The Empire Strikes Back (Country Teasers album)

The Empire Strikes Back is the fifth studio album by Country Teasers.

The Empire Strikes Back
Studio album by
Released2006
RecordedOctober 17, 2005 – November 3, 2005
GenreRock
LabelIn the Red Records
Country Teasers chronology
Live Album
(2005)
The Empire Strikes Back
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reception

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Frieze magazine described the album as "Full of moral outrage, scything black humour and joyful Garage-Punk invention, it is also a provocative assault on the hypocritical uses and abuses of language."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Ben Wallers except where noted.

Side one

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  1. "Spiderman in the Flesh" (Wallers/Roger Waters) – 4:09
  2. "Points of View" – 5:06
  3. "Hitlers & Churchills" – 3:09
  4. "Mos E17ley" – 4:43
  5. "The Ship" – 4:15
  6. "Raglan Top of Lonsdale Grey" – 5:26

Side two

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  1. "Good Looking Boys or Women" – 3:23
  2. "Your English" – 3:56
  3. "Panic Holiday" – 3:42
  4. "White Patches" – 7:16
  5. "Please Ban Music / Gegen Alles" – 5:02

Personnel

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  • Leighton Crook – drums, bass (11)
  • Alastair Mackinven – guitar, percussion (9)
  • Robert McNeill – keyboard, guitar "Oscillations" (4)
  • Sophie Politowicz – bass guitar, drums (11)
  • Ben Wallers – vocals, guitar; creaking on the "Ship, Oscillations" (9)

References

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  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Empire Strikes Back – Country Teasers". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ^ Nathaniel Mellors (September 2006). "The Empire Strikes Back". Frieze. Retrieved 13 February 2014.