You might think someone who\u2019s been a vegetarian for well over 30 years might have a hard time enjoying a band called Meat Whiplash. Well, when you consider the band\u2019s affinity for post-punk and shoegaze sounds of the \u201980s and the fact they shared the stage with The Jesus And Mary Chain, it didn\u2019t take me long for to warm up to these Scottish legends.<\/p>\n
Though they only released one single in their career, they left an indelible impact, and here we are three-plus decades after they broke up with a double album that assembles their lone record, a John Peel session, demos, live tracks and, interestingly enough, several tracks of other bands covering Meat Whiplash.<\/p>\n
The first two tracks, \u201cDon\u2019t Slip Up\u201d and \u201cHere It Comes,\u201d stem from the band\u2019s only official release back in 1985. Both of the songs feature the well sung vocals of Paul McDermott alongside the swirling guitar from Stephen McLean and the scrappy rhythm section of Edward Connelly and Michael Kerr.<\/p>\n
From there, we\u2019re treated to the rumbling bass of \u201cEat Me To The Core,\u201d where a darker mood enters, while the demo version of \u201cAlways Sunday\u201d drones with a distinct dreaminess that\u2019s also a bit ominous. The last tune before the covers is the raw and thumping \u201cCuddle Up With Cancer,\u201d which illustrates Meat Whiplash\u2019s live energy via both noisy and shoegaze qualities. <\/p>\n
The last portion features bands that are largely unfamiliar to me. A Place To Bury Strangers flesh out \u201cWalk Away\u201d with plenty of buzzing noise that sure does tip its hat to Meat Whiplash\u2019s legacy, while \u201cEat Me To The Core\u201d is performed by Unlettered and places throbbing bass, hypnotic guitar and even a sing-along into the dense execution. Bubblegum Lemonade deliver the final track, \u201cShe Comes Tomorrow,\u201d which carries a bit of a jangle alongside melodic singing and even pop nods. <\/p>\n
Sure, they only released a single, but I\u2019ve been seeing the name Meat Whiplash tossed around fanzines since the early \u201990s, so they were clearly onto something. This release documents their existence with incredible packaging and a preservation of their time that all fans of post-punk, shoegaze and early alt-rock will appreciate. <\/p>\n
I choose to listen while eating tofu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":35265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[11073],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-47151","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-meat-whiplash","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=47151"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=47151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}