The Greatest Gift

by Scratch Acid

The Greatest Gift cover art

Gathering the complete recorded output of the profoundly influential, short-lived Texas quartet, 'The Greatest Gift' is a monument of harrowing 1980s noise rock. Driven by David Yow's unhinged, manic vocal performances and a heavily distorted, rhythmic bass attack, the band bridged the gap between abrasive post-punk and American hardcore. Following their dissolution, key members went on to form the critically lauded noise-rock pioneers The Jesus Lizard.

Genres

  • Post-Hardcore
  • Noise Rock
  • Pigfuck

Tracklist

  1. Cannibal
  2. Greatest Gift
  3. Monsters
  4. Owner's Lament
  5. She Said
  6. Mess
  7. El Espectro
  8. Lay Screaming
  9. Crazy Dan
  10. Eyeball
  11. Big Bone Lick
  12. Unlike A Baptist
  13. Damned For All Time
  14. Ain't That Love
  15. Untitled
  16. Holes
  17. Albino Slug
  18. Spit A Kiss
  19. Amicus
  20. Cheese Plug
  21. Untitled
  22. Mary Had A Little Drug Problem
  23. For Crying Out Loud
  24. Moron's Moron
  25. Skin Drips
  26. This Is Bliss
  27. Flying Houses
  28. The Scale Song