1986 studio album by Grong Grong
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| Studio album by Grong Grong | ||||
| Released | May 5, 1986 (1986-05-05) | |||
| Recorded | July – October 1983 (1983-10) | |||
| Studio | Seaview Ballroom (Melbourne) | |||
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| Length | 34:46 | |||
| Label | Aberrant | |||
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Grong Grong is the eponymously titled debut studio album of Grong Grong, released in 1986 by Aberrant Records.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
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Allmusic awarded Grong Grong two out of five possible stars. Spin compared the band favorably to The Birthday Party, saying "Grong's sound screeches and shimmers smoothly in vibrato-drowned squiggles" and that the songs "only hint at the dark, heavy, and twisted minds behind this flat black slab." Deborah Sprague of Trouser Press was especially complimentary towards guitarist Charles Tolnay, saying "where his fine abstract-expressionist guitar mist was subordinate to a series of overly pious Birthday Party eulogies like "Poor Herb" and "Louise the Fly."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Grong Grong" | Farkas, Klestines, Taskas, Tolnay | Farkas, Klestines, Taskas, Tolnay | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Angels & Demons" | Farkas | Taskas | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Club Grotesque" | Farkas | Taskas, Tolnay | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Louie the Fly" | Taskas | Tolnay | 3:39 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poor Herb" | Buchan | Tonlay | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Looking at You" (MC5 cover) | Davis, Kramer, Smith, Thompson, Tyner | Davis, Kramer, Smith, Thompson, Tyner | 3:03 |
| 3. | "The Hills Have Eyes" (The Meteors cover) | Fenech | Fenech | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Who's Got It" | Farkas | Tolnay | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Vlad the Impaler" | Tolnay | Tolnay | 4:04 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Grong Grong liner notes.
Grong Grong
- Michael Farkas – lead vocals, saxophone, synthesizer, mixing
- George Klestines – drums, mixing
- Dave Taskas – bass guitar, mixing
- Charles Tolnay – guitar, mixing
Production and design
- Andrew DeCaux – cover art, illustrations
- Regina Hayson – photography
- Patrick O'Pillage (O'Pillage) – design
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1986 | Aberrant | LP | Grunt1 |
| United States | Alternative Tentacles | VIRUS 49 |
References
- Deming, Mark. "Grong Grong > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Grong Grong: Grong Grong > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- 'Enthal, Andrea (September 1986). "Underground". Spin. 2 (6). SPIN Media LLC: 34. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Sprague, Deborah (1991). "King Snake Roost". Trouser Press. Collier Books: 191. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Grong Grong (sleeve). Grong Grong. Sydney, NSW: Aberrant Records. 1986.
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External links
- Grong Grong at iTunes
- Grong Grong at Discogs (list of releases)