John S. Hall & Kramer (2) – Real Men
| Label: | Shimmy Disc – shimmy 042 |
|---|---|
| Format: | CD, Album |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Experimental |
Tracklist
| 1 | Enjoy Your Tea | 2:15 | |
| 2 | Things | 1:18 | |
| 3 | Clarity Transcending Choice | 2:22 | |
| 4 | The Birds | 1:42 | |
| 5 | My Life | 2:17 | |
| 6 | How Much Longer | 1:51 | |
| 7 | Mr. Story | 1:27 | |
| 8 | Wind-Up Toys | 1:40 | |
| 9 | Knowledge | 3:09 | |
| 10 | Garbage Party | 3:44 | |
| 11 | The Spanish Armada | 3:49 | |
| 12 | Hide The Knives | 1:59 | |
| 13 | Shit | 2:23 | |
| 14 | Everybody Screams Inside | 1:13 | |
| 15 | Pain & Pleasure | 2:16 | |
| 16 | The Party | 1:32 | |
| 17 | Colombus Day Weekend | 1:22 | |
| 18 | My Personal Life | 3:24 | |
| 19 | Francis Bacon | 1:08 | |
| 20 | Empty | 1:05 | |
| 21 | The Trees | 1:39 | |
| 22 | The Absolute | 1:12 | |
| 23 | Real Men | 5:13 | |
| 24 | Water | 2:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Engineered At – Noise New York
- Produced At – Noise New York
Credits
- Artwork – Savage Pencil
- Music By [Musics By] – Timothy Leary*, Henry Mancini, Johann Strauss*, Kramer (2), Beethoven*, T. Marvin Hatley*, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, N.W.A., Ravi Shankar
- Photography By – Macioce
- Producer, Engineer – Kramer (2)
- Words By – John S. Hall
Notes
The tracking printed on the back tray insert switched Side A with Side B from the LP. So this CD version starts with "Everybody Screams Inside"-"Water", then "Enjoy Your Tea"-"Shit".
Other Versions (4)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Real Men (CD, ) | Shimmy Disc Europe | SDE 9136 CD | Netherlands | 1991 | ||
Recently Edited | Real Men (LP, Album) | Shimmy Disc, Shimmy Disc | shimmy 043, OK?, shimmy 042 | US | 1991 | ||
Needs Changes | Real Men (Cassette, ) | Shimmy Disc | S-042-CS | US | 1991 | ||
New Submission | Real Men (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Shimmy Disc, Shimmy Disc | shimmy 042 , Sh - 043, OK? | US | 1991 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Having known John S. Hall for many years and interviewed him several times, he actually confessed that he does not really care for this album (at least half of it). He said that basically he just went into the studio and recorded a shit-load of poetry over some samples that Kramer had personally picked out. John did not think that many of the samples fitted with his poems, but some of them were very good.
Now, personally - I love this album, I think it all works quite well (in a disjointed kind of way), but I understand where John was coming from - some of the samples would've been suited for other poems (or perhaps not suited anywhere at all). For example, I believe that "Water" is absolutely perfect, and the same goes for "Francis Bacon". Although, tracks like Enjoy Your Tea, and Trees really sound off putting.
All in all, I would give this a 8.5 out of 10, very strong release, with some of John's best written words contained within!