Year of the Pig 12 (MP3)
Kings of punk and hardcore Fucked Up return with a mammoth single,
second in a series of records based on the Chinese Zodiac. 'Year of
the Pig' is an 18 minute 34 second long prog-punk masterpiece
featuring lush piano and organ arrangements by Max Danger (The Deadly
Snakes) and guest vocals by Toronto's Jennifer Castle. 'Year of the
Pig' starts with gentle guitar and soothing organ before heading into
darker territory with gruff male vocals offset by Castle's angelic
singing and a meandering bassline. It's not until a full 7 and a half
minutes in that the track explodes into a keith moon-esque drum
workout, which is followed by a one note neu trick that builds up to a
thrash attack. It's 'The Wall' as written and recorded by Poison
Idea. Single on What's Your Rupture?, the label that introduced
America to Love is All, The Long Blondes, and so many others.
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Year of the Pig |
| 2 | The Black Hats |