About to Choke

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About to Choke
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Studio album by
Vic Chesnutt
Released12 November 1996 (1996-11-12)
StudioKeane Studios Ltd. (tracks 3, 7, 8 and 11), Vic Chestnutt's home studio (track 6), Rocket Shack Recording (tracks 2, 10 & 12), Full Moon Studios (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 9)
GenreFolk rock
Length45:24
LabelCapitol
ProducerJohn De Vries, Mark Lafalce, Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt chronology

(1995) 		About to Choke
(1996) 		The Salesman and Bernadette
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune3.5/4 stars[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(choice cut)[3]
Los Angeles Times2.5/4 stars[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[5]
Pitchfork7.5/10[6]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[7]
Spin6/10[8]

About to Choke is a 1996 album by Vic Chesnutt, an American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who was known for his raw, expressive vocals. It was his fifth album overall and his first for a major label. It was first released by Capitol Records and was reissued by on 15 June 2010.[9]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Vic Chesnutt

  1. "Myrtle" – 3:09
  2. "New Town" – 4:09
  3. "Ladle" – 4:06
  4. "Tarragon" – 2:00
  5. "Swelters" – 3:51
  6. "(It's No Secret) Satisfaction" – 1:02
  7. "Little Vacation" – 3:43
  8. "Degenerate" – 4:23
  9. "Hot Seat" – 3:39
  10. "Giant Sands" – 3:40
  11. "Threads" – 4:23
  12. "See You Around" – 7:19

Personnel[]

  • Vic Chestnutt: vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric and classical), keyboards, piano, synthesizers, harmonica
  • John DeVries: lead guitar, bass guitar
  • Alex McManus: acoustic and lead guitar
  • Mark La Falce: guitars, drums, percussion, vocals

References[]

  1. ^ Owens, Thom. "About to Choke". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (6 December 1996). "Vic Chesnutt About to Choke (Capitol)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (15 October 2000). "Vic Chesnutt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ^ Cromelin, Richard (30 November 1996). "Vic Chesnutt, "About to Choke," Capitol". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 160. ISBN 9780743201698.
  6. ^ Deusner, Stephen (21 June 2010). "About to Choke [Reissue]". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ Robbins, Ira (21 November 1996). "About to Choke Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009.
  8. ^ Miles, Milo (December 1996). "Records". Spin. 12 (9): 144.
  9. ^ Kreps, Daniel (19 May 2010). "Vic Chesnutt's 'About to Choke' Returns as June Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
    - Nelson, Chris (4 November 1998). "On About to Choke, Vic Chesnutt Doesn't". MTV News.




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