Big Shiny Spears

Big Shiny Spears
Studio album by Iron Lung Corp
Released	March 25, 1997[1]
Recorded	1996
Genre	Electro-industrial
Length	48:05
Label	Re-Constriction
Producer	Iron Lung Corp
Iron Lung Corp chronology

Big Shiny Spears is the debut studio album of Iron Lung Corp, released on March 25, 1997, by Re-Constriction Records.[2]

Reception

Aiding & Abetting gave Big Shiny Spears a mixed review, praising the production but noting that "this sort of music works much better at a higher speed, and that's all there is to it" and "there's not much substance behind the great sound."[3] The album was similarly received by Larry Dean Miles at Black Monday, who gave the album a mixed review but praised Nitzer Ebb's "Join in the Murderous Chant" and said "ILC have done justice here, creating another masterpiece from the parts of previous, god-like songs"[4] Scott Hefflon of Lollipop Magazine compared the material favorably to Cubanate, saying "a few dull-as-a-dead-fuck instrumentals ensure their searching artiste credentials, and the White Zombified vocals ensure that the kids’ll just love it."[5] A critic at Sonic Boom agreed, saying "the album appears very lopsided in places, and should probably be considered as a new Acumen release rather than a collaboration effort." However, they noted that "there are plenty of the usual tongue in cheek lyrical wonderments as well as a healthy dose of chunky guitars to thrill the headbanger in you."[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Don't Touch Me"	Jamie Duffy, Ethan Novak		1:33
2.	"Pretty (Like a Porn Star)"	Daniel Neet	Jason Novak	4:35
3.	"Crobar America"	Alex Eller	Iron Lung Corp	4:06
4.	"The Great Nothing"	Ethan Novak	Jason Novak	4:44
5.	"Chemikaze"	Jason Novak	Jason Novak	4:15
6.	"Frozen Shallow"	Jason Novak	Jason Novak	4:20
7.	"(Theme From) Iron Lung"		Jason Novak	2:09
8.	"Skirt"	Duane Beer, Daniel Neet	Iron Lung Corp	3:47
9.	"Join in the Murderous Chant I" (Nitzer Ebb cover)	Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy	Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy	2:52
10.	"Join in the Murderous Chant II" (Nitzer Ebb cover)	Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy	Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy	4:00
11.	"Witchita"	Iron Lung Corp	Iron Lung Corp	9:26
12.	"Sick"		Jamie Duffy	2:18

Personnel

Adapted from the Big Shiny Spears liner notes.[7]

Iron Lung Corp

Jamie Duffy (as Kidd Vicious) – guitar, recording, mixing
Alex Eller (as Justin Tate) – vocals
Gregory A. Lopez (as Nez Pierce) – bass guitar, Moog synthesizer (7)
Brian McGarvey (as Brian Justice) – guitar
Daniel Neet – vocals
Will Nivens (as Lex) – electronics
Ethan Novak (as Ethan Alien) – drums, guitar
Jason Novak (as Jawson) – electronics, guitar, vocals, editing

Additional musicians

Paul Dillon – guitar (11)
Stella Katsoudas – additional vocals (5)
Zlatko Hukic – electronics (12), assistant engineering

Production and design

Jason Bacher – assistant engineering
Jay Fisher (as Jay You Asshole) – assistant engineering
Trey Fratt – assistant engineering
Dirk Frederick – illustrations
Matt Gibson (as Sour Matt) – assistant engineering
Iron Lung Corp – production
Mama Kidd – photography
Mangus – photography
Esther Nevarez (as Esther Bunny) – assistant engineering
Solaris – cover art
Mike Tholen – mastering
Ed Tinley (as Apple Ed) – assistant engineering
Whos Fred – assistant engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
1997	United States	Re-Constriction	CD	REC-021

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References

Big Shiny Spears (Promo) (booklet). Iron Lung Corp. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)
"Iron Lung Corp.: Big Shiny Spears > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
Worley, Jon (April 14, 1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears". Aiding & Abetting (132). Retrieved July 21, 2020.
Dean Miles, Larry (1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears" (PDF). Black Monday (6): 3. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
Hefflon, Scott (June 1, 1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Iron Lung Corp.: Big Shiny Spears". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved July 21, 2020.
Big Shiny Spears (booklet). Iron Lung Corp. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

Big Shiny Spears at Discogs (list of releases)

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[promolinearnotes-1] Big Shiny Spears (Promo) (booklet). Iron Lung Corp. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)

[allmusic-2] "Iron Lung Corp.: Big Shiny Spears > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[a&areviews-3] Worley, Jon (April 14, 1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears". Aiding & Abetting (132). Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[blackmonday-4] Dean Miles, Larry (1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears" (PDF). Black Monday (6): 3. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[lollipopmagazine-5] Hefflon, Scott (June 1, 1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[sonicboombig-6] Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Iron Lung Corp.: Big Shiny Spears". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[linearnotes-7] Big Shiny Spears (booklet). Iron Lung Corp. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)