SHUDDER TO THINK 50,000 B.C. 1997

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Shudder To Think are an indie rock band formed in Washington, DC, in 1986 by Craig Wedren (vocals, guitar), Mike Russell (drums), Stuart Hill (bass), and Chris Matthews (guitar). Although usually associated with DC's punk and emo scenes, Shudder To Think blended their punk influences with pop and glam. Also making the band stand out were Werden's theatrical vocals. The group released their first LP on Sammich Records in 1989 and then moved to Dischord Records for 3 LPs. After the release of 1992's "Get Your Goat", Russell and Matthews left the group and were replaced by Adam Wade (ex-Jawbox) and Nathan Larson (ex-Swiz), respectively. This line-up released a single on Dischord before making the jump to a major label, one of only 2 Dischord acts to ever do so. Their major label debut, "Pony Express Record" received critical acclaim and scored a minor hit with the song "X-French Tee Shirt" but the band failed to find big-time success with a mainstream audience and received backlash from hardcore independent rock fans for leaving Dischord. Things were further complicated as Werden spent the next few years battling Hodgkin's Disease. Shudder To Think returned in 1997 with "50,000 BC" (and with Kevin March replacing Adam Wade) and moved into soundtrack work but split by the end of the decade.

Tracklist

  1. Call of The Playground
  2. Red House
  3. Beauty Strike
  4. The Saddest Day of My Life
  5. The Man Who Rolls
  6. All Eyes Are Different
  7. Kissesmack Of Past Action
  8. Resident Wine
  9. She's A Skull
10. Survival
11. You're Gonna Look Fine, Love
12. Hop On One Foot

SHUDDER TO THINK Get Your Goat 1992

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Shudder To Think are an indie rock band formed in Washington, DC, in 1986 by Craig Wedren (vocals, guitar), Mike Russell (drums), Stuart Hill (bass), and Chris Matthews (guitar). Although usually associated with DC's punk and emo scenes, Shudder To Think blended their punk influences with pop and glam. Also making the band stand out were Werden's theatrical vocals. The group released their first LP on Sammich Records in 1989 and then moved to Dischord Records for 3 LPs.

Tracklist

1	Love Catastrophe	3:39
2	Shake Your Halo Down	2:36
3	White Page	1:59
4	Goat	2:18
5	Pebbles	4:27
6	Baby Drop	3:35
7	The Hair Pillow	3:02
8	She Wears He-Harem	2:55
9	Rain-Covered Cat	3:11
10	Funny	4:12

SHUDDER TO THINK Funeral At The Movies & Ten Spot 1991

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Shudder To Think are an indie rock band formed in Washington, DC, in 1986 by Craig Wedren (vocals, guitar), Mike Russell (drums), Stuart Hill (bass), and Chris Matthews (guitar). Although usually associated with DC's punk and emo scenes, Shudder To Think blended their punk influences with pop and glam. Also making the band stand out were Werden's theatrical vocals. The group released their first LP on Sammich Records in 1989 and then moved to Dischord Records for 3 LPs

Tracklist 

	Funeral At The Movies
1	Chocolate	3:08
2	Lies About The Sky	3:58
3	Day Ditty	1:55
4	Crosstown Traffic	2:26
5	Red House	3:32
6	Funeral At The Movies	3:14
7	I Blew Away/Ride That Sexy Horse	7:20
	Ten Spot
8	Heaven Here	2:10
9	Jade-Dust Eyes	2:06
10	Rag	3:11
11	About Three Dreams	4:06
12	Speak	4:12
13	Corner Of My Eye	2:44
14	Summertime Train	3:21
15	On The Rain	3:15
16	Vacation Brain	3:47
17	Yes	1:49
18	Tony Told Me	3:00

SHUDDER TO THINK Pony Express Record 1994

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Artist Biography by John Bush

Shudder to Think's hardcore punk background (courtesy of their affiliation with the D.C.-based label Dischord Records, also the home of Fugazi) doesn't give the best indication of their sound, since the group embraced pop influences and a skewed sense of songwriting as well. Formed in 1986, the band's initial lineup -- vocalist/guitarist Craig Wedren, guitarist Chris Matthews, bassist Stuart Hill, and drummer Mike Russell -- released two singles and one 1989 album (Curse, Spells, Voodoo, Mooses) before signing with the Dischord label. Shudder to Think remained with Dischord for three influential albums -- 1990's Ten-Spot, 1991's Funeral at the Movies, and 1992's Get Your Goat -- while touring alongside the likes of Fugazi and the Smashing Pumpkins.

Matthews and Russell had both left the group by 1994, with guitarist Nathan Larson and drummer Adam Wade stepping in to replace them. Additional changes followed as the band inked its first major-label contract. After signing with Epic, Shudder to Think released Pony Express Record in 1994. During the three years that followed, Wedren successfully overcame Hodgkin's Disease, Larson released an album with his side project Mind Science of the Mind, and Wade was replaced with former Dambuilders drummer Kevin March. 50,000 B.C. was released after that period of activity, but it ultimately failed to push the band into the big time. One year later, Shudder to Think focused its attention on soundtrack work for the indie films First Love, Last Rites (which included songs in various musical styles sung by alt-rock notables like Liz Phair, Billy Corgan, and Robin Zander, as well as one of Jeff Buckley's last recorded works) and High Art, the latter featuring Brian Eno-like instrumental soundscapes. Larson left the band that same year, though, and his departure proved to be the final straw. Shudder to Think split up in 1998, with Wedren launching a solo career shortly thereafter.

Wedren played shows in the New York City area and appeared on the soundtrack Down to You. He also supplied backup vocals to the Verve Pipe's 1999 self-titled release and continued his soundtrack work for films. Nearly a decade after Shudder to Think's demise, Wedren joined former bandmates Larson and March for a series of reunion shows, including an event that supported presidential candidate Barack Obama. A fall tour followed in 2008 and was later documented on the concert album Live from Home. 

 

Tracklist 

1	Hit Liquor	4:08
2	Gang Of $	3:45
3	9 Fingers On You	2:41
4	Sweet Year Old	4:52
5	Earthquakes Come Home	3:44
6	Kissi Penny	3:06
7	X-French Tee Shirt	4:06
8	No Rm. 9, Kentucky	5:34
9	Chakka	4:47
10	Own Me	4:48
11	So Into You	3:43
12	Trackstar	6:48
13	Full Body Anchor	1:50

 

 

GIVE ME THE CURE

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 Tracklist 

1	–Shudder To Think	Shake Dog Shake	4:24
2	–The Ropers	Jumping Someone Else's Train	2:40
3	–Chisel	Six Different Ways	2:22
4	–Eggs	Catch	2:59
5	–DJ Bootious Maximus	The Love Cats	3:02
6	–Candy Machine	10:15 Saturday Night	6:24
7	–Glo-worm	Friday I'm In Love	2:12
8	–Cinnamon Toast	Piggy In The Mirror	4:19
9	–Frodus	Killing An Arab	3:35
10	–Peter Hayes (4)	A Night Like This	4:03
11	–Tuscadero	Boys Don't Cry	3:39
12	–Edsel	Plastic Passion	3:48
13	–Mud (5)	The Blood	4:19
14	–Rollercoaster (3)	All Cats Are Grey	2:19
15	–My Life In Rain	Pictures Of You	3:39
16	–Dismemberment Plan*	Close To Me	4:04
17	–Jawbox	Meat Hook	2:57
18	–Trampoline	Charlotte Sometimes	4:26