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Eggman On The Deuce And Other Stories by Chill Faction
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fave it Psychedelic | 80's Rock
15 tracks | 77 minutes
Released Oct 2004
on Faith Strange
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:08 Down By the Waterfront lyrics BUY MP3 04:08 Down By the Waterfront lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:08 Down By the Waterfront
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:05 The Affairs of the Heart lyrics BUY MP3 04:05 The Affairs of the Heart lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:05 The Affairs of the Heart
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:01 (You Send Me Like So Many) Nuclear Missiles lyrics BUY MP3 07:01 (You Send Me Like So Many) Nuclear Missiles lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:01 (You Send Me Like So Many) Nuclear Missiles
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:29 Don't Fall in the Crack, Jack lyrics BUY MP3 04:29 Don't Fall in the Crack, Jack lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:29 Don't Fall in the Crack, Jack
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:45 Whenever We're Together lyrics BUY MP3 04:45 Whenever We're Together lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:45 Whenever We're Together
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:33 Dance lyrics BUY MP3 05:33 Dance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:33 Dance
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:54 Long Hot Summer lyrics BUY MP3 04:54 Long Hot Summer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:54 Long Hot Summer
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:44 Hostage of the Heart lyrics BUY MP3 05:44 Hostage of the Heart lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:44 Hostage of the Heart
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:39 Christmas in the Whorehouse lyrics BUY MP3 06:39 Christmas in the Whorehouse lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:39 Christmas in the Whorehouse
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Groove oriented, psychedelic/acid-funk, art-rock.
Editorial review
Though singer/guitarist Larry Kirwan is most well known musically for his work leading Black 47, in the '80s he had a different role as the singer for the engaging and quite appropriately named post-punk/dance collective Chill Faction. Another member, Mike Fazio, helped coordinate an anthology of the group's work nearly twenty years after the fact on his Faith Strange label and the resultant Eggman on the Deuce and Other Stories in ways couldn't be better timed. With a worldwide fascination with the early '80s still playing out, hearing the best of Chill Faction's work, with often stark, brutal arrangements turning funk's warmth into a colder but equally powerful kick throughout, helps document a sound's evolution further. That said, a number of the tracks are clearly archival rather than top of the line. The extremely murky sounding demos that start the collection have nervous aggro in spades but Kirwan's nervously yelped but mixed down vocals undercut their impact. (At other points his youthful desperation can verge on the unintentionally comical, as on "The Affairs of the Heart.") The later demos are much clearer on that front -- "Christmas in the Whorehouse" is a clear example -- though sometimes the material drags a bit. But the four tracks that made up the group's original Eggman on the Deuce EP, including an enjoyably angular cover of "I Am the Walrus" which partially explains the title, are stronger affairs, especially with the more prominent work of trombonist Fred Parcells. David Conrad's strong bass introduction to "Don't Fall in the Crack, Jack" is instantly memorable, while "Whenever We're Together" is an underrated mini-classic of romance that shows up the likes of the Killers as flailing badly on that front. Best overall songtitle: "(You Send Me Like So Many) Nuclear Missiles," which has a couple of wonderfully cool keyboard/guitar breaks that are pure glide and grind. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Chill Faction - Eggman On The Deuce And Other Stories. Unearthed and dusted off, this collection of previously released and unreleased gems from the N.Y.C. post/punk/art/prog/psychedelic/acid funk band that made the original mid '80s New York underground club scene sit up and take notice. A scene which is sadly, gone. All original members of Black 47 and Copernicus. Originally recorded between 1985 and 1987. Digitally mastered & restored. Serious grooves with a sinister twist. A double album's worth of songs on 1 cd.