Troublegum
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Album cover
Troublegum, released February 7 1994 was the second major label album by the band Therapy?. It had a dark, metal-like punk sound, while remaining melodic, which fit in well with the grunge scene, which was still popular at the time.
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Track listing
- "Knives"
- "Screamager"
- "Hellbelly"
- "Stop It You're Killing Me"
- "Nowhere"
- "Die Laughing"
- "Unbeliever"
- "Trigger Inside"
- "Lunacy Booth"
- "Isolation" - a cover of the Joy Division song
- "Turn"
- "Femtex"
- "Unrequited"
- "Brainsaw"
The album ended with a sample from the song "You are my sunshine" by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell.
Singles
"Screamager" was released on March 11 1993 on the Shortsharpshock EP with "Auto Surgery", "Totally Random Man" and "Accelerator".
"Turn" was released on May 31 1993 on the Face The Strange EP with "Speedball", "Bloody Blue" and a re-recorded version of "Neck Freak" from Nurse.
"Nowhere" was released January 17 1994 with "Pantopon Rose", "Breaking The Law" (Judas Priest), and "C. C. Rider" (an Elvis Presley song).
"Trigger Inside" was released February 28 1994 with "Nice 'n' Sleazy" (The Stranglers), "Reuters" (Wire), and "Tatty Seaside Town" (Membranes).
"Die Laughing" was released in 1994 with "Stop It You're Killing Me (live)", "Trigger Inside (live)" and "Evil Elvis (The Lost Demo)".
"Isolation" was released in 1994 with "Lunacy Booth (string version)" and "Isolation (Consolidated mix)".
Charting single
1993 Screamager Modern Rock Tracks No. 16
Personnel
- Andy Cairns - vocals/guitar
- Fyfe Ewing - drums
- Page Hamilton - lead guitar on Unbeliever
- Michael McKeegan - bass
- Chris Sheldon - Producer