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Short Sharp Shocked
1988 studio album by Michelle Shocked From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Short Sharp Shocked is the second album by Michelle Shocked. Originally released in 1988, it was remastered and reissued in 2003 as a two-CD set by Shocked's own label, Mighty Sound. The title is a play on the phrase short, sharp shock. The record title and cover image is similar to that of the 1984 Chaos U.K. album Short Sharp Shock.
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The photograph of Shocked that appears on the cover was taken by Chris Hardy of the San Francisco Examiner at a protest in San Francisco during the 1984 Democratic National Convention. The front cover of the 2003 re-issue de-contextualized the original photograph by closely cropping it to Shocked's face, but the back cover features it in full, with the restraining officer's eyes not obscured by airbrushed-on sunglasses like the front cover of the original Mercury release.
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Reception
Short Sharp Shocked placed 5th in the 1988 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.[11] Q magazine's Robert Sandall wrote, "Where this album hits hardest is in the playful unpredictability of [Pete] Anderson and Shocked's arrangements," and observed, "'When I Grow Up' ... introduces a jazzy, acoustic bass shuffle, then starts bouncing miscellaneous sound inserts around beneath the vocal. From here, it's pretty much all stops to the thrash metal finale at the end of side two."[6] Including the album in its best-of-the-year round-up, Q wrote, "Her excellent band revels in every opportunity she gives to cut loose and take chances, which heightens the spontaneous feel of her raggedy vocals. Second albums can often be a disappointment, but this is a firecracker."[12]
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Track listing
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All songs written by Michelle Shocked except as noted. The final track is a remake of "Fogtown", originally from The Texas Campfire Tapes, with punk band MDC. It was not listed on the sleeve or disc of the original release, as Shocked "wanted it to surprise people".[13]
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Personnel
- Michelle Shocked – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Pete Anderson – electric guitar, six-string bass guitar on "Hello Hopeville"
- Jeff Donavan – drums
- Dominic Genova – acoustic bass, electric bass
- Skip Edwards – piano, Hammond organ
- Michael Tempo – percussion
- Al Perkins – dobro
- Byron Berline – mandolin
- Don Reed – fiddle
- Rod Piazza – harmonica
- Kristina Olsen – hammered dulcimer
- Banjo Jim Croce – banjo
- Sophia Ramos – vocals
- MDC – vocals on "Fogtown"
Technical personnel
- Pete Anderson – arrangements
- Peter Doell – engineer (Capitol Studio B)
- Leslie Anne Jones – additional Engineering
- David Leonard – mixing engineer (Larribee Sound)
- Andy Batwinds – second engineer
- Bobby Lacivita – second engineer (Sound Castle)
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering engineer (Capitol Studios)
- Michael Dumds – production assistant
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Singles
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References
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