Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Joy
2. Rice Is Nice
3. Whoyouknow
4. Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
5. To Hell With Good Intentions
6. Alan Is A Cowboy Killer
7. There Ain't No Fool In Ferguson
8. 1956 & All That
9. Undress For Success
10. That Man Will Not Hang
11. She Will Only Bring You Happiness
12. Without Msg I Am Nothing

Disc 2:

1. Rock Vs. Single Parents
2. Why I Don't Believe In You
3. Balbo's Theme
4. Viva Minor Legends
5. Whiteliberalonwhiteliberalaction
6. Murphy Syndrome, The
7. Provincial Song
8. Here Comes Joe
9. Love Song For A Mexican (2nd Version)
10. Rope
11. No Covers
12. Beacon For Pissed Ships
13. Habit That Kicks Itself, The
14. Excruciating Whistle-ah
15. Friends Stoning Friends
16. Random Celebrity Insult Generator
17. Hymn For New Cars
18. Join The Mevolution
19. Salt Water Solution, The
20. All Encompassing Positive, The
21. London Whine Company, The
22. Gift Of Slight, The
23. Dave, Stop Killing Prostitutes

Disc 3:

1. Love Song For A Mexican
2. Colour March
3. Working From Home
4. Collagen Rock
5. Difference Between Me & You Is I'm On Fire, The
6. Reformed Arsonist Seeks Child Bride
7. Be Average To Each Other
8. Cradling
9. Bipolar Bears Take Seattle
10. Kkkitchens What Were You Thinking
11. Lost Consonants
12. Comeuppance, Come
13. See Them, Smell Them, Sign Them
14. Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
15. That Man Will Not Hang
16. 1956 & All That
17. Falco Vs. The Young Canoeist
18. You Should Be Ashamed, Seamus
19. Gareth Brown Says
20. Rice Is Nice
21. Collagen Rock
22. To Hell With Good Intentions

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #157347 in Music
• Released on: 2006-03-21
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, Explicit Lyrics, Limited Edition

Album Description
Limited edition triple CD at a low list price. Disc one features A sides, disc two B sides, and disc three live material.

Amazon.com
When McLusky Do Dallas came out, the band seemed like another apoplectic burst of rock 'n' roll madness that could go the way of Nirvana, busting out hugely. Just listen to the opening blast of album closer "Whoyouknow" and the exasperated yowl of the Welsh trio's yeller Andy Falkous as he cranks up the chorus, "Your heart's turned the color of Coca Cola / Rescind yourself as you get older / Younger faces come to steal your fire," and you can see how McLuskly could be widely loved. Truth is, the trio never broke through. Falkous's open-bore Les Paul playing never quite hit the major musical arteries. McLusky Do Dallas is, though, a mighty roar, peerless in its lyric zings and its all-out palpitations of guitar, bass, drums, and screams. So it is fitting that the central tracks on this "hits" collection, McLuskyism, re-capture the thrillride of Do Dallas, along with a bunch of other assorted bone-jarring ditties. (With this limited edition, you also get McLusky live on DVD, where the tunes seem to shake loose the very structure of the band's physical bodies--especially the liquefied body of bassist and co-howler Jon Chapple.) You get early singles, and you get a couple gems off their swan song, The Difference Between You and Me is that I'm Not on Fire. But it's "Whoyouknow" that sums up the short-lived band--all else is gravy. Angry, petulant, and deeply funny (as in the line "My band is bigger than your band / We take more drugs than a touring funk band"--this from mostly straight-edge guys), the McLusky experience needs a huge hug to fully embrace the corralled fury. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews

Reviewism
I've had my eye on McLusky for quite some time now, but they've generally been expensive and, for some reason, hard to find. And I didn't know what kind of music it was. So when they came out with this reasonably-priced 3-cd set, I went ahead and got it. I was definitely not disappointed. While I tend to stay away from the harder-core stuff as I've gotten older, I still know what's good from what's junk, and this is some amazing stuff.

McLusky is a harder brand of 90's post-punk ala the heavier Sebadoh or Modest Mouse, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., et al. They're from the UK and have recently disbanded. Although they never broke out of their relative obscurity, their catalogue has been enthusiastically reviewed by just about anyone with a website. The one major complaint most have had, and that I've noticed is that the first cd is a little short. Not a problem if you have the 3 cd set, of course. Also, others have noted that a few favorite tracks were left off.

Get the limited 3-cd set while you can. The first cd is great, but not long enough. The second is just about as good, and the third cd offers a mish-mash of live & unreleased/alternate takes. The live stuff on cd 3 is great, much harder than you'd find on the albums, almost sounding like the Blood Brothers, and great sound quality as well.

Without Mclusky You Are Nothing
They're loud, they're abrasive, they're witty and they're criminally unknown. They're the answer to the question, "what comes out when you toss Steve Albini, the Jesus Lizard, and John Lydon into a wood chipper?"

Mcluskyism is a great overview of Mclusky's short career. The early tracks are stripped down blasts of punkish noise. The Albini era saw the full flowering of Mclusky's genius--distorted, sneering vocals, loud guitars, huge bass and drums.

The live set on the third disc pushes the limited edition of Mcluskyism way past the single disc version. Not only is Mclusky's performance ferocious, snarling, and mean, but the way the band repeatedly slams a couple of hecklers with withering words from the stage is priceless.

What's not to like? Unless you're one of those overly sensitive emo wussses.

The difference between you and me is I already own this
Ok first off there are two versions the normal and the limited edition, get the limited edition, cuz for like $2 more you get 44 extra songs. McLusky were amazing, duh, hopefully you're already a fan, if not run out and grab this, and "McLusky Do Dallas" and" the difference between you and me..." That should cover your bases. Anyway this lil box set has everything you need to rock out: The genius "To Hell with good intentions", Alan is a cowboy killer, without msg I am nothing, rock vs. single parents and c-c-c-collagen rock! So McLusky are gone but not forgotten and so pick this baby up and cry alone in your room. Also pick up the singers new bands cd Shooting at unarmed men, its not McLusky but it's fun too. My love is bigger than your love we take more drugs than a touring funk band Sing it!