The Early Middle Years

by Tone Dogs

The Early Middle Years cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: C/Z
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:08
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Helmed by bassist Fred Chalenor and guitarist Amy Denio, this Seattle-based avant-rock outfit delivers a dizzying, angular sophomore album. 'The Early Middle Years' navigates erratic math-rock time signatures and funk-infused basslines, serving as a complex, highly demanding gem of the Pacific Northwest underground.

Genres

Descriptors: experimental, avant-garde, eccentric, bassy, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. (When George Bush Was Head Of The) C.I.A. (4:21)
  2. Agyptian Occordian (2:14)
  3. Salvatore (3:13)
  4. Eyeohyewahseedee (2:40)
  5. Tumbling (5:25)
  6. Spanish Eyes (5:33)
  7. Waltz (3:24)
  8. Mr. Awfully Nice (3:57)
  9. Traffic Island Psycho (3:46)
  10. Klezzy (2:42)
  11. Sprinkling Of Marie (2:53)
  12. Major Minor (4:07)
  13. Good A.M. (3:28)
  14. Three Fell Swoops (8:25)

Credits

  • Amy Denio - bass [harmonics], vocals, written-by, bass [fretless], vocals, musette, guitar, vocals, bass, vocals, arranged by, saxophone [alto], bass [first melody], saxophone [alto], bass [rhythm], vocals
  • Fred Chalenor - bass [heavy metal slide, tappy], guitar [twang], bass, performer [motor], vocals, written-by, guitar [italian spagghetti western heavy metal ska], bass [fretless], vocals, guitar [lounge], vocals, guitar [aplenty], performer [psychedelic stuff], arranged by, bass, guitar, bass [lead], guitar, vocals, bass, performer [kurzweil]
  • Will Dowd - drums, electronics, drums, vocals, written-by, drums [ska], drums, electronics, vocals
  • Chip Doring - written-by
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Hanns Eisler - written-by

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