Bait and Switch (album)

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Bait and Switch
Studio album by
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments
ReleasedJuly 11, 1995 (1995-07-11)
GenreIndie rock, punk rock
Length37:00
LabelAmerican Recordings,
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments chronology
Bait and Switch
(1995) 		Straight to Video
(1997)

Bait and Switch is the debut album by Columbus, Ohio-based rock band Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments. It was released on July 11, 1995 on American Recordings' imprint .[1][2][3] It was recorded at a cost of $800.[4]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[5]
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars[6]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA–[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[7]
Spin7/10[9]

In a contemporary review for the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot gave Bait and Switch 3 out of 4 stars, writing, "Nothing new here, just a clangorous, nasty good time courtesy of some saw-toothed riffs and a supremely estranged wit."[6] David Sprague wrote in Trouser Press that the album's highlight was "...the revolutionary screed "RnR Hall of Fame," which tosses verbal firebombs at the very concept of the Cleveland rock hall, advocating that someone "blow it up...before Paul Westerberg gets in."[2] Robert Christgau gave the album an A– grade and wrote that on it, the band's frontman Ron House demonstrates "that punk and youth need have nothing to do with each other anymore."[8] Entertainment Weekly's Ethan Smith gave the album a B+ grade, calling it "short on polish, long on charm."[7] In a 2009 retrospective review, Magnet called the album "razor-sharp-yet-unrefined" and "an incendiary near-masterpiece".[10]

Track listing[]

  1. My Mysterious Death (Turn It Up) – 4:00
  2. Is She Shy – 2:43
  3. Down To High Street – 3:42
  4. Quarrel With The World – 3:11
  5. Cheater's Heaven – 3:47
  6. Cyclotron – 2:05
  7. Negative Guest List – 2:41
  8. Fire In The Swimming Girl – 3:47
  9. You Can't Kill Stupid – 2:53
  10. RnR Hall Of Fame – 1:06
  11. Contract Dispute – 4:32
  12. Wrongheaded – 2:32

Personnel[]

  • Keith Baker – Composer
  • Craig Dunson – Engineer
  • Craig "Big Dad" Dunson – Bass
  • Steve Evans – Engineer
  • Ted Hattemer – Drums
  • Ron House – Vocals
  • John Morton – Composer
  • Bob Petric – Guitar, Vocals (Background)

References[]

  1. ^ Lipez, Zachary (14 April 2015). "Straight to Vinyl, Finally: An Interview with Ron House of Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments". Noisey. Vice.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Sprague, David. "Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments". Trouser Press.
  3. ^ Sprague, David (1995-05-27). "Slave Apartments Find a Home at Onion Imprint". Billboard. Vol. 107 no. 21. p. 13.
  4. ^ Wojciechowski, Mike (8 June 2012). "1995: Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments – Bait and Switch". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  5. ^ Swihart, Stanton. "Bait and Switch Review". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Kot, Greg (7 September 1995). "Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments Bait and Switch (Onion/American)". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Smith, Ethan (28 July 1995). "Bait and Switch". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. p. 307.
  9. ^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments: Bait and Switch (Onion/American)". Spin. Vol. 11 no. 5 (published 1995-08-01). p. 94.
  10. ^ "Bait and Switch". Magnet. 15 April 2009.
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