Pure Rock Fury
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Pure Rock Fury is the fifth full-length album by rock band Clutch. It was released in 2001 (see 2001 in music), and contains 13 tracks. This album features guest appearances by Scott Weinrich, Leslie West, and Dan and Joe from the band Sixty Watt Shaman. The album yielded a minor hit with "Careful With That Mic...", a rap metal parody which CMJ complimented for its clever rhymes.[2] The song "Immortal" is featured in the video game Hitman: Contracts. The song "Pure Rock Fury" is featured in the video game MotorStorm: Pacific Rift.
"Immortal" was originally released with different lyrics, and a different arrangement, as the song "Baby I'm Down" by Leslie West on Mountain, Leslie West's first solo album (which some consider to be the first Mountain album). Clutch covered the song on this album, rearranging it and changing the lyrics. Clutch's version features a guitar solo by Leslie West. Mountain then covered this version of the song on their Mystic Fire album.
Clutch vocalist Neil Fallon has stated that of all Clutch's albums, this is his least favourite.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Clutch except where noted.
| 1. |
"American Sleep" |
4:18 |
| 2. |
"Pure Rock Fury" |
3:21 |
| 3. |
"Open Up the Border" |
3:45 |
| 4. |
"Careful with That Mic..." |
3:27 |
| 5. |
"Red Horse Rainbow" |
5:58 |
| 6. |
"The Great Outdoors!" |
3:47 |
| 7. |
"Smoke Banshee" |
3:33 |
| 8. |
"Frankenstein" |
5:41 |
| 9. |
"Sinkemlow" |
3:55 |
| 10. |
"Immortal" (cover/revision of the Mountain/Leslie West song "Baby I'm Down") |
3:39 |
| 11. |
"Brazenhead" |
6:28 |
| 12. |
"Drink to the Dead" |
5:58 |
| 13. |
"Spacegrass (Live)" |
7:28 |
Total length: |
61:24 |
Personnel
- Scott "Wino" Weinrich - Guitar solo on "Red Horse Rainbow" (left channel), guitars on "Brazenhead"
- Heartbeat - congas on "Frankenstein" and "Brazenhead", additional vocals on "Brazenhead"
- Leslie West - guitars and additional vocals on "Immortal"
- Dan Kerzwyck (Sixty Watt Shaman) - additional vocals on "Sinkemlow"
- Joe Selby (Sixty Watt Shaman) - guitar solo on "Frankenstein" (right channel)
- Machine - additional vocals on "Careful With That Mic..."
Production
- All songs Produced by Lawrence "Uncle Punchy" Packer:
"Open Up the Border" produced by Machine and Uncle Punchy
"Careful With That Mic..." & "Drink to the Dead" produced by Machine
"Immortal" produced by Jason Corsaro & Leslie West
- All songs Recorded by Larry Packer at Uncle Punchy Studios, Silverspring, MD except:
"Careful With That Mic..." recorded by Machine at IIWII, Weehawken, NJ, The Machine SHop, Hoboken, NJ and Uncle Punchy Studios
"Immortal" recorded by Jason Corsaro at Show Place Studios, Dover, NJ
- All songs mixed by Jason Corsaro at Show Place Studios, Dover, NJ except:
"Careful With That Mic...", "Red Horse Rainbow" & "Drink to the Dead" mixed by Uncle Punchy
- All songs Engineered by Ben Elliott and Assisted by Henry "Earthquake" Diaz, except:
"Careful With That Mic...", "Drink to the Dead" and "Spacegrass"
- Live portions of "Smoke Banshee", "Frankenstein" & "Brazenhead" recorded by Larry Packer at The 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., September 2000
F.O.H. engineer: Shawn (Gus) Vitale
- All songs mastered by Larry Packer at Uncle Punchy Studios
- Executive Producers: Neil Fallon, Jean-Paul Gaster, Dan Maines, Tim Sult
Chart positions
Albums
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 2001 |
The Billboard 200 |
#135 |
| 2001 |
Top Heatseekers |
#5 |
Singles
| Year |
Song |
Chart |
Position |
| 2001 |
"Careful With That Mic..." |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
#24 |
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