Tweez

chronology
Tweez
Studio album by Slint
Publication ; (s)	1989
admission	1987
Label (s)	Touch and Go
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Post-rock ; post-hardcore
Title (number)	9
running time	29:27
occupation	Guitar : David Pajo; Vocals , guitar : Brian McMahan; Drums , vocals : Britt Walford; Bass guitar : Ethan Buckler;
production	Some Fucking Derd Niffer (meaning Steve Albini )

Tweez is the debut album by the American indie rock band Slint . Initially it was only released on the small independent label Jennifer Hartman Records in 1989 until it was finallyre-releasedby Touch and Go . The album was produced by Steve Albini , who is just called "Some Fucking Derd Niffer" in the booklet.

backgrounds

All the song titles on the album come from the names of the parents of the band members with the exception of the song "Rhoda", which is titled after the dog of the drummer Britt Walford. "Ron" and "Charlott" are Walford's parents, "Nan Ding" and "Darlene" are the parents of guitarist David Pajo, "Carol" and "Kent" are the parents of guitarist and singer Brian McMahan and "Warren" and "Pat" are the parents of bassist Ethan Buckler.

On the vinyl version of the album, the respective sides of the record are titled and indicated in the track list as "Bemis" and "Gerber".

The car on the cover is a Saab 900 Turbo from the years before 1987. Joe Oldham (brother of Will Oldham , who also shot the Spiderland cover photo) and Lisa Owen designed the cover.

reception

The sound of Tweez has been described as a combination of "scratchy guitars, pumping bass tracks and hard, firm drums".

The Italian-American music journalist Piero Scaruffi gave the plate 7/10 points and wrote:

“The mostly instrumental music by Tweez kept the tension and neurosis of hardcore punk alive, but without the passion or narrative logic. It was "meaningless" music. It was a stylistic black hole that soaked up the history of rock music, in which the history of rock music more or less ended. It wasn't exactly acid rock, although it was similarly free form. It wasn't progressive rock, although it had the same intelligent attitude. It wasn't heavy metal, although it was based on heavy guitar work. It wasn't free jazz or avant-garde, although it shared a penchant for innovative structures. "

- Piero Scaruffi

Allmusic's John Bush kept it short, gave the album three out of five stars and wrote:

“Tweez is a nice, probably also a strange album. It often switches from bass-led rhythm to rhythm in the same song. The guitars are harsh, but not necessarily fast. Instead of singing, the band uses scraps of dialogue, sound effects and spoken word. "

- John Bush

Track list

All of Slint's songs .

Side A: Bemis

"Ron" - 1:55
"Nan thing" - 1:47
"Carol" - 3:40
"Kent" - 5:48

Side B: Gerber

"Charlotte" - 4:29
"Darlene" - 3:05
"Warren" - 2:32
"Pat" - 3:35
"Rhoda" - 2:56

Individual evidence

↑ Tweez: The Other Slint Album - Tweez by Slint - Epinions.com . 9.epinions.com. December 8, 1993. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 17, 2010. @1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b The rough guide to rock - Google Libros . Books.google.com.co, (Retrieved November 17, 2010).

↑ Jackson, Chris. " Slint - Tweez Review ". Sputnikmusic, April 16, 2004. Retrieved November 14, 2010.

^ Translation by the author. Engl. Original:
The mostly-instrumental music of Tweez (1989) kept the tension and the neurosis of hardcore but lost the passion and the narrative logic. It was "pointless" music. It was a stylistic black hole which sucked the history of rock music, in which the history of rock music virtually ended. It wasn't exactly acid-rock, although it indulged in similar free-form approach, it wasn't progressive-rock although it exhibited the same brainy stance, it wasn't heavy-metal, although it relied on forceful guitar work, It wasn't free-jazz or avant-garde classical music, although it shared with them a penchant for innovative structures.

^ Piero Scaruffi: The History of Rock Music. Slint.

^ Translation by the author. Engl. Original:
Tweez is a fine, if bizarre recording, often switching from bass-led rhythm to rhythm in the same song. The guitars are harsh, but not especially fast. Instead of singing, bits of dialogue, sound effects, and spoken lyrics are used.

↑ Tweez slint

[1] Tweez: The Other Slint Album - Tweez by Slint - Epinions.com . 9.epinions.com. December 8, 1993. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 17, 2010. @1@ 2

[guide-2] The rough guide to rock - Google Libros . Books.google.com.co, (Retrieved November 17, 2010).

[3] Jackson, Chris. " Slint - Tweez Review ". Sputnikmusic, April 16, 2004. Retrieved November 14, 2010.

[4] Translation by the author. Engl. Original:
The mostly-instrumental music of Tweez (1989) kept the tension and the neurosis of hardcore but lost the passion and the narrative logic. It was "pointless" music. It was a stylistic black hole which sucked the history of rock music, in which the history of rock music virtually ended. It wasn't exactly acid-rock, although it indulged in similar free-form approach, it wasn't progressive-rock although it exhibited the same brainy stance, it wasn't heavy-metal, although it relied on forceful guitar work, It wasn't free-jazz or avant-garde classical music, although it shared with them a penchant for innovative structures.

[5] Piero Scaruffi: The History of Rock Music. Slint.

[6] Translation by the author. Engl. Original:
Tweez is a fine, if bizarre recording, often switching from bass-led rhythm to rhythm in the same song. The guitars are harsh, but not especially fast. Instead of singing, bits of dialogue, sound effects, and spoken lyrics are used.

[7] Tweez slint