Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance

by TISM

Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 December 1988
  • Label: Elvis
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 1:09:40
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Mark Woods

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The controversial debut double album from the anonymous Australian collective immediately established their reputation for biting, hyper-literate satire. Shrouded in masks and pseudonyms, the group delivered a chaotic mix of alternative rock and post-punk that relentlessly mocked local culture and celebrity. Its unapologetic vulgarity and sharp wit made it a notorious cult classic in the Australian underground.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, Parody, satirical, vulgar

Tracklist

  1. I'm Interested In Apathy (2:55)
  2. Saturday Night Palsy (3:19)
  3. The Mystery Of The Artist Explained (3:09)
  4. If You're Creative, Get Stuffed (3:01)
  5. 40 Years - Then Death (4:18)
  6. Anarchy Means Crossing When It Say 'Don't Walk' (1:31)
  7. The Ballad Of John Bonham's Coke Roadie (2:37)
  8. Choose Bad Smack (3:00)
  9. The Fosters Car Park Boogie (2:37)
  10. Martin Scorsese Is Really Quite A Jovial Fellow (3:01)
  11. I Drive A Truck (2:12)
  12. Defecate On My Face (4:42)
  13. Kill Americans (2:16)
  14. Volare (0:58)
  15. The Penis Is Mightier Than The Sword (2:17)
  16. Slave To The Economist (0:52)
  17. I Shit Me (2:47)
  18. Doug Parkinson Sings Christie Allen (0:55)
  19. Gimme Gimme Nervous Breakdown (2:31)
  20. The Ballad Of The Semitic Nazi (0:39)
  21. And The Ass Said To The Angel: Wanna Play Kick To Kick? (3:59)
  22. The Mordialloc Rd. Duplicator (3:41)
  23. Jack Elliot's Turf Whinge (1:12)
  24. Ezra Pound-Axe King (1:52)
  25. Johnny To B. Or Not To B. Goode (0:26)
  26. Morrison Hostel (8:53)

Credits

  • Leon Zervos - lacquer cut by
  • Richard Crusher Vomit - performer [special appearance]
  • The Economist - performer [special appearance]
  • Eugene De La Hot Croix Bun - performer [tism]
  • Humphrey B. Flaubert - performer [tism]
  • Jock Cheese - performer [tism]
  • Jon St. Peenis - performer [tism]
  • Leak Van Vlalen - performer [tism]

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