Short Sharp Shocked

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Short Sharp Shocked is the second album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked, released in 1988 by Mercury Records. It was remastered and reissued in 2003 as a two-CD set by Shocked's own label, Mighty Sound.

Artwork

The title Short Sharp Shocked is a play on the phrase "short, sharp shock". The photograph of Shocked that appears on the album cover was taken by Chris Hardy of the San Francisco Examiner at a protest in San Francisco during the 1984 Democratic National Convention.[1][2][3] The front cover of the 2003 reissue decontextualized the original photograph by closely cropping it to Shocked's face, but the back cover features it in full, with the restraining officer's eyes not obscured by airbrushed-on sunglasses like the front cover of the original Mercury release.

The title and cover image are similar to those of the 1984 album Short Sharp Shock by the English punk rock band Chaos UK, who would respond by titling their 1989 album The Chipping Sodbury Bonfire Tapes after Shocked's 1986 album The Texas Campfire Tapes.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarStar[5]
Chicago Sun-TimesStarStarStarHalf star[6]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStarHalf star[7]
NME8/10[8]
The Philadelphia InquirerStarStarStarStar[9]
QStarStarStarStar[10]
Record Mirror4/5[11]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[12]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[13]
The Village VoiceA−[14]

Q magazine's Robert Sandall wrote, "Where this album hits hardest is in the playful unpredictability of [Pete] Anderson and Shocked's arrangements," and observed, "'When I Grow Up' ... introduces a jazzy, acoustic bass shuffle, then starts bouncing miscellaneous sound inserts around beneath the vocal. From here, it's pretty much all stops to the thrash metal finale at the end of side two."[10] Including the album in its best-of-the-year round-up, Q commented, "Her excellent band revels in every opportunity she gives to cut loose and take chances, which heightens the spontaneous feel of her raggedy vocals. Second albums can often be a disappointment, but this is a firecracker."[15] Short Sharp Shocked was voted the fifth-best album of 1988 in The Village VoiceTemplate:'s year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[16]

Retrospectively, Rolling Stone critic Adrian Zupp described Short Sharp Shocked as Shocked's "high-water mark" and, with its "confluence of home-grown musical styles", her "tribute to her geo-cultural roots and, inadvertently, her own uniqueness."[17]

Track listing

All songs written by Michelle Shocked except as noted. The final track is a remake of "Fogtown", originally from The Texas Campfire Tapes, with punk band MDC. It was not listed on the sleeve or disc of the original release, as Shocked "wanted it to surprise people".[18] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track listing/configuration' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track listing/configuration' not found.

Personnel

Technical personnel

  • Pete Anderson – arrangements
  • Peter Doell – engineer (Capitol Studio B)
  • Leslie Anne Jones – additional Engineering
  • David Leonard – mixing engineer (Larribee Sound)
  • Andy Batwinds – second engineer
  • Bobby Lacivita – second engineer (Sound Castle)
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering engineer (Capitol Studios)
  • Michael Dumds – production assistant

Charts

Album

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Chart performance for Short Sharp Shocked
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Australian Music Report)[19] 46
US The Billboard 200[20] 73

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Short Sharp Shocked
Year Song Chart Peak
position
1988 "Anchorage" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 16[21]
1988 "Anchorage" Billboard Hot 100 66[21]
1988 "If Love Was a Train" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 33[21]
1988 "If Love Was a Train" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 20[21]
1989 "Anchorage" Australian Music Report 51[19]
1989 "When I Grow Up" UK Singles Chart 67[22]

References

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  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McLeese, Don (August 29, 1988). "Michelle Shocked, 'Short Sharp Shocked' (Mercury)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Willman, Chris (August 14, 1988). "Making a Place for Shocked". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Staunton, Terry (August 20, 1988). "Talkin' 'Bout a Revelation". NME. p. 29.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moon, Tom (August 14, 1988). "Flippant style, serious sound of Michelle Shocked". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  10. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sandall, Robert (September 1988). "Rowdy". Q. No. 24.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nicholson, Tim (October 1, 1988). "Michelle Shocked: Short, Sharp, Shocked". Record Mirror. p. 40.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Matthews, Janie (November 3, 1988). "Michelle Shocked: Short Sharp Shocked". Rolling Stone. No. 538. pp. 112–113.
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  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Zupp, Adrian (September 23, 2003). "Michelle Shocked: Short Sharp Shocked". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  18. ^ Q, May 1989
  19. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  22. ^ "When I Grow Up", Chart Stats, retrieved 2011-12-30

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