''For Respect'' is the debut

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Don Caballero Don Caballero (often shortened by members as 'Don Cab') was an American instrumental rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although the band has had numerous lineup changes with co-founder Damon Che (drums and percussion) being the only cons ...

, a

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

-based

math rock Math rock is a style of progressive and indie rock with roots in bands such as King Crimson and Rush as well as 20th-century minimal music composers such as Steve Reich. It is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (including ...

band. ''For Respect'' was released on

Touch and Go Records Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. To ...

in 1993. Though Ian Williams is credited on guitar for this album, he only joined the band shortly before ''For Respects recording and had little substantial creative influence. As a result, this album is much less orchestrated and complex than Don Caballero's later work. In
2006 interview
with the e-zine ''Space City Rock'', Damon Che revealed that he played guitar on some Don Caballero songs, including the choruses of "Well Built Road."

''SCTV''

The shadow of the Canadian sketch comedy show ''

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'' looms large over the album: *The band took its name from an episode of ''SCTV'' in which TV station manager

Guy Caballero Guy Caballero is a fictional character on the television series '' SCTV'' played by Joe Flaherty. President and owner of the fictional SCTV network, Caballero usually appeared on the series to introduce various network programs, although he also ...

became a

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-esque mob boss called Don Caballero. "For respect" is Guy Caballero's justification for using a wheelchair. *On the back cover of the CD insert, drummer Damon Che is photographed sitting in a wheelchair dressed as Guy Caballero. *The audio samples in "Got a Mile, Got a Mile, Got an Inch" are all from ''SCTV''. In one, someone asks Guy Caballero "I thought you rode a wheelchair?", to which he responds "Oh, I just use that for respect." *"Subdued Confections" is yet another quote from ''SCTV''.

Critical reception

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference ...

'' wrote: "Dynamic, driving, distorted and entirely free of indulgent improvisation, the eleven tracks — from the Melvins-like title cut to the ambling spareness of 'Subdued Confections' and the frenzied vectors of 'Belted Sweater' — underscore the value of talent in producing rugged instrumental music that’s really saying something."

Track listing

Personnel

*Don Caballero: ** Damon Che -

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;

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on "Well Built Road" ** Ian Williams - guitar **Pat Morris -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

**Mike Banfield - guitar *

Steve Albini Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal en ...

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(uncredited)

References

{{Authority control Don Caballero albums 1993 debut albums Albums produced by Steve Albini Touch and Go Records albums