''The Cross and the Switchblade'' is a studio album by the
garage punk
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band
Bantam Rooster
Bantam Rooster was an American garage punk band, formed in 1994 in Lansing, Michigan and disbanded in 2003.
History
Bantam Rooster formed in 1994 as the duo of vocalist and guitarist Thomas Jackson Potter (formerly of Kill Devil Hill) and drumme ...
. The album is heavier and more frantic than their debut album, ''Deal Me In''.
Production
The album was produced by
Jim Diamond.
Critical reception
''
The Province
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'' wrote that the band "rocks ridiculously hard." ''
The Detroit News
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'' called the album "a 16-track slab of the yowling, ballistic, tag-team R&B." ''
Exclaim!
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'' thought that "T. Jackson Potter’s tight, frenzied guitar playing and yelping vocals drive the album along and it’s on winners like 'Safe Cracker', 'Tom Skinner' and 'Outta My Mind' that he really lets loose."
[ '']Westword
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'' deemed it "a downright wicked collection of shifty, soulful garage-blues freakouts."
Track listing
All songs written by Eric Cook and T. Jackson Potter.
# "Safe Cracker" - 1:27
# "Soul-Phisticate" - 2:04
# "Goin' Cold" - 2:20
# "Intro Thang" - 1:06
# "New Life" - 3:50
# "Outta My Mind" - 2:11
# "Tom Skinner" - 2:30
# "You Ain't the Boss of Me" - 1:44
# "She Stalker" - 2:04
# "Shot Down" - 2:14
# "Cat Fight" - 1:17
# "Ghost" - 2:30
# "Hey Bartendress" - 2:28
# "Pony Up" - 2:24
# "Electricity" - 1:24
# "Crazy" - 2:11
References
1999 albums
Bantam Rooster albums
Crypt Records albums
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