Gimmick (album)

Gimmick
Studio album by
Barkmarket
ReleasedOctober 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)
RecordedHarold Dessau, NYC
GenreNoise rock
Length45:57
LabelAmerican
ProducerDave Sardy
Barkmarket chronology
Vegas Throat
(1991) 		Gimmick
(1993) 		Lardroom
(1994)

Gimmick is the second studio album by the American noise rock band Barkmarket, released on October 12, 1993 by American Recordings.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

William Ruhlmann of allmusic gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "hard rock in a near-industrial mode--all relentlessly pounding drums and bass, relentlessy chording guitars, relentlessly ranting vocals."[1]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Dave Sardy, except "Gatherer" by John Nowlin; all music is composed by Barkmarket

No.TitleLength
1."Easy Chair"3:11
2."Whipping Boy"3:55
3."Static"5:13
4."Dumbjaw"4:17
5."Gatherer"1:38
6."Hack It Off"2:16
7."Curio"4:42
8."Redundant"3:50
9."Radio Static"4:24
10."Car Jack"3:30
11."The Shill"4:43
12."Better Made Man"4:18

Personnel

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Adapted from the Gimmick liner notes.[2]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1993 American CD, CS, LP 45343

References

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  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Barkmarket: Gimmick > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Gimmick (booklet). Barkmarket. Burbank, California: American Recordings. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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