Pony Express Record

Pony Express Record is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band Shudder to Think, released in 1994 by Epic Records. Although signing to a major label from the independent Dischord Records shocked and alienated some fans of the group, Pony Express Record proved to be a challenging release, mixing diverse musical styles.

Pony Express Record
Studio album by
Shudder to Think
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994 (1994-09-13)
Recorded1993[1]
Studio
  • Oz Studios, Baltimore
Genre
Length53:50
LabelEpic
ProducerTed Niceley
Shudder to Think chronology
Get Your Goat
(1992)		 Pony Express Record
(1994)		 50,000 B.C.
(1997)
Singles from Pony Express Record
  1. "Hit Liquor[3]"
    Released: 1994
  2. "X-French Tee Shirt[4]"
    Released: 1994
  3. "So Into You[5]"
    Released: 1995

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Great Alternative & Indie Discography7/10[7]
Q[8]

Pony Express Record has received considerable critical acclaim. Greg Prato of AllMusic retrospectively regarded it as "one of the most underrated rock records of the '90s".[6] In 2003, Stylus Magazine writer Deen Freelon wrote that the album was "a jaw-dropping, head-scratching masterpiece back in '94 and remains so today".[9]

Pitchfork placed the album at number 29 on its original 1999 list of the top 100 albums of the 1990s.[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Craig Wedren, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hit Liquor" 4:08
2."Gang of $"Wedren, Nathan Larson3:45
3."9 Fingers on You" 2:41
4."Sweet Year Old"Larson4:52
5."Earthquakes Come Home" 3:44
6."Kissi Penny" 3:06
7."X-French Tee Shirt" 4:06
8."No RM. 9, Kentucky"Wedren, Larson5:34
9."Chakka"Wedren, Larson4:47
10."Own Me"Larson4:48
11."So Into You (Atlanta Rhythm Section cover)"Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry, Robert Nix3:43
12."Trackstar" 6:47
13."Full Body Anchor" 1:50
Total length:53:50
PonyExpressRecord.com exclusive MP3s
  1. "Little by Little (vox)"
  2. "Little by Little (no vox)"
  3. "Circus Metal (PXR demo)"
  4. "Kissi Penny (PXR demo)"
  5. "Gang of $ (PXR demo)"
  6. "X-French Tee Shirt (PXR demo)"

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/shuddertothinkofficial/posts/oz-studios-baltimore-md-1993/910017035759332/
  2. Jeff Terich. August 30, 2012. 10 Essential ’90s Post-Hardcore Albums. treblezine.com
  3. "Shudder To Think – Hit Liquor". Discogs. 1994.
  4. "Shudder To Think – X-French Tee Shirt / Shake Your Halo Down". Discogs. 22 November 1994.
  5. "Shudder To Think – So Into You". Discogs. 1995.
  6. Prato, Greg. "Pony Express Record – Shudder to Think". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  7. Strong, Martin Charles (1999). The great alternative & indie discography. Canongate. ISBN 9780862419134.
  8. "Shudder to Think: Pony Express Record". Q. No. 99. December 1994. p. 143.
  9. Freelon, Deen (September 1, 2003). "Shudder to Think – Pony Express Record – On Second Thought". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  10. "Top 100 Albums of the '90s". Pitchfork. p. 8. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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