Full Blown Possession
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Production
The band recorded five of the album's songs at Sun Studios, in Memphis, Tennessee.[2] The album was produced by Doug Easley, Davis McCain, John Neil Martin and the band.[3]
Critical reception
The Memphis Flyer wrote that "the record includes most of the hallmarks of the band's sound -- like driving, chuka-chuka bass lines, tantalizing leads lurking just beneath the surface, and their distinctive staggering tempos."[4] The Washington Post wrote: "Although not as broken-down and freaked-out as the band's apparent model, Alex Chilton's Like Flies on Sherbert, the album is ramshackle and atmospheric just as often as it's hot-blooded and direct."[2] The Chicago Reader wrote that "the Grifters place their bets solidly on jagged pop hooks, off-kilter blues structures, and keen dynamics--much like the Rolling Stones of yore."[5]
The Chicago Tribune called the album "excellent" and "a no-nonsense uppercut of venomous Memphis R&B and darkly melodic rock that'll leave you drinking through a straw."[6] The Austin Chronicle wrote that the band sticks "to what they know: a world that's slightly spooky and more than a bit seedy, where rough-edged riffs weave together with a disconcerting delicacy and singer Scott Taylor's eloquent trash talk."[7] CMJ New Music Monthly thought that "other rock bands may play the blues, but the Grifters really mess with it."[8]
Track listing
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Album credits
Grifters
- Stan Gallimore – Drums
- Tripp Lamkins – Bass, Guitar, Moog, Electric Piano
- Dave Shouse – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Clavinet, Harmonica
- Scott Taylor – Vocals, Guitar, Organ, Mellotron
Additional musicians
- Doug Easley – Weird Sound on “Centuries”
- John Stivers (Impala) – Guitar on “You Be the Stranger”
- Skronkadelic Rhythm Factory – on “Contact Me Now”
Additional credits
- Photography by Dan Ball
- Chair Painting by Tobin Sprout
- Full Blown Possession cover drawing by Tripp Lamkins
- Layout mostly by J. Saaed
- Recorded by Doug Easley, Davis McCain and Stuart Sikes at Easley's, Memphis, Tennessee (2,4,5,7,9,10,12)
- Recorded by John Neil Martin and Jenny Hall at Sun Studios Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee (1,3,6,8,11)
- Mixed by Nick Sansano
- Mastered by John Golden at John Gold Mastering, Newbury Park, California
References
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