Fudge Tunnel - In A Word

Sex Mammoth

#29) Fudge Tunnel - In A Word (1994)

 1. Sex Mammoth
 2. Bed Crumbs
 3. Boston Baby
 4. Sweet Meat
 5. Grey
 6. Spanish Fly
 7. Ten Percent
 8. Good Kicking
 9. Stuck
 10. Tipper Gore
 11. Gut Rot
 12. SRT
 13. Kitchen Belt
 14. For Madmen Only
 15. Changes

terrible name aside, Fudge Tunnel are great.  that being said, this album didn't really do much for me. it's a comp of rare and unreleased recording sessions. so basically, of the 15 tracks there were only 2 that i think can only be found on this album, but don't quote me on that as i'm not 100% sure, otherwise the tracks can be found in more or less the same versions on their full lengths. i didn't have my other Fudge Tunnel records with me when i listened to this but i really didn't hear any big differences between the original versions and these session/live tracks. the sound quality is very good though, and for the most part they're all great songs.
tracks 1-3 were recorded for the John Peel Show in 1990.
4 was recorded as part of the 'Sweet Sounds of Excess' sessions and as far as i know is exclusive to this record.
5 and 6 were recorded live in New York in '93.
7-10 are again for the John Peel Show, this time in '92.
11-13 were recorded at the Dynamo Fest in Holland but no year is listed in the cd.
14 is a cover of a song originally by a band called May Blitz and is the other track that i think is an exclusive but again, i'm not 100%.
track 15 is a Black Sabbath cover. let me go on record as saying i absolutely HATE the original version of this song. i love Sabbath but this is just an awful track, sorry. the cover is entertaining but nothing great. in the liner notes they state that they're not sure which version of the song is worse, theirs or Sabbath's, i'd have to go with Sabbath's as the crappier one.
this is not a 'bad album'. like i said, the sound quality is good and the tracks are solid but i've basically heard it all before. i like this band a lot but i would really only recommend this album for completionists, new and old fans alike will be fine just listening to the full lengths.