Nah=Poo – The Art of Bluff

Nah=Poo – The Art of Bluff is the debut studio album by Pete Wylie under the name Wah!, released in 1981 by record label Eternal.

Nah=Poo – The Art of Bluff
Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
GenrePost-punk, new wave[1]
Length38:59
LabelEternal
Wah! chronology
Nah=Poo – The Art of Bluff
(1981)
The Maverick Years 1980–81
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Sounds[3]
Trouser Pressgenerally favourable[4]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Pete Wylie; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Wind-Up" 4:45
2."Otherboys" 3:54
3."Why D' You Imitate the Cutout?" 3:10
4."Mission Impossible" 2:40
5."Somesay"Wylie, Rob Jones5:16
6."The Seven Thousand Names of Wah!" 4:45
7."Sleeppp" 4:10
8."Seven Minutes to Midnight" 4:34
9."The Death of Wah!"Wylie, Harry Nilsson5:45

Reception

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AllMusic wrote: "Pete Wylie's first album as/with Wah! is his finest work, filled to the brim with passionate post-punk and blitzkrieg funk that holds an impressive level of focused intensity from front to back".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Wah! - Biography & History". AllMusic. "The studio albums morphed from manic new wave in the earlier days..."
  2. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Nah = Poo – The Art of Bluff – Wah! | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ Chrisi (4 July 1981). "Wah! 'appen". Sounds. p. 28.
  4. ^ Young, Jon; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Wah!". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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