''Hunger's Teeth'' is a 1994 studio album by the

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group

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. It was the first album by the band since they reformed in 1994 and featured the new line-up of

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, Sanjay Kumar and Bob Drake. The album also featured four guest musicians, including Susanne Lewis from

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and

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, and Thomas Dimuzio, who was the solo performer on the track "Mangate".

Track listing

#"Well... Not Chickenshit" (

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) – 6:35 #"Roan" (Kerman) – 3:03 #"Mangate" ( Dimuzio) – 2:55 #"Geronimo" (Kerman,

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) – 4:51 #"Glue" (Kerman) – 2:41 #"Opportunity Bangs" (Kerman, Kumar) – 5:18 #"The Shears" (

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, Kerman) – 1:25 #"Bachelor Needle" (Kerman) – 2:16 #"Truth, Justice, and the American Way" (Kerman, Kumar) – 5:35 #"Equus" (Kerman) – 5:06 #"Traveler Waits for No One" (Kerman) – 3:27

Personnel

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, keyboards * Sanjay Kumar – keyboards * Bob Drake – vocals,

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, guitar,

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, recording engineer with: * Thomas Dimuzio – electronics * Susanne Lewis – vocals *

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– guitar, vibes, bass * Michelle Bos – utensils, penny fountain, skydiving ocarinas, metal tables, creaks, blue rocks

References

External links

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''Hunger's Teeth''
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