One Bad Pig- a phenomenon before their time for sure. Too thrash to be punk, too punk to be thrash, too absurd to be taken seriously, but with moments of deep reflection and seriousness to be easily brushed off as a novelty act. A four-man paradox with a swine as a mascot.
I Scream Sunday is classic Pig material. "I Scream Sunday", "Take A Look At Yourself", "Ice Creme Sundae", "Never Forget The Cross" and the duet with Johnny Cash (!) on "Man In Black" makes this CD highly sought after. "Wholly My Lord" is one of the best praise songs I've ever heard. "Spirit Of Murder", "Bird's Nest" and "Good Man" sounds suspiciously like the Clash with shades of Social Distortion thrown in for good measure. "You're A Pagan" is a great song to play in your car driving around. The looks on other motorists' faces are priceless. Why not snag this? It's heavy feel-good music. Now there's a paradox. . .
7/10
Other coverage for this album
Heaven's Metal #30Reviewed by Doug Van PeltThe first two Pig albums, "Smash" and "Swine Flew," both had classic tunes on it--like "Isaiah Six", "Looney Tune", and "Judas' Kiss"--yet still came across as somewhat of a novelty in some ways. The songs were funny and thrashy, and even made forays into alternative rock--like "Red River" and "People Cry Out"--yet didn't fit into any one category very well. I'm not knocking these albums (I enjoy…Similar sounding releases
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1993OracleSelah
1989AllAllroy's Revenge
1991FluffyFluffy Luvs You
1999DynastyThe Angel's Return
1996Final DestinyNorth of HellMore from One Bad Pig
1992Live: Blow the House Down (Video)
1992Live: Blow the House Down
1989Smash
1990Swine Flew
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