Tin Cans & Car Tires

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Tin Cans and Car Tires is moe.'s second (and final) release with 550 Music; their first was 1996's No Doy. It was released on September 8, 1998 and featured the recorded debut of drummer Vinnie Amico, who had taken over the position from Chris Mazur in 1996. As is typical for moe., most of the material on this album had been featured in the band's live sets for a number of years before being recorded for this album, including "Queen Of The Rodeo", which first appeared in 1995 as part of the "rock opera" Timmy.

Track listing

1. "Stranger Than Fiction" (Derhak) — 3:02
2. "Spaz Medicine" (Schnier) — 5:06
3. "Nebraska" (Derhak) — 3:50
4. "Head" (Schnier) — 5:46
5. "Hi & Lo" (Garvey) — 4:29
6. "Plane Crash" (Derhak) — 8:54
7. "Letter Home" (Schnier) — 4:07
8. "Big World" (Schnier) — 4:49
9. "Again and Again" (Schnier) — 4:34
10. "It" (Garvey) — 5:04
11. "Happy Hour Hero" (Derhak) — 5:03
12. "Queen of the Rodeo" (Schnier) — 3:07

Personnel

moe.:

• Rob Derhak - bass, vocals
• Chuck Garvey - guitar, vocals
• Vinnie Amico - drums
• Al Schnier - guitar, vocals

Production:

• John Alagía - producer, tambourine
• Doug Derryberry, John Siket - engineer
• John Halpern - photography
• Jeffrey Pettit - Alto Saxophone
• Andrew Bellavia - Tenor Saxophone
• David Fitzhugh - Flugelbone
• J.C. Kuhl - saxophone
• Rick Pohronezny - assistant engineer
• Lorenza Ponce - violin
• Jane Scarpantoni - cello
• Andrew Winn - wurlitzer
• Steve Young - hammond organ
• Joel Zimmerman - art direction

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1998	Billboard Heatseekers	21