After the Fire -
Der Kommissar
Rock
Rating: ****
Artists & Albums
> Stü Art
> The Perfect Response
Ledy Pa Records 008
1997
Details...
Performers...
Beau Casio :
drums, synthesizer
Jennifer Martin (guest) :
guitar on tracks 7 and 9, drum assistance on track 3
Credits...
Producer :
Stü Art
Liner Notes...
Recorded at My Room Studios, Troy, Ohio; August through August 1996-97.
Tracks...
1.
Big Mighty Going
(Michael Nickras)
0:45
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2.
Infandous
(James Nickras)
0:56
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3.
Pie Cherry Pie
(James Nickras)
1:25
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4.
Fast
(Michael Nickras)
1:35
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5.
Pay for Your Sodie Pop
(James Nickras)
1:06
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6.
The Scourge and the Hominy
(James Nickras)
1:45
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7.
Jim Blow
(Stü Art)
0:26
[instrumental]
8.
Where We Are
(Michael Nickras)
2:06
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9.
Runt
(Stü Art)
0:30
[instrumental]
10.
Five Bullets in the Head
(James Nickras)
1:07
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11.
Yellow Mountains
(James Nickras)
1:24
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12.
A Pinewood Party
(James Nickras)
1:43
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13.
I Write With Pencil
(James Nickras)
1:52
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14.
Lonely Evening
(Michael Nickras)
0:44
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15.
A Trip to a History Museum
(James Nickras)
1:03
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16.
The End
(Michael Nickras)
1:20
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Comments...
Michael Nickras
(Nirass, Stü Art) on April 10, 2023 wrote:
I always felt that we improved as time went by, developing our sound and improving on our musicality (if that's possible). So, though I probably like the last two albums best (Finally... and Chôpek Rink), The Perfect Response is easily my next favorite. It contains one of my absolute favorite Stü Art songs in "Yellow Mountains". Additionally, I had three lead vocals that worked out okay.
Reviews...
This album marks a turning point for Stü Art. The Perfect Response combines the musical improvements of the band's middle efforts with the lyricism of their early albums. With several outstanding songs, such as "Fast," "Where We Are," and "The End" this album is the band's most cohesive production.
Songs tend to be shorter and less monotonous than on preceding albums. "Fast," truly one of the gems from this album, is only a minute and a half long. With well-written lyrics, great, dramatic vocals by M. Nickras and a wonderful stark guitar accompaniment, "Fast" is a moody, haunting song. "Where we Are" weighs in as the longest song on the album at only 2:07. Another one of the album's showpieces, it has a church hymn-like feeling that's a...
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