Mama Tick - Gimme the Five Bucks

I don’t usually like doing “repeat” posts on the same bands that I’ve talked about on here before, however I realized in October of last year that I posted the Mama Tick Horsedoctor 7 inch without really mentioning the bands full-length album much…other than it existed really. While I do still believe that the Horsedoctor 7 inch is probably the best thing they put out, their full-length Gimme the Five Bucks surely helps the bands case as to possibly being one of the more underrated and less noticed bands from when noise-rock was at its definite peak in the 90’s. Their style was pretty unique really. As I mentioned in the Horsedoctor post, every once in awhile the band likes to incorporate an odd slap bass funk element to their sound. I am aware from that description that it sounds like an absolutely awful idea; however it actually blends quite well into the bands sound. With that said, it’s not featured as much here on Gimme the Five Bucks as it was on some of their earlier singles. The band always sort of had a humorous side to them, but rather than it being some sort of goofball shtick, it’s more like watching/listening to that slightly eccentric person that lives either next door or down the street from you and has oddest collection of crap in his yard and on his porch. Yeah, that guy. Like him, Mama Tick operates on that same sort of unpredictability and it’s a pleasure to witness.

It’s sort of surprising to see how little there is about this album out there. Not that it’s some sort of landmark album within the genre, however it’s a pretty entertaining one. The feedback and buzzing guitar work on it just absolutely rips it up. The only way to appreciate an album like this is to crank the volume way the hell up and stand back. I would also recommend a good pair of speakers.

Mama Tick – Androgenius [MP3]
Mama Tick – Friendly Neighbor [MP3]

Don’t forget to check out the songs I posted from one of their 7 inches, back here. Both of those songs are great. Anyway, for those interested you can find a few used copies of Gimme the Five Bucks on Amazon, or if you want it brand new it looks like Dubious Honor is still selling it on their site. By all means pick it up if you like it.