Midgets with Guns

by Pain

Midgets with Guns cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 June 1996
  • Label: Theologian Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:55
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut from Alabama-based band Pain, 'Midgets with Guns' showcases a quirky and energetic fusion of pop-punk and alternative rock. Led by the distinctive vocals and witty lyrics of Dan Lord, the album is packed with humor, angst, and anthemic hooks. The track 'Jabberjaw' gained prominence as the theme song for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name, introducing the band's unique sound to a wider audience.

Genres

Descriptors: alienation, industrial, metallic, brutal, relentless, melodic, saxophone, rhythmic, punchy, DIY

Tracklist

  1. Pose Ode (1:08)
  2. Milk (2:11)
  3. Square Pegs (2:41)
  4. Fight (2:32)
  5. Midgets With Guns (3:11)
  6. One-Legged Girl (5:28)
  7. The People, The People (2:37)
  8. Grudge (3:12)
  9. Chuck Al Hashib (4:12)
  10. Derision (2:40)
  11. Island Of Fear (3:10)
  12. Adam's Apple (2:55)
  13. Ellen (2:30)
  14. Pose Ode (1:20)

Credits

  • Dan Lord - artwork [cartoons], performer [pain is], lead vocals, keyboards
  • Herve Villachez - guest, musician, flute [swizzleflute]
  • Wendy Caudle - guest, musician, oboe
  • Ellen Lord - guest, musician, other [latin american stylings]
  • Niamh Tuohy - guest, musician, violin
  • Big Lau - guest, musician, vocals [assorted yells and bellows]
  • Chuck Rader - guest, musician, vocals [assorted yells and bellows]
  • Pose - performer [pain is], bass, vocals

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