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    The Hammer Party

    Big Black - The Hammer Party

    01/01/1986 | Touch & Go Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Initially a pairing of Big Black's first two EPs, Lungs and Bulldozer, The Hammer Party first found release through Homestead on vinyl and CD. When Touch & Go bought out the band's material, they reissued it, adding the band's third EP, Racer-X. Those seeking a quick introduction to the early-'80s post-punk combo who welded industrial's nihilism to the angularities of Gang of Four, Killing Joke, and the Pop Group and the sheer claustrophobic terror and mayhem of Suicide should look no further. Though containing later material, The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape is actually the best place to go for a first dose of Big Black. The earlier stuff found here isn't up to snuff when compared to Atomizer and Songs About Fucking, but it's still remarkably riveting. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

    The Hammer Party Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Steelworker
  • 4:15
  • Sound Clip for Steelworker from The Hammer Party


  • 2
  • Live in a Hole
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Live in a Hole from The Hammer Party


  • 3
  • Dead Billy
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Dead Billy from The Hammer Party


  • 4
  • I Can Be Killed
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for I Can Be Killed from The Hammer Party


  • 5
  • Crack
  • 3:56
  • Sound Clip for Crack from The Hammer Party


  • 6
  • RIP
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for RIP from The Hammer Party


  • 7
  • Cables
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Cables from The Hammer Party


  • 8
  • Pigeon Kill
  • 1:47
  • Sound Clip for Pigeon Kill from The Hammer Party


  • 9
  • I'm a Mess
  • 1:56
  • Sound Clip for I'm a Mess from The Hammer Party


  • 10
  • Texas
  • 4:02
  • Sound Clip for Texas from The Hammer Party


  • 11
  • Seth
  • 3:32
  • Sound Clip for Seth from The Hammer Party


  • 12
  • Jump the Climb
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Jump the Climb from The Hammer Party


  • 13
  • Racer X
  • 4:00
  • Sound Clip for Racer X from The Hammer Party


  • 14
  • Shotgun
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Shotgun from The Hammer Party


  • 15
  • The Ugly American
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for The Ugly American from The Hammer Party


  • 16
  • Deep Six
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Deep Six from The Hammer Party


  • 17
  • Sleep!
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Sleep! from The Hammer Party


  • 18
  • The Big Payback
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for The Big Payback from The Hammer Party


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