www.tism.wanker.com
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| Released | 2 June 1998 | |||
| Recorded | May 1997 – January 1998 | |||
| Studio | Kiss Studios, Seed Studios, Sing Sing, Rev. Ian Paisley Park Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | genre b.goode / Shock Records | |||
| Producer | TISM | |||
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| Singles from www.tism.wanker.com | ||||
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www.tism.wanker.com is the fourth studio album by Australian alternative rock group TISM (This Is Serious Mum), released in June 1998. The album peaked at number 26 on the ARIA charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release.[1]
The title references an internet URL which, at the time of release, was a subdomain (of wanker.com) provided by a friendly person overseas who had registered wanker.com, as TISM were not able to obtain their preferred domain, wanker.com.au, due to Australian domain regulations. However, the web hosting fees were not paid, subsequently it was taken down by the hosting ISP several months after launch and has not been available since.[citation needed]
Early editions of the CD featured a CD-ROM component. The program asks the user whether he or she wants to continue – repeatedly. Eventually, it responds "OK then. Downloading virus." No virus is actually downloaded.[citation needed]
Singles[]
- "Yob" was released in November 1997 as the album's lead single. This song details the "ingredients" which go into making up a "yobbo".[citation needed]
- "I Might Be a Cunt, but I'm Not a Fucking Cunt" was released in April 1998 as the album's second single. The song peaked at number 90 on the ARIA charts.[2] The song and its accompanying music video of a couple having sex was banned by the SBS, ABC's rage, and Triple J due to its content; however, it was played quite frequently by Melbourne independent broadcaster 3RRR on the Breakfasters show.[citation needed] Bruce Ruxton, the head of the Victorian Branch of the Australian RSL, wrote a letter of complaint to Shock Records asking for TISM to be fired from the label, and describing the song as "...Dropping [Australia's standards] through the floor into the proverbial sewer".[citation needed] Ron Hitler Barassi of TISM responded to criticism in an interview saying "I actually like the song, the thing that disappoints me about some of the reaction to the song is people's reaction was confined to 'oh how naughty, oh those naughty boys TISM have said a naughty word, fuck, and another naughty word, cunt, and oh that's so naughty' and I must admit, I was sort of, and I shouldn't have, I was disappointed with that reaction ... We were attempting to use the common dialect of people in the street, to sum up a term, have a good pisstake. It's more than just naughtiness. That's very profound isn't it?"[3]
- "Whatareya?" was released in July 1998 as the album's third single. The song peaked at number 66 on the ARIA charts.[2]
- "Thunderbirds Are Coming Out" was released in October 1998 as the fourth and final single from the album.
Reception[]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
Jonathan Lewis from AllMusic said "www.tism.wanker.com was a misbegotten attempt to recreate the success of its predecessor, but it fails on most counts. Machiavelli was a funny album: tasteless, yet tongue-in-cheek enough to charm listeners. www.tism.wanker.com, however, was simply offensive. The humour was forced, the lyrics less clever than on previous outings and the music was becoming stale." Lewis said "Highlights were few and far between, although 'Thunderbirds Are Coming Out' was a standout."[4]
Track listings[]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(There's Gonna Be) Sex Tonite" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Whatareya?" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Dumb 'n' Base" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Thunderbirds Are Coming Out" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Been Caught Wankin'" | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Denial Works For Me" | 5:01 |
| 7. | "The Parable of Glenn McGrath's Haircut" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "I Might Be a Cunt, but I'm Not a Fucking Cunt" (censored on back cover) | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Yob" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Great Expectorations" | 3:27 |
| 11. | "A Hard-Earned Thirst Needs a Big Cold Beer, but I Drink to Get Pissed" | 3:29 |
| 12. | "The Men's Room" | 3:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Describe the Worst Headjob I've Ever Had? Fantastic!" | 8:45 |
| 14. | "The Last Australian Guitar Hero" | 6:53 |
| 15. | "Kate – Fischer of Men" | 2:11 |
| 16. | "My Brilliant Huntington's Chorea" | 3:35 |
| 17. | "The Apology of the Thai Drug Runner" | 5:42 |
| 18. | "Julius Seizure (Act III Scene ii Verses 73-118)" | 4:49 |
| 19. | "Neighbours – Everybody Loves Good Neighbours" | 5:16 |
| 20. | "Opposite Day" | 5:25 |
| 21. | "Rebel Without a Paunch" | 3:13 |
| 22. | "I'd Be Happier If I Was More Depressed" | 3:46 |
| 23. | "Professor Derrida Deconstructs" | 3:21 |
| 24. | "Ya Gotta Love That" | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 25. | "Ain't No Christian, But I Believe in Jesus" | 2:20 |
| 26. | "I Lost My Man to the Lord" | 2:13 |
| 27. | "Then the Answer Came" | 1:37 |
| 28. | "Jesus Doesn't Believe in Jesus Anymore" | 3:00 |
| 29. | "He Ain't Stopped Livin', He's Only Dead" | 2:50 |
| 30. | "When Jesus Comes" | 1:53 |
| 31. | "Club Heaven" | 3:32 |
| 32. | "I Never Got the Message" | 3:29 |
| 33. | "It Don't Matter What You Say" | 4:39 |
Att: Shock Records Faulty Pressing Do Not Manufacture[]
Initial pressings of the album were shipped with a bonus disc. The CD in question looks like a blank CDR, with texta writing that reads "Att: SHOCK RECORDS FAULTY PRESSING DO NOT MANUFACTURE"; thinking it was serious, some retail chains actually returned boxes of the "fake" CDs unopened.[5] In reality, it featured a mixture of songs, poems and low-quality audio recordings of Hitler-Barassi and Flaubert discussing various topics whilst watching the Pamela Anderson/Tommy Lee sex tape.
The "conversation" tracks have never been given an official title. For the iTunes re-release, these tracks were appended to the start/end of the titled tracks. The titles were available on TISM's website at the time.[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Conversation About Porn" (Unlisted) | 0:52 |
| 2. | "Describe the Worst Headjob You've Ever Had? – Fantastic!" | 6:49 |
| 3. | "Conversation About This Kid" (Unlisted) | 1:03 |
| 4. | "The Last Australian Guitar Hero" | 6:27 |
| 5. | "Conversation About Springvale" (Unlisted) | 0:25 |
| 6. | "Kate, Fischer of Men" | 2:11 |
| 7. | "My Brilliant Huntington's Chorea" | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Conversation About Private Schools" (Unlisted) | 0:56 |
| 9. | "Apology of the Thai Drug Runner" | 5:21 |
| 10. | "Conversation About Reviews" (Unlisted) | 0:21 |
| 11. | "Julius Seizure (Act III, Scene II, verse 73-118)" | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Neighbours – Everybody Loves Good Neighbours" | 4:55 |
| 13. | "Conversation About Robin Trower" (Unlisted) | 0:21 |
| 14. | "Opposite Day" | 5:05 |
| 15. | "Conversation About Super" (Unlisted) | 0:19 |
| 16. | "Rebel Without a Paunch" | 2:26 |
| 17. | "Conversation About Bad Music" (Unlisted) | 0:47 |
| 18. | "I'd Be Happier If I Was More Depressed" | 3:25 |
| 19. | "Conversation About Cross-Fades" (Unlisted) | 0:20 |
| 20. | "Professor Derrida Deconstructs" | 3:21 |
| 21. | "Ya Gotta Love That" | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 56:55 | |
Charts[]
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 26 |
Release history[]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | June 1998 |
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Standard | genre b.goode | GOO12 |
| 2001 | Re-issue | Genre B.Goode, Festival Mushroom Records | TISM001 | ||
| October 2009 | Genre B.Goode | N/A |
References[]
- ^ "ARIA Awards Best Independent Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 282.
- ^ Perrett, Adam (1998). "I'm no shining wit, whoa, I'm a whining shit..." geocities. Archived from the original on 4 October 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
- ^ a b Jonathan Lewis. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Hurwood, Michael (9 September 2001) "(klf) Band Parallels (A bit OT)." The KLF mailinglist (paragraph 10 in the second post). Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ TISM Lyrics: Att: Shock Records – hosted by the Internet Archive
- 1997 albums
- TISM albums