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There have been four official Gastropod albums, as
well as a few EPs. read about them below and salivate
over the possibility of owning them all. "Preserved Specimens" This was the first official Gastropod album. It first became available in August of 1998. It consisted of songs recorded over a 2-year period, all written by Brennan Hughes. There were 34 songs on the tape, some of them 4-track recordings, some of them were acoustic performances at a local bookstore, and there were even some live rockin' tracks with Jeremy O'Clair and Jason McDougal playing along. The complete track listing can be found in the "songs" section of this website. Some of Gastropod's more popular songs first appeared on this album, "Nose-Picking Girl," "The Happy Bunny Song," "Deaths of Angels," and "Pounding in My Head" being among them. "The Cat Urine Glows Under The Black Light" This album took Gastropod to a new level. The songs were no longer whimsical and novel -- not that all of the first album was -- but instead boasted more serious lyrics and topic. No more "blowing up the bunnies" for Gastropod. Instead, there were songs about lost love (Hunter's Moon), a mother on chemotherapy (Bloat), and biting off someone's head (Mantis). Some songs that first appeared on the "Preserved Specimens" album got a new treatment for this album: "Deaths of Angels" and "Tempest." "Hasslehoff" The first Gastropod album to appear on CD began it's existence in January of 1999. Review of this album is coming soon The Gastropod/Soccer Mom EP This EP featured three songs that would later appear on the full-length album, "Dinosaur Land." It also had the first song available by Soccer Mom, "Nothing to do with You," another local indie-rock act that consisted of Shane Dickson of Bovin and Pro-T76 fame. It had no cover art. "Dinosaur Land" This album hit Gastropod fans in the hands, June of 1999. It was a 13-track CD that featured a couple songs taken straight from "The Cat Urine..." album. This album marked a departure in many ways from the Gastropod of the past. The first album was a fun one, with it's only serious points coming in the form of longing love songs. This album had none of the "silly songs" that the first one did. But, those who listen carefully will notice the sense of humor that Gastropod fans have come to know and love creeping through in some of the more off-beat tracks ("Support Group for the Lonely" and "Transmissions from Uranus"). "Killed By a Drunk Driver" EP Final touches were put on this disc on July 28, 1999. This release had six songs on it, including one about a newscaster on a local TV station. The webmaster does not have a copy of this one to review at the moment. "Moving at the Speed of Dark" EP These songs were composed for the soundtrack of a horror movie Steven Force was supposed to direct, but the project never materialized. The webmaster has never even heard the songs, let alone has a copy of the disc to review it... "Spontaneous Combustion Engine" EP In October 2001, Brennan Hughes performed a solo show in Jackson, TN at the American Legion along with recordings of drums and bass. He performed this show under the name "Marcus Barth," and there were about two dozen copies made of the Marcus Barth EP. The tracks are all earlier mixes of stuff from the Nathan Provencio sessions: The Internet album Once again, this is not really an official album, but there are 11 tracks available to download online (see the links section for more details). Some of the songs appeared on the previously mentioned unofficial Gastropod disc, but some of them are brand-new, never before heard! Gastropod outdoes itself with a wonderfully updated version of "The Happy Bunny Song," with a nod to two former Gastropodlians in it. There are also the songs "Two-Headed Boy" and "Snuffleupagus" which are new to the Gastropod collection and well worth the time spent to download them. |