Short Sharp Shocked
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| Studio album by Michelle Shocked | ||||
| Released | August 15, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Studio B, Hollywood, Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, Sound Castle, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:27 | |||
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Mercury Mighty Sound (2003 Reissue) |
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| Producer | Pete Anderson | |||
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| Singles from Short Sharp Shocked | ||||
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| 2003 Reissue Cover | ||||
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| AllMusic |  |
| Chicago Sun-Times |  |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
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| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 |
| The Village Voice | A− |
Short Sharp Shocked is the second album by Michelle Shocked. Originally released in 1988, it was remastered and reissued in 2003 as a two-CD set by Shocked's own label, Mighty Sound. The title is a play on the phrase short, sharp shock. The record title and cover image is similar to that of the 1984 Chaos U.K. album Short Sharp Shock.
The photograph of Shocked that appears on the cover was taken by Chris Hardy of the San Francisco Examiner at a protest in San Francisco during the 1984 Democratic National Convention. The 2003 re-issue de-contextualized the original photograph by closely cropping it to Shocked's face.
All songs written by Michelle Shocked except as noted. The final track is a remake of "Fogtown", originally from The Texas Campfire Tapes, with punk band MDC. It was not listed on the sleeve or disc as Shocked "wanted it to surprise people".
The 2003 re-issue included a second disc of radio sessions, live recordings and studio out-takes:
Q' magazine's Robert Sandall wrote: "Where this album hits hardest is in the playful unpredictability of [Pete] Anderson and Shocked's arrangements," observed . "'When I Grow Up' ... introduces a jazzy, acoustic bass shuffle, then starts bouncing miscellaneous sound inserts around beneath the vocal. From here, it's pretty much all stops to the thrash metal finale at the end of side two." Including the album in its best-of-the-year round-up, Q wrote, "Her excellent band revels in every opportunity she gives to cut loose and take chances, which heightens the spontaneous feel of her raggedy vocals. Second albums can often be a disappointment, but this is a firecracker."
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