | April 6, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | The Carriage House, Stamford, CT | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 30:51 | |||
| Label | Rykodisc | |||
| Producer | Bob Mould, Lou Giordano | |||
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Beaster was Sugar's 1993 EP. The songs were recorded at the same time as the band's acclaimed first album, Copper Blue, however, it has a much denser, heavier sound than that record. The EP is a loosely conceptual work built around dark religious imagery.
"JC Auto" is short for "Jesus Christ Autobiography." The Judas Cradle, also known as the Judas Chair, was a torture device allegedly used by the Spanish Inquisition.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Come Around" – 4:52
- "Tilted" – 4:08
- "Judas Cradle" – 6:15
- "JC Auto" – 6:13
- "Feeling Better" – 6:22
- "Walking Away" – 3:00
[edit] Credits
All songs written by Bob Mould and published by Granary Music (BMI)
- Bob Mould: Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion
- David Barbe: Bass
- Malcolm Travis: Drums, Percussion
Produced & engineered by Bob Mould and Lou Giordano. Recorded at The Outpost, Stoughton, MA. Mixed at Carriage House, Stamford, CT
- Mix assistant: Tom Bender
- Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York
- Art direction: Bob Mould/Kevin O'Neill
- Photography: Sandra-Lee Phipps & Russell Kaye
[edit] Quotes
"I'm sure some people are going to perceive this as some sort of step backwards from the previous album. Some people will say it's self-indulgent. Almost anything short of community service usually is. People who have seen the band live will know this is not the case. This is the other side of Sugar that some people haven't seen yet, a style that we really enjoy. The presentation of the material is very demanding, very open to extrapolation, very fresh to us. You can make whatever you want out of it, that's what music is supposed to be about. Sometimes the experience of making music, or listening to music, shouldn't be overanalyzed and dissected. To me, that's what this piece of work is about." - Bob Mould [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Rabid, Jack. Beaster at Allmusic. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 1, 1993). "Consumer Guide: Honorable Mentions: Sugar, Beaster". The Village Voice. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv593-93.php. Retrieved 11 December 2011. Also posted at "Sugar: Beaster > Consumer Guide Album". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3370. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Sugar". In Brackett, Nathan with Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. p. 790. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. "the equal of Copper Blue, but with less emphasis on melody and an even greater sense of goggle-eyed passion"
- ^ Granary Music, Bob Mould, Sugar, Husker Du (1999-03-15). "Sugar Complete Discography - Beaster". Granary Music. http://www.granarymusic.com/archive/last-dog-and-pony-show/discography/sugar/beaster.html. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
[edit] External links
- Granary Music Bob Mould's thoughts on the making of Beaster
