Skin Yard – 1000 Smiling Knuckles
Description
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1000 Smiling Knuckles is the fourth studio album by American grunge band Skin Yard. The cover art is by Jim Blanchard. The first single was the title track, for which a video was shot.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
The Chicago Tribune noted that “the band’s rhythm section is better-recorded and Ben McMillan is actually trying to sing melody lines instead of just shouting over the din.”[9]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by McMillan
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “1000 Smiling Knuckles” | Endino | 3:26 |
| 2. | “River Throat” | House/Endino | 3:22 |
| 3. | “Words on Bone” | House/Endino | 4:21 |
| 4. | “Living Pool” | Endino | 3:02 |
| 5. | “Headswill” | House/Endino/McMillan | 3:03 |
| 6. | “Psychoriflepowerhypnotized” | House/Endino | 2:59 |
| 7. | “Material Freak” | House/Endino | 3:33 |
| 8. | “Jezechrist” | House/Endino | 4:22 |
| 9. | “Nietzsche with a Pizza” | House/Endino/Martin | 1:32 |
| 10. | “Burn a Hole” | House/Endino/Martin/McMillan | 4:55 |
Personnel
- Jack Endino – guitar, producer, engineering
- Daniel House – bass, art direction
- Barrett Martin – drums
- Ben McMillan – vocals
- Jim Blanchard – artwork
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| Released | August 6, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1990, early 1991 | |||
| Studio | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 34:42 | |||
| Label | Cruz | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino, Skin Yard | |||
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