Kenickie... At The Club


A quick rundown of the songs, and why I love them.

Released 12/5/97, EMIDisc

This cracker of an album was launched upon the still unsuspecting world early summer last year, it shot straight up the charts to number nine (or five or something), then disappeared. This was simply because everyone who was ever going to buy it had been holding on in anticipation for so long, that when At The Club finally hit the shops, we all came at once - so to speak. This little gem contains no less than 15 tracks in about 45 minutes.., that's an average track length of three minutes, and some songs like Robot song are rather longer than that. Our American cousins were treated to two extra tracks, Private Buchowski and Cowboys, lucky sods. However, these tracks are around elsewhere in the Kenickie Back catalouge, so we aren't really missing out.
The track listing is as follows: (if there's only a crap entry - that's because I haven't got round to writing a full one yet)

1) In Your Car: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
A good start to the album, with no less than 72 "Yeahs." That's not to say I've counted them, in fact, I think this figure is wrong now, 'cause each "Yeah, Yeah" bit has seven yeah's in it, and 72 doesn't divide by seven, as any fool knows.
2) People We Want: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
A strange little song, this one, but I like it nonetheless.
3) Spies: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
This is a real cracker. It's barely 2 minutes long, but it's got a wonderful guitar sound, definately one of my favourites. It may interest you to know that I write film scripts as a hobby. In my latest project, I'd love to use this song as the soundtrack to a helicopter chase... so if any of you are reading this, how about it, eh?
4) How I Was Made: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
Another good song.
5) Brother John: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
this one's pretty good too.
6) Millionare Sweeper: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
I used not to like this song uch, but it's really grown on me. If you're going to pinch a drum signature, it might as well be a Manic Street Preachers one (Everything Must Go, as it happens)
7) Robot Song: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
A bit of an odd one out, this, but it's one of my favourite songs on the album.
8) Classy: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
This is without doubt the best example recorded of Kenickie in noisy mode. With a great unstopable momentum and distinctly menacing air allied to cruel but smart lyrics, there is probably no better proof of just how classy the 'Nicks really are.
9) PUNKA: (Laverne, X)
All together now... "Low Fi songs are Great!"
10) Nightlife: (Laverne, Du Santiago, Montrose, X)
Apparently this has the bass line from 'A Town Called Malice' by The Jam. You live and learn!
11) PVC: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
Well, it is nice and shiny, and completely waterproof. People keep on comparing this song to Lithium by Nirvana. I don't see it myself 'cause whilst I grant you that they've both got quiet verses and noisy choruses, so has that annoying Bjork song and no one's lining up to call that a homage to Kurt Cobain. Furthermore, Lithium is a song about being a fucked little whinging sod (autobiographical? who knows) whereas PVC is a song about dressing up in rubber clothes. I simply do not see the connection.
12) Come Out 2Nite: (Laverne)
Oh, the great grandaddy of them all, and an absolute monster of a track! This can also be found on the Skillex EP and made it all the way to number one - in John Peels Festive 50 - nevermind. Whenever I try to describe this song, words fail me, so you know it's really that good, 'cause I'm telling you, it takes a lot to shut ME up! Choice lyrics include "She drank all that we had, then she threw up and I was glad." I know exactly how she feels.
13) I Never Complain: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
Another good one.
14) Acetone: (Laverne, Du Santiago)
Probably my favourite, if it isn't 'Classy' or 'Robot Song' or some other one. A truely superb piece of songwriting, and the hidden track's a bit of a laugh too.
15) Montrose Gimps it up for Charity:
hmm, let me think...

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