''Chicken Zombies'' is an album by
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (often abbreviated to TMGE) was a Japanese garage rock band formed in 1991.
History
The band was formed in 1991,Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 1025-6 while Chiba, Ueno, and Kuh ...
, released in
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
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The album made it to #4 on the Japanese albums chart.
Album cover
The CD album cover is similar to the cover of ''
Vincebus Eruptum
''Vincebus Eruptum'' (; pseudo-Latin) is the debut album of American rock band Blue Cheer. Released on January 16, 1968, the album features a heavy-thunderous blues sound, which would later be known as heavy metal.
A commercial and critical suc ...
'' by
Blue Cheer
Blue Cheer was an American rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009. Based in San Francisco, Blue Cheer played in a psychedelic blues rock or acid rock style. The ...
.
The cover of the vinyl release is a parody of The Who's ''
Odds & Sods
''Odds & Sods'' is an album of studio outtakes by British rock band the Who. It was released by Track Records in the UK on September 28, 1974, and by Track/ MCA in the US on October 12, 1974. Ten of the recordings on the original eleven-song ...
'' album. Rather than the band's helmets reading "R O C K," they spelled out "F U C K"; this did not stop the album cover from being advertised on billboards in Japan.
Track listing
#"Russian Huskey" - 2:24
#"Hi! China!" - 2:56
#"Mongoose" - 3:21
#"Get Up Lucy (album version)" - 4:35
#"The Birdmen" - 3:47
#"Boogie" - 8:17
#"I've never been you. (Jesus Time)" - 0:06
#"Cow 5" - 2:00
#"Culture (album version)" - 3:09
#"Sunny Side River" - 4:27
#"Bronze Master" - 3:22
#"Romantic (broiler dinner version)" - 6:33
#"I've never been you. (King Time)" - 0:20
See also
*''
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead'', working title ''Poultrygeist: Attack of the Chicken Zombies'', a 2006 film
References
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant albums
1997 albums
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