Easy Listening (Pigface album)
Easy Listening... For Difficult F***heads is an album by Pigface, released in 2003.[4][5] The album includes contributions from Chris Vrenna, Fallon Bowman, Keith Levene, Edsel Dope, Jared Louche, Jason Miller, Penn Jillette, En Esch, Chris Connelly, and Steven Seibold.
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| Released | January 17, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Label | Underground, Inc. Invisible Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Martin Atkins[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Critical reception
The Washington Post wrote that the album "emphasizes hammering disco-metal but also encompasses Bowie-ish art-croon ('Miss Sway Action') and a sort of raga-rock ('Closer to Heaven')."[2] The Cleveland Scene called the album "coherent and engaging: a good starting point for the curious and an improvement for the longtime fan."[6] The Pitch wrote that it combines "the seemingly disparate worlds of atmospheric head music and straight-ahead hardcore in a way that satisfies both sides of the brain."[7] The Chicago Tribune called Easy Listening "a kaleidoscopic blitz of psychedelia, decadent grooves and corrosive riffing."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mind Your Own Business" (Delta 5 cover) | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Insect / Suspect" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Sweetmeat" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Bitch (Mattress Mix)" (Dope cover) | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Everything" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Closer to Heaven" | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Blow You Away (G.T.F.A.F.M.)" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Du Liebst Mich Nicht, Ich Lieb' Dich Nicht" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "King of Negativity" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Miss Sway Action" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Binary Stream" | 3:18 |
| 12. | "The Loneliest Sound I've Ever Heard" | 3:19 |
| 13. | "The Horse You Rode in On" | 2:42 |
Personnel
- Martin Atkins - drums, voices (1, 13), vocals (5, 12), vibraphone (12), scratches (5, 7, 8, 12, 13) mixing (1, 3–7, 9, 11–13)
- Chris Connelly - vocals (2, 9, 10)
- Steven Seibold - vocals (2), guitars (2), programming (2)
- Keith Levene - guitars (6)
- Charles Levi - bass (6, 8, 13)
- Groovie Mann - vocals (6, 12)
- Lacey Conner - vocals (6)
- Mary Dee Reynolds - vocals (6)
- Chris Vrenna - programming (7)
- En Esch - vocals (8)
- Krztoff - vocals (9), guitar (9)
- Julian Beeston - programming (13), synths (13), others (13)
- Jason Miller - vocals (7)
- The Method - bass, programming (7)
- Mike Miller - guitar (7)
- Edsel Dope - vocals (4), guitar (4), bass (4), programming (4)
- Andre Karkos - additional guitar (4)
- Curse Mackey - voice (13)
- Meg Lee Chin - backing vocals (1)
- Greta Brinkman - bass (1)
- Jason McNinch - guitar (1)
- Adam Yoffe - programming (1)
- DJ Lumas - scratches (1-3, 5)
- Chris Randall - synths (1, 2, 5), acoustic guitar (9)
- Fallon Bowman - vocals (1, 4), guitars (2, 5, 13)
- Nick Korostyshevsky - mixing (2), acoustic guitar (5)
- Dave Suycott - mixing
- Michelle Walters - vocals (2, 5)
- John Bergin - vocals (3), composition (3)
- Lo - vocals (3)
- David Flick - synths (5)
- Rahul Sharma - sitar (6)
- Judd Gruenbaum - vocals (7)
- Jason Novak - vocals (8), programming (8), mixing (8)
- Grey Parker - drums (8)
- Dan Brill - tabla drum (8)
- Jared Louche - vocals (11)
- Ezekiel Kazem - engineering (13)
- Penn Jillette - voice (13)
- Ross Tregenza - engineering (11)
References
- "Pigface: Easy Listening". PopMatters. March 9, 2003.
- "PIGFACE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- "Easy Listening... - Pigface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Pigface | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "Music Preview: Pigface still living the life of danger". old.post-gazette.com.
- Narvaja, Norman. "Pigface". Cleveland Scene.
- "Pigface". April 17, 2003.
- "Pigface's harvest of blooming sonic anarchy". chicagotribune.com.