Twelve Point Buck is the fourth album by Killdozer, released in 1989 through Touch and Go Records.[2][3]

Twelve Point Buck
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1987 (1987)–1989 (1989) at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
GenreNoise rock, post-hardcore[1]
Length37:13
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerSteve Marker, Butch Vig
Killdozer chronology
Little Baby Buntin'
(1987)
Twelve Point Buck
(1989)
For Ladies Only
(1989)

Twelve Point Buck was reissued in 2013.[4]

Reception and impact

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]

The Washington Post wrote that the "thump-and-grind is art music" and that "there's an integrity to its unrelentingly harsh rumble."[6] The Wisconsin State Journal deemed the album "industrial dirge music at its best."[7]

After hearing the album, Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman suggested that Nirvana record demos with Killdozer producer Butch Vig; after signing with DGC Records, Kurt Cobain asked Vig to produce Nevermind.[8] Cobain told Vig that he wanted Nevermind to sound "as heavy" as Twelve Point Buck.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Killdozer

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."New Pants and Shirt"3:36
2."Space: 1999"2:56
3."Lupus"3:09
4."Richard"4:17
5."Man Vs. Nature"3:15
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Gates of Heaven"4:38
2."Pig Foot and Beer"2:54
3."Seven Thunders"3:45
4."Free Love in Amsterdam"4:42
5."Ted Key Beefs"4:01

Personnel

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Killdozer
  • Michael Gerald – vocals, bass guitar, baritone horn
  • Bill Hobson – guitar
  • Dan Hobson – drums
Production and additional personnel

Charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[10] 16

References

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  1. ^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. p. 171.
  2. ^ Sprague, David (2007). "Killdozer". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Simon (Nov 4, 1989). "Albums: Killdozer". Melody Maker. 65 (44): 39.
  4. ^ "Also Out Today". Courier Journal. 23 Apr 2013. p. D1.
  5. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Twelve Point Buck". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Mark (24 Jan 1990). "Garden-Variety Nihilism". The Washington Post. p. C7.
  7. ^ Kovalic, John (August 22, 1990). "Bands Rock Madison Style". Answer Book. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 36.
  8. ^ Levy, Piet (16 Apr 2016). "New film shines spotlight on Madison's Smart Studios". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. A5.
  9. ^ Wall, Mick (2017). Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 51.
  10. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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