1991, Communion
Listening to Jawbreaker is likely to get you thinking about countless other grunge/thrash pop bands, from Nirvana to Sugar to Helmet. That shouldn't scare you away from Bivouac...Guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach is a ferocious string mauler who adds deft twists and turns to his ultra-loud rush of chords, vocalizing in a scream/sing/shout manner...Bivouac is for the most part a faster and louder proposition defined by speedy guitar raunch and smart (smartalecky?) songwriting. Chesterfield King is a wonderful boy-meets-girl story rife with understated awkwardness and sexual tentativeness, while Tour Song succinctly and accurately sums up the pros and cons of gigging... ~ John Dougan, Option 49_93, All Music Guide
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | Shield your eyes |
| 2 | Big |
| 3 | Chesterfield king |
| 4 | Sleep |
| 5 | Donatello |
| 6 | Face down |
| 7 | P.S. New York is burning |
| 8 | Like a secret |
| 9 | Tour song |
| 10 | You don't know... |
| 11 | Pack it up |
| 12 | Parabola |
| 13 | Bivouac |
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