Big Shiny Spears

Big Shiny Spears is the debut studio album of Iron Lung Corp, released on March 25, 1997, by Re-Constriction Records.^[2]

Big Shiny Spears
Studio album by Iron Lung Corp
Released	March 25, 1997 (1997-03-25)[1]
Recorded	1996 (1996)
Genre	Electro-industrial
Length	48:05
Label	Re-Constriction
Producer	Iron Lung Corp
Iron Lung Corp chronology
Big Shiny Spears (1997) Ditch the Attitude, Pally (2002)

Reception

Aiding & Abetting gave Big Shiny Spears a mixed review, praising the production but noting that "this sort of music works much better at a higher speed, and that's all there is to it" and "there's not much substance behind the great sound."^[3] The album was similarly received by Larry Dean Miles at Black Monday, who gave the album a mixed review but praised Nitzer Ebb's "Join in the Murderous Chant" and said "ILC have done justice here, creating another masterpiece from the parts of previous, god-like songs"^[4] Scott Hefflon of Lollipop Magazine compared the material favorably to Cubanate, saying "a few dull-as-a-dead-fuck instrumentals ensure their searching artiste credentials, and the White Zombified vocals ensure that the kids’ll just love it."^[5] A critic at Sonic Boom agreed, saying "the album appears very lopsided in places, and should probably be considered as a new Acumen release rather than a collaboration effort." However, they noted that "there are plenty of the usual tongue in cheek lyrical wonderments as well as a healthy dose of chunky guitars to thrill the headbanger in you."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Don't Touch Me"	Jamie Duffy, Ethan Novak		1:33
2.	"Pretty (Like a Porn Star)"	Daniel Neet	Jason Novak	4:35
3.	"Crobar America"	Alex Eller	Iron Lung Corp	4:06
4.	"The Great Nothing"	Ethan Novak	Jason Novak	4:44
5.	"Chemikaze"	Jason Novak	Jason Novak	4:15
6.	"Frozen Shallow"	Jason Novak	Jason Novak	4:20
7.	"(Theme From) Iron Lung"		Jason Novak	2:09
8.	"Skirt"	Duane Beer, Daniel Neet	Iron Lung Corp	3:47
9.	"Join in the Murderous Chant I" (Nitzer Ebb cover)	Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy	Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy	2:52
10.	"Join in the Murderous Chant II" (Nitzer Ebb cover)	Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy	Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy	4:00
11.	"Witchita"	Iron Lung Corp	Iron Lung Corp	9:26
12.	"Sick"		Jamie Duffy	2:18

Personnel

Adapted from the Big Shiny Spears liner notes.^[7]

Iron Lung Corp

• Jamie Duffy (as Kidd Vicious) – guitar, recording, mixing
• Alex Eller (as Justin Tate) – vocals
• Gregory A. Lopez (as Nez Pierce) – bass guitar, Moog synthesizer (7)
• Brian McGarvey (as Brian Justice) – guitar
• Daniel Neet – vocals
• Will Nivens (as Lex) – electronics
• Ethan Novak (as Ethan Alien) – drums, guitar
• Jason Novak (as Jawson) – electronics, guitar, vocals, editing

Additional musicians

• Paul Dillon – guitar (11)
• Stella Katsoudas – additional vocals (5)
• Zlatko Hukic – electronics (12), assistant engineering

Production and design

• Jason Bacher – assistant engineering
• Jay Fisher (as Jay You Asshole) – assistant engineering
• Trey Fratt – assistant engineering
• Dirk Frederick – illustrations
• Matt Gibson (as Sour Matt) – assistant engineering
• Iron Lung Corp – production
• Mama Kidd – photography
• Mangus – photography
• Esther Nevarez (as Esther Bunny) – assistant engineering
• Solaris – cover art
• Mike Tholen – mastering
• Ed Tinley (as Apple Ed) – assistant engineering
• Whos Fred – assistant engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
1997	United States	Re-Constriction	CD	REC-021