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8 Track Stomp
Studio album by
Chickasaw Mudd Puppies
Released1991
GenreBlues rock, blues
LabelWing
ProducerMichael Stipe, Willie Dixon
Chickasaw Mudd Puppies chronology
White Dirt
(1990) 		8 Track Stomp
(1991) 		Fall Line
(2023)

8 Track Stomp is the second album by the American musical duo Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, released in 1991.[1][2] Its title refers to their love of 8-track cartridges.[3] The duo supported the album by touring with the Feelies and then Flat Duo Jets.[4][5] "Do You Remember", for which a video was shot, was a minor college radio hit.[6] Members Brant Slay and Ben Reynolds described their sound as "porch music".[7]

Production

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The album was produced by Michael Stipe and Willie Dixon; the duo's other choice was Tom Waits, who was enthusiastic but busy.[8][9] Dixon associates Cash McCall and Al Duncan contributed to the recording sessions.[10] "Oh, Yeah" was written by Dixon, who also used a copy of one of his albums as a percussive device on "Cicada".[11] Stipe played tuba and provided backing vocals on some of the tracks; Mamie Fike played violin.[12][13] "Omaha (Sharpless)" is about the farm in Omaha, Georgia, owned by Slay's parents.[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Calgary HeraldA−[14]
The Cincinnati Enquirer[15]
The Cincinnati Post[16]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[17]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[18]
The Tampa Tribune[12]

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram called the album "a raucous, hilarious sing-along."[19] The Cincinnati Post said that it sounds like a "post-modern fish fry."[16] The Cincinnati Enquirer labeled 8 Track Stomp "Southern art-school blues."[15] The Philadelphia Inquirer opined that the duo "plays the blues with the joyous gee-whiz affectation of shut-in suburban kids whose main cultural reference is cartoons."[17] Spin stated that the duo "take a time-tested combination—wild voice plus gonzo guitar—and reduce it to a bunch of self-conscious mannerisms".[20]

The Courier-Journal said that the album "is a passel of field-holler fun, weird charm and ingratiating eccentricity."[21] The Tampa Tribune concluded that it "gains resonance over the course of a baker's dozen ragged and rich tracks."[12] The Indianapolis Star praised the "odd but inspired" blues rock.[22] The Calgary Herald likened 8 Track Stomp to "the Stone's 12 × 5 circa 1991."[14] The Santa Fe Reporter listed it among the best albums of 1991.[23]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Cicada" 
2."Jambalaya" 
3."Night Time (Ain't Got No Eyes)" 
4."Moving So Fast" 
5."Shannon Love Bisquit" 
6."Wasp" 
7."Bill" 
8."Oh, Yeah" 
9."Cold Blue" 
10."Omaha (Sharpless)" 
11."Superior" 
12."Do You Remember" 
13."Words & Knives" 

References

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  1. ^ Rasmussen, Eric (February 7, 1991). "New rock releases". The Capital Times. p. 8D.
  2. ^ Hochman, Steve (April 21, 1991). "How They Learned to Howl". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 67.
  3. ^ Hogan, Dick (February 22, 1991). "Mudd Puppies latest is on all 4 formats". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. p. 4W.
  4. ^ "Concerts". Spotlight. The Ann Arbor News. May 2, 1991. p. 8.
  5. ^ Moon, Troy (May 24, 1991). "Flat Duo Jets come rockin'". Pensacola News Journal. p. 10E.
  6. ^ Ainsworth, Brent (July 19, 1991). "Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, 8 Track Stomp". Spotlight. Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 9.
  7. ^ a b Bahr, Jeff (May 19, 1991). "Chickasaw Mudd Puppies Relax Offstage and On". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 6.
  8. ^ Righi, Len (March 23, 1991). "Records". The Morning Call. p. A72.
  9. ^ Campbell, Rod (April 9, 1991). "Georgia's peachy puppies". Edmonton Journal. p. C11.
  10. ^ Wolff, Kurt (May 1, 1991). "Echo Chamber". Bay Guardian. Vol. 25. p. 39.
  11. ^ DeVault, Russ (April 12, 1991). "Chickasaw: Rockin' boys still just pups". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. F6.
  12. ^ a b c Booth, Phillip (March 15, 1991). "Music". Tampa Bay Times. The Tampa Tribune. p. 19.
  13. ^ Burliuk, Greg (April 6, 1991). "8 Track Stomp Chickasaw Mudd Puppies". Magazine. The Whig-Standard. p. 17.
  14. ^ a b Wagamese, Richard (March 24, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. D4.
  15. ^ a b Radel, Cliff (February 9, 1991). "On the record". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. B1.
  16. ^ a b Nager, Larry (January 26, 1991). "New in discs". The Cincinnati Post. p. 4C.
  17. ^ a b Moon, Tom (February 10, 1991). "Pop". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 10L.
  18. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 131.
  19. ^ Ferman, Dave (January 22, 1991). "Album Reviews". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. E3.
  20. ^ Young, Jon (March 1991). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 6, no. 12. p. 78.
  21. ^ Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (March 2, 1991). "Reviews". Scene. The Courier-Journal. p. 10.
  22. ^ Hall, Steve (March 22, 1991). "Record Reviews". The Indianapolis Star. p. F5.
  23. ^ Prince, David (December 4, 1991). "All I Want for Christmas Is That Two CD Set". Santa Fe Reporter. p. 34.
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