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- Pony Express Record
- - 9,330 plays
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Shudder to Think
Released 1994

Gang Of $
03:43
950 plays

So Into You
03:42
734 plays

No Rm. 9, Kentucky
05:33
733 plays

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- 1
- Hit Liquor
- 04:07
- 1,010 plays

- 2
- Gang Of $
- 03:43
- 950 plays

- 3
- 9 Fingers On You
- 02:39
- 728 plays

- 4
- Sweet Year Old
- 04:52
- 558 plays

- 5
- Earthquakes Come Home
- 03:44
- 536 plays

- 6
- Kissi Penny
- 03:05
- 479 plays

- 7
- X-French Tee Shirt
- 04:03
- 1,814 plays

- 8
- No Rm. 9, Kentucky
- 05:33
- 733 plays

- 9
- Chakka
- 04:46
- 537 plays

- 10
- Own Me
- 04:47
- 480 plays

- 11
- So Into You
- 03:42
- 734 plays

- 12
- Trackstar
- 06:41
- 419 plays

- 13
- Full Body Anchor
- 01:50
- 352 plays

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album review

Shudder to Think's major-label debut, Pony Express Record, boasted a better sound/production than past releases (courtesy of producer Ted Nicely and mixer Andy Wallace), and signaled more focused songwriting on the group's part. It was by no means a sellout, because even on earlier releases the group's ambitious songwriting was in full effect. And "focused" songwriting from Shudder to Think does not mean three-chord, predictable verse-chorus-verse compositions, either. Pony Express Record challenges the listener in many ways: stop/start riffing ("X-French Tee Shirt"), oblique lyrics ("Earthquakes Come Home"), often dramatic, Freddie Mercury-like vocals ("Gang of $"), and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink song structures ("No Rm. 9, Kentucky"). The music is consistently unpredictable, mixing jazz, metal, art rock, folk, experimental, and alternative in the band's melting pot. And all of the songs boast strong melodies, which initially draw the listener in until you realize that there's more than meets the ear. Pony Express Record also marked the studio debut of guitar whiz Nathan Larson and drummer Adam Wade (Larson became an integral member of the group, helping to write five tracks, while Wade left after the supporting tour). One of the most underrated rock records of the '90s. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide