Smokers' Paradise
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Homestead[1] | |||
| Producer | Iain Burgess | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Smokers' Paradise is an extended play by Breaking Circus.[3][4] It was released in 1987 on Homestead Records. It is the first and only Breaking Circus release to feature second guitarist Phil Harder. It was intended as a full-length album with four songwriting contributions each from Björklund, Flour, and Trainer. When Homestead Records insisted that it be a six-song EP (possibly due to budget restrictions), Flour and Trainer's contributions were limited to one song each, while all of Björklund's songs appeared on the record.
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press called the EP "an eerie and innovative pleasure."[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Smokers' Paradise"
- "Three Cool Cats"
- "ShockHammer Thirteen"
- "Emperor Calvin"
- "Medicine Lake"
- "Eat Lead"
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Björklund - vocals, guitar
- Phil Harder - guitar
- Flour - bass, vocals
- Todd Trainer - drums, vocals
- Iain Burgess - producer
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Breaking Circus". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Smokers' Paradise - Breaking Circus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Breaking Circus | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Foundation, Poetry (October 13, 2020). "In Memory of the Rock Band Breaking Circus by Stephanie Burt". Poetry Foundation.