John Hiatt...Slug Line-Two Bit Monsters(1993)[FLAC] torrent

1993 Slug Line / Two Bit Monsters CD BGO BGOCD176

1 You Used to Kiss the Girls 2:35
2 The Negroes Were Dancing 2:46
3 Slug Line 3:01
4 Madonna Road 4:21
5 (No More) Dancin' in the Street 2:22
6 Long Night 5:20
7 The Night That Kenny Died 2:36
8 Radio Girl 2:57
9 You're My Love Interest 3:17
10 Take Off Your Uniform 4:09
11 Sharon's Got a Drugstore 2:11
12 Washable Ink 3:18
13 Back to Normal 3:21
14 Down in Front 3:25
15 I Spy (For the F.B.I.) 2:40
16 Pink Bedroom 2:56
17 Good Girl, Bad World 3:17
18 Face the Nation 3:10
19 Cop Party 2:57
20 Back to the War 3:31
21 It Hasn't Happened Yet 3:25
22 String Pull Job 4:02
23 New Numbers 3:03


Listening to John Hiatt's music today, it's hard to believe that at the time these two albums were released, his record company had him positioned as some sort of Midwest version of Elvis Costello or Joe Jackson. Both albums are full of anger, bravado, revenge and guilt, precisely the types of emotions which fueled Costello and Jackson. On "(No More) Dancin' In The Street," Hiatt admonishes the mindless disco hordes with "Martha & The Vandellas showed you how to do as you please/Now all of you idiots are dancin' with The Bee Gees," but back then no one was listening. "Pink Bedroom" finds our hero railing against a prima donna whose world is filled with short shorts and import records and "The Night That Kenny Died" contains some pointed observations about a classmate with some particularly disgusting habits, like picking his nose. Not the type of material which seems destined for the charts, but Hiatt and his... band have created some very engaging, hooky pop on these two albums which, of course, died a quick death in the stores. Worth taking a chance on, although for my money, there's no risk involved. You'll love it!

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