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. It was released as a single in 1996 by

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– the first of two single releases off the album '' In Search of...''. The

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was a rendition of the 1975 song " Chevy Van" which was originally written and performed by

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. It was featured in and on the soundtrack of the 1977 film '' The Van'', in which the main character drove around in a retrofitted custom van.

Reception

Dave Pehling from

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news listed this song alongside the '' In Search of...'' track "Regal Begal" as the standouts which made the album it came from, "a bonafide classic of the genre" which he described as a " downtuned, psychedelic style of heavy stoner rock" created with "enormous fuzzed-out riffs." Representing ''

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'' magazine, Malcolm Dome noted the "decisive edge" that lead guitarist

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and drummer Ruben Romano contributed to the tracks "Asphalt Risin" and "Seahag" as a reason for inclusion in the article, "10 stoner rock albums you should definitely own." Bearing to the longevity of the song's composition Curtis Craig from

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, commenting on the live version from the bands 2003 '' Go for It... Live!'' album that, "it's songs from early albums that shine like a sparkly GTO paint job" noting that "Asphalt Risin" in particular "rumbles through shifting gears of fuzz."

Track listing

7" vinyl 1996 (MR0139-7) # "Asphalt Risin" – 3:11 # " Chevy Van" – 3:22 (

)

Personnel

*Scott Hill – vocals, guitar, producer *Ruben Romano – drums, producer *

– guitar, producer *Brad Davis – bass, producer

Charts

References

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