SWERVEDRIVER - Ejector Seat Reservation - Lp 1995 on Creation Records w/ 7"

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 Long out of print Swervedriver Lp w/ bonus 7" on Creation Records. Comes with custom inner sleeve. Nice clean copy. 

NOTES: It became apparent early in this Oxford, England foursome's history that they were too knife-edged heavy to be truly grouped with the then-reigning dream-pop sound. With vague hints of the Stooges (the group's first name was Shake Appeal, in honor of the Raw Power song), the punkish end of metal and bits of '60s rock, this intense band straddles several fences, but never fails to kick beneath the contrast of guitarist Adam Franklin's tough-sounding but laconic vocals.

Ejector Seat Reservation finds this harsh, heavy band working in a more tempered, classic-pop format. Several cuts, including "The Birds," recall the late-'60s Who (whose songs Swervedriver has covered). "Bring Me the Head of the Fortune Teller" bubbles over in gnashing electricity; Franklin's bitterness over thwarted goals spills over the crushing guitars. Likewise, the title track and "How Does It Feel to Look Like Candy" lay on the fuzz and distortion in the choruses-the latter even uses angry brass. And "Last Day on Earth" is a stunning pop masterwork. The ascending, soaring verse hook is so intense that Franklin must resort to a throaty falsetto to complete it. Without a second of filler or wasted space, Ejector Seat Reservation is one of the most quietly ambitious records of this decade.

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