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makes
seem like a mere opening of the gates. Original
guitarist
gets added to the lineup, and
vocalist
adds bass, giving the second EP a thicker, more brutal thrust than the essentially all-
debut. The first 30 seconds of opener
is the first true unleashing of
's industrial power guitar, sounding little like the instrument that it is. Influenced by
's
and
,
's noisy scrapes are just as riveting as his precursors, given extra accent by
's more rhythmic screeching.
like a fair amount of
's lyrical points of reference throughout his career, involve boredom and how people attempt to curb it. Two options include hanging out at a slaughterhouse or, well, killing pigeons. Hopefully, the rampant misogyny of
wasn't taken literally as inspiration by anyone -- a good example of how
's first-person character sketches could get him into trouble. The intense rockabilly of
(one of the rare instances where live drumming takes place) deserves to be covered by
or
in a non-swing moment. Lumpen tempos and lack of direction on a couple songs prevent
from being regarded amongst the band's later works, but credit that to a still-apparent working out of the kinks. A newly formed alliance with engineer extraordinaire
proves helpful. [
was later issued on CD as part of
, originally on
and later on
. It was also reissued in its own vinyl version.] ~ Andy Kellman