Gimmick (album)

Gimmick
Studio album by Barkmarket
Released October 12, 1993
Recorded Harold Dessau, New York
Genre Noise rock
Length 45:57
Label American Recordings
Producer Dave Sardy
Barkmarket chronology
Vegas Throat
(1991)		 Gimmick
(1993)		 L. Ron
(1996)

Gimmick is the fourth studio album by the American noise rock band Barkmarket, released on October 12, 1993 through American Recordings.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Piero Scaruffi [2]

William Ruhlmann of allmusic gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "hard rock in a near-industrial mode--all relentlessly pounding drums and bass, relentlessy chording guitars, relentlessly ranting vocals."[1] Historian Piero Scaruffi gave it a 7 out of 10 and placed at #58 on his "Best Rock Albums of 1993" list.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dave Sardy, except where noted, all music composed by Barkmarket.

No. Title Lyrics Length
1. "Easy Chair"     3:11
2. "Whipping Boy"     3:55
3. "Static"     5:13
4. "Dumbjaw"     4:17
5. "Gatherer"   John Nowlin 1:38
6. "Hack It Off"     2:16
7. "Curio"     4:42
8. "Redundant"     3:50
9. "Radio Static"     4:24
10. "Car Jack"     3:30
11. "The Shill"     4:43
12. "Better Made Man"     4:18

Personnel

Barkmarket
Additional musicians and production

References

  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "allmusic ((( Gimmick > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r194050. Retrieved May 7, 2010. 
  2. ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Barkmarket". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on May 7, 2010.
  3. ^ Piero Scaruffi's "The Best Rock Albums of 1993" Piero Scaruffi list, cited May 7, 2010