"Bitten and Unconscious" is the last offering from hard-driving Winnipeg underground faves, Meatrack. Co-produced by the band and former Guess Who/Mood Jga Jga guitarist Greg Leskiw, "B&U" is the final refinement of Meatrack's progressive aggression.
Leskiw's time spent recording with Phil Ramone in the mid-70's is clearly evident in the "bass and drums - live room" feel of the recording. There's nothing here from the digital world. For all intensive purposes this album is pulled right off the floor with only a minimum of guitar over dubs. The energy on tracks like "Hombre" and "Hanes" is the sound of a live band laying down a bed track on their first take.
Meatrack's seven years spun off members into such diverse bands as Kittens, Volume, Projektor, Boldface Industry and The New Meanies. Ahead of their time, no heavy "thinking" band has yet to match their originality or creativity while still utilizing the fundamentals of hard rock.
Retiring at the zenith of their popularity, "Bitten and Unconscious" is a must-have epitaph to the band's ingenuity and power.
Track List:
1. Voyageur
2. Browning
3. Debutante
4. Buttermaker
5. Conditioner
6. Pentathol
7. Brand New and Broken
8. Hanes
9. Handjob
10. ...of Steel
11. Hombre
12. Gymnast
13. Brunch
14. L'il Fella
15. Cowboy Lost
16. Unkind
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
Leskiw's time spent recording with Phil Ramone in the mid-70's is clearly evident in the "bass and drums - live room" feel of the recording. There's nothing here from the digital world. For all intensive purposes this album is pulled right off the floor with only a minimum of guitar over dubs. The energy on tracks like "Hombre" and "Hanes" is the sound of a live band laying down a bed track on their first take.
Meatrack's seven years spun off members into such diverse bands as Kittens, Volume, Projektor, Boldface Industry and The New Meanies. Ahead of their time, no heavy "thinking" band has yet to match their originality or creativity while still utilizing the fundamentals of hard rock.
Retiring at the zenith of their popularity, "Bitten and Unconscious" is a must-have epitaph to the band's ingenuity and power.
Track List:
1. Voyageur
2. Browning
3. Debutante
4. Buttermaker
5. Conditioner
6. Pentathol
7. Brand New and Broken
8. Hanes
9. Handjob
10. ...of Steel
11. Hombre
12. Gymnast
13. Brunch
14. L'il Fella
15. Cowboy Lost
16. Unkind
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
- ROCK: Hard Rock
- METAL: Alternative Metal
- MOOD: ANGRY