Zücker
| Zücker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Pop Punk Indie | |||
| Length | 33:02 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop[1] | |||
| Fastbacks chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[4] |
Zücker is the third studio album by the Fastbacks, released in 1993 on Sub Pop.[5] Pitchfork wrote that it "was as close as they came to an alt-rock breakout."[6]
The twelfth track, "Please Read Me", is a cover of a Bee Gees song from the 1967 album Bee Gees 1st.
Critical reception[edit]
Trouser Press wrote that "while Bloch works overtime on his fretwork, Warnick and Gargiulo singly and collectively manage the best-ever Fastbacks singing — none of which alters the group’s underlying lack of gravity."[5] The Chicago Tribune called the album "wall-to-wall punk-pop, enough to restore one's faith in the potency of a good tune played fast and hard."[7]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Kurt Bloch, except where noted.
- "Believe Me Never" – 3:03
- "Gone to the Moon" – 1:50
- "Hung on a Bad Peg" – 1:46
- "Under the Old Lightbulb" – 1:35
- "Never Heard of Him" – 1:47
- "When I'm Old" – 3:37
- "All About Nothing" – 2:27
- "Bill Challenger" – 1:17
- "Parts" – 1:46
- "Kind of Game" – 2:35
- "They Don't Care" – 2:32
- "Please Read Me" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) (Bee Gees cover)– 2:06
- "Save Room for Me" – 3:13
- "That Was" – 3:08
Personnel[edit]
- Kim Warnick - Vocals, Bass
- Kurt Bloch - Guitar
- Lulu Gargiulo - Guitar
- Rusty Willoughby - Drums
References[edit]
- ^ "Zucker". Sub Pop Records.
- ^ Zücker at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Fastbacks". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 144.
- ^ a b "Fastbacks". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Sub Pop 20". Pitchfork.
- ^ Kot, Greg. "SLEEPER IN SEATTLE". chicagotribune.com.
