''Very, Very Powerful Motor'' is the second studio album by the

Fastbacks Fastbacks were a Seattle, Washington, punk rock band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch (born August 28, 1960), and friends Lulu Gargiulo (guitar and vocals, born October 12, 1960) and Kim Warnick (bass and vocals, born April 7, ...

, released in 1990 on

PopLlama Records PopLlama Records is an independent record label founded by record producer Conrad Uno in Seattle, Washington, in 1984. After making several of his own demos in his basement studio, Uno would produce The Young Fresh Fellows' debut album ''The Fab ...

. The second track, "Apologies," is a cover of a

Pointed Sticks Pointed Sticks are a Canadian punk rock/new wave music, new wave band from Vancouver. Originally active from 1978 to 1981, then reuniting to perform in July 2006 through to November 2012. After a three-year hiatus, Pointed Sticks returned to the ...

song.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the album "gives Bloch’s pop-rooted songs rocking arrangements that occasionally overwhelm them."

Greil Marcus Greil Marcus (born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics. Biography Marcus wa ...

, in ''

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'', called it "unreconstructed punk with a lot of melody, no apologies ... and Kim Warnick, for whom singing flat is just a form a realism."

Track listing

All songs written by

Kurt Bloch Kurt Bloch (born August 28, 1960) is an American songwriter, guitarist, engineer and record producer. Music career Bloch is best known as songwriter and lead guitarist of Fastbacks, and is a member of The Young Fresh Fellows. Record Production ...

, except where noted. # "In the Summer" – 3:23 # "Apologies" (Nick Jones) – 1:50 # "Trouble Sleeping" – 3:18 # "Better Than Before" – 3:25 # "What to Expect Dirk's Car Jam" – 5:02 # "Says Who?" – 4:12 # "Last Night I Had a Dream That I Could Fly" – 5:13 # "I Won't Regret" – 3:25 # "I Guess" – 2:41 # "Always Tomorrow" – 4:25 # "I'll Be Okay" – 5:00 # "Everything I Don't Need" – 3:22

Personnel

Kim Warnick Kim Warnick (born April 7, 1959Fastbacks on SubPop Records
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– vocals, bass *

– guitar *Lulu Gargiulo – guitar *Nate Johnson – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Very, Very Powerful Motor (Album) 1990 albums Fastbacks albums PopLlama Records albums