Mike Watt - Contemplating the engine Room (2LP)
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Bass, Vocals – Mike Watt
Drums – Stephen Hodges
Guitar – Nels Cline
Written by Mike Watt
2 LPs, gatefold jacket
LIMITED EDITION
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : ORG Music
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded at Aire L.A. Studios from May 5 to June 21, 1997
Recorded and mixed by Rob Seifert
Produced by Rob Seifert, Mike Watt
Remastered by Robert Vosgien, Mike Piacentini
Originally released in 1997
Reissued in 2017
Tracks :
Side A :
1 In The Engine Room
2 Red Bluff
3 The Bluejackets' Manual
4 Pedro Bound!
5 The Boilerman
Side B:
1 Black Gang Coffee
2 Topsiders
3 No One Says Old Man (To The Old Man)
4 Fireman Hurley
5 Liberty Calls!
Side C:
1 In The Bunk Room/Navy Wife
2 Crossing The Equator
3 Breaking The Choke Hold
4 Wrapped Around The Screw
5 Shore Duty
Reviews :
"Mike Watt, recovering from his all-star alterna-rock debut solo album, returned in 1997 with what is perhaps the strongest album he has ever made. Of course, his earlier Minutemen albums will forever go down as landmarks, but in retrospect, many of the band's SST releases were brilliant but uneven affairs that put polemics (and great song titles) over consistent songwriting. Unfortunately, much of fIREHOSE's oeuvre is rife with inconsistency, and on Watt's first solo project, he and his songs were overshadowed by a boatload of high-profile musicians who contributed to the album. Contemplating the Engine Room is Watt's masterpiece, what he calls "a punk rock opera." This is a concept album that works on every level: musically, lyrically, and (most importantly) conceptually. Watt (who sings and plays his trusty bass guitar), drummer Steve Hodges, and guitarist Nels Cline form a psychic bond that allows them to dexterously maneuver the complex terrain Watt has laid out in his songs, which celebrate three guys playing together, punk rock, life, and his relationship with his dad." AllMusic Review by Kembrew McLeod
Ratings :
AllMusic: 4/5 , Discogs 4.38 / 5