Northern Rocks Bear Weird Vegetable

Northern Rocks Bear Weird Vegetable is, technically speaking, both the first studio album and the first live album for Ben Wallers' The Rebel. The album was recorded live in WFMU's New Jersey studio in March 2008 for Brian Turner's program.^[1] Wallers, backed by Rebel regular and latter-day Country Teasers bassist Sophie Politowicz, as well as Teasers Alastair MacKinven and Robert McNeill, covers material from most of the earlier Rebel releases as well as "Life Is a Rehearsal" from Secret Weapon Revealed at Last and a cover of the 1981 Siouxsie and the Banshees single, Arabian Knights.

The 12" record was released in two formats, one a standard black on white card stock cover and one a limited edition (150 copies) orange on white cover with an embossed velvet sleeve and a CD-R of the album.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Wallers except where noted.

Side one

1. "Kissing And Touching The Void Hem Of The Cloth/Fuck Syngenta" (Wallers/B. Wallers & S. Politowicz) - 6:36
2. "Bums on a Rock" - 4:20
3. "Kneel, Mulholland: Drive!" - 3:22
4. "Iran's Nuclear Threat" - 3:58
5. "Tammy Wynette (You're Just Like)" (B. Wallers/S. Politowicz) - 3:13

Side two

1. "Scarlett Johansen Conceiving The Design" - 2:20
2. "Why Must I Pay?" - 2:58
3. "Civilian Life" - 4:43
4. "Turtle V. Octopus" - 3:48
5. "Life Is A Rehearsal" - 5:55
6. "Arabian Knights" (Siouxsie and the Banshees) - 3:26

Personnel

• B.R. Wallers: vocals, guitar, synthesizer, keyboard,
• Sophie Politowicz: the drums
• Alastair MacKinven: bass
• Robert McNeill: synthesizer, tapes, percussion

WFMU personnel

• Glenn Luttman: engineering
• Brian Turner: host

References

1. ↑ WFMU playlist March 28, 2008
2. ↑ http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/releases/sbr012/ Sacred Bones Records