def american. / 10 tracks / 1993

D: def american/spv. 084-48922 / 1993

+ lyric/photo booklet with CD version.

Rick Rubin finally brought his favorite band to his label; apparently there were some issues during the change from Subterranean to American, with the band taking the master tapes to their previous records with them and re-selling them to Rubin since there were no written contracts with their former label. Anyway, the music on this LP is not too different from their old records, same slow weird & noisy approach, just a bit more melodic. Not as revolutionary as they used to be, so some people might be bored, but the fans will love it. (KS) [7]

So, jetzt hat Rick Rubin seine Lieblinge endlich auf seinem Label. Daß das nicht so ganz sauber abgelaufen ist, kann man im Subterranean-Records-Feature im MRR nachlesen. Ansonsten klingt das, wie Flipper schon immer geklungen haben, langsam, schleppend, krachig und fertig; vielleicht eine Spur melodischer als sonst. Natürlich haben die Jahre auch ihre Spuren hinterlassen, dieser Sound ist halt nicht mehr der allerletzte Schrei, und so wirkt diese Platte zeitweise auch etwas zäh. Flipper-Fans werden sie trotzdem lieben.

Tracks: someday / flipper twist / may the truth be known / we’re not crazy / fucked up once again / exist or else / distant illusion / telephone / it pays to know / full speed ahead