| Beat The Champ | |
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Released |
April 7, 2015 |
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Length |
45:51 |
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Producer |
Brandon Eggleston |
Beat The Champ is the 15th studio album by the Mountain Goats. The album focuses mainly on professional wrestling, although some of the songs, by John Darnielle's own admission, "are really more about death and difficult-to-navigate interior spaces than wrestling"[1].
Tracks[]
- "Southwestern Territory" -- 4:14
- "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" -- 3:00
- "Foreign Object" -- 2:51
- "Animal Mask" -- 2:54
- "Choked Out" -- 1:42
- "Heel Turn 2" -- 5:58
- "Fire Editorial" -- 3:22
- "Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan" -- 3:48
- "Werewolf Gimmick" -- 2:34
- "Luna" -- 3:27
- "Unmasked!" -- 3:28
- "The Ballad of Bull Ramos" -- 2:53
- "Hair Match" -- 5:40
Blood Capsules[]
(Main Article: Blood Capsules (EP))
The song "Blood Capsules" was recorded the last night of tracking (featuring "disco wahwah guitar" by Peter Hughes[2]), and it was decided that it didn't fit with the whole album. The B-side is a dub remix of the song by Scott Solter.
Tracks[]
- "Blood Capsules" -- 3:25
- "Dub Capsules" -- 4:05
Personnel[]
- John Darnielle - vocals, guitar, piano
- Peter Hughes - bass guitar, backing vocals, guitar
- Jon Wurster - drums
- Matt Douglas - sax, flute, clarinet
- Brandon Eggleston - production
- Scott Solter - mixing
- Erik Friedlander - cello
- Mat McCaughan - backing vocals on "Werewolf Gimmick"[3]
- Leela Corman - album cover art
References[]
| Beat the Champ |
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Track list: "Southwestern Territory" • "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" • "Foreign Object" • "Animal Mask" • "Choked Out" • "Heel Turn 2" • "Fire Editorial" • "Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan" • "Werewolf Gimmick" • "Luna" • "Unmasked!" • "The Ballad of Bull Ramos" • "Hair Match" |