Soul Food(album)
Encyclopedia
Soul Food was the Oblivians
' first garage punk
album. It was recorded at Easley Studios
in Memphis, Tennessee
and released on May 23, 1995 by Crypt Records
.
Oblivians
The Oblivians were an American punk rock trio that existed from 1993 to 1998. In the 1990s, their blues-infused brand of bravado, crudely-recorded music made them one of the most popular and prominent bands within the underground garage rock scene....
' first garage punk
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
album. It was recorded at Easley Studios
Easley McCain Recording
Easley McCain Recording is an American recording studio, based in Memphis, Tennessee, notable for recording musicians such as Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Grifters, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Come, White Stripes, Townes Van Zandt, Pezz, Jeff Buckley, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Guided by Voices, Lydia...
in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
and released on May 23, 1995 by Crypt Records
Crypt Records
Crypt Records is a Hamburg-based record label and record store founded by Tim Warren. The label is perhaps best known for issuing the eight-volume Back From The Grave Series of garage rock compilations, although its reissues and releases include surf, rockabilly, punk rock, exotica, garage punk,...
.
Track listing
- "Viet Nam War Blues" (Hopkins) - 2:37
- "And Then I Fucked Her" (Oblivians) - 1:20
- "Big Black Hole" (Oblivians) - 2:53
- "Jim Cole" (Oblivians) - 1:01
- "Mad Lover" (Oblivians) - 1:50
- "Sunday You Need Love" (Remmler/Gralle) - 2:53
- "Never Change" (Oblivians) - 2:37
- "No Reason to Live" (Oblivians) - 1:23
- "I'm Not a Sicko, There's a Plate in My Head" (Oblivians) - 2:06
- "Blew My Cool" (Oblivians) - 1:55
- "Cannonball" (Oblivians) - 1:49
- "Nigger Rich" (Oblivian/Peebles) - 1:21
- "Bum a Ride" (Oblivians) - 2:32
- "Any Way You Want It" (Clark) - 1:36
- "Static Party" (Oblivians) - 1:39
- "Ja Ja Ja" (Remmler/Gralle) - 2:50
Credits
- Eric Oblivian - Guitar, drums, vocals
- Greg Oblivian - Guitar, drums, vocals
- Jack Oblivian - Guitar, drums, vocals