Track Listing
1. Chocalate Clown
2. Fake Love
3. Copycat
4. Cranium
5. 100 Dollar Car
6. Bastanchury Park
7. Awful Good
8. Hideous Pleasure
9. Hey You
10. Here
11. Jerked Around
12. All I Get
13. Thanksgiving in Zuma
14. (Untitled) - (hidden track)
| Details | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Liquor Giants: Ward Dotson (vocals, guitar); Max Ferguson (organ); Matt Simon (drums); Sheryl Farber, Lisa Jenio (background vocals).
Almost immediately after the unfortunate dissolution of his fine late-'80s roots rock quartet the Pontiac Brothers, southern California singer-guitarist Ward Dotson formed the equally accomplished Liquor Giants. Two initial releases, 1992's YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME and 1994's HERE, were hampered by poor distribution, and so the band's Matador Records debut, 1996's LIQUOR GIANTS feels in many ways like a triumphant fresh start. Dotson's likably plain voice is perfect for the wry lyrics of unsentimental yet unposturing tunes like "Hideous Pleasure" and "Jerked Around." While LIQUOR GIANTS lacks the pure pop hooks of later albums like EVERY OTHER DAY AT A TIME, it represents a clear step away from the Stones/Faces worship of the Pontiac Brothers into a poppier, more traditional musical realm not far removed from Roy Loney-era Flamin' Groovies or early Tom Petty. An excellent pop-rock album from an underrated band.
Editorial Reviews
...guitarist Ward Dotson has completely revamped the band's lineup. Despite the wholesale personnel change, the band's sound has remained surprisingly consistent....After nearly a dozen records...he's only now hitting his stride with the best tunes of his career.
Option (11/01/1996)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...their icons and idols stretch as far back as The Beatles and the chunky chords serve as a momentary jolt into a much more eclectic worldview....US underground pop, part power, part Badfinger, part XTC, part World Party.
Q (09/01/1996)
...guitarist Ward Dotson has completely revamped the band's lineup. Despite the wholesale personnel change, the band's sound has remained surprisingly consistent....After nearly a dozen records...he's only now hitting his stride with the best tunes of his career.
Option (11/01/1996)
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