Scattered, Smothered & Covered

Scattered, Smothered & Covered is Unsane's third studio album, released in 1995 through Amphetamine Reptile. The album is the first to feature bassist Dave Curran, who replaced founding member Pete Shore after he left the band in 1994. Two of the album's tracks, "Scrape" and "Alleged", had music videos produced for them. The music video for "Scrape", a compilation of skate board accident videos, was made for only $169 and was played heavily on MTV.[1] The album was named in honor of Waffle House, a southern restaurant chain. One of Waffle House's advertising campaigns used the phrase "scattered, smothered and covered," a reference to hash browns ordered prepared with onions and cheese.

Scattered, Smothered & Covered
Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedJanuary–May, 1995
StudioAmRep Recording Division, Minneapolis, MN
Genre
Length35:09
LabelAmphetamine Reptile
ProducerTim Mac
Unsane chronology
Total Destruction
(1993)
Scattered, Smothered & Covered
(1995)
Amrep Xmas
(1997)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [2]

Patrick Kennedy from Allmusic said that the album "stripped down and sharpened the band's signature minor-key noise attack", adding that "engineer Tim Mac's facility in gaining instrument separation [...] provided the adrenaline injection Unsane had needed in the studio for years."[2] In 2012, Decibel magazine included the album in its "Hall of Fame" list.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Scrape"3:09
2."Alleged"3:01
3."Blame Me"2:22
4."Out"3:10
5."Can't See"2:21
6."Get Off My Back"4:10
7."Blew"3:28
8."Empty Cartridge"2:13
9."No Loss"2:45
10."Test My Faith"2:35
11."Ruin"2:15
12."Swim"3:41
Total length:35:09

Credits

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Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 Amphetamine Reptile CD, LP, CS AMREP 039
Switzerland 2006 Ronald Reagan Records 2xCD RR675-2
Division Records DR027
United States 2016 Amphetamine Reptile CD, LP MVD8225
MVD Audio

References

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  1. ^ Villanueva, Justina (2010-08-02) (2 August 2010). "Unsane Look Back on 'Scattered, Smothered and Covered' and MTV". noisecreep.com. Noisecreep. Retrieved 2017-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Kennedy, Patrick. "Allmusic ((( Scattered, Smothered & Covered > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 19, 2006.
  3. ^ n/a (2012-05-02) (2 May 2012). "Unsane - Scattered, Smothered, and Covered". decibelmagazine.com. Decibel. Retrieved 2017-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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