Track: Crisco Fever
Music: Gerald Fratzl
Lyrics: Al Grego
Album: With Baited Breath
Artist: Poised for the Worm
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Track Number: 8
Genre: Alternative Rock
Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Here’s another PFTW pop sensation. Put on your dancing shoes for this one. Crisco Fever is the eighth track on With Baited Breath, and without question, it’s the strangest song on the record.
Every band has that one song that starts as a joke, an inside reference, or a ridiculous conversation that should have ended after five minutes. Somehow, instead of disappearing, it takes on a life of its own. Not every song needs to be a deep philosophical statement. Sometimes a song just needs to kick the door open and make a mess of the room.
That’s Crisco Fever.
“Crisco Fever” is a funkadelic extravaganza of sound. The drums and bass create a tight groove, and perfect foundation, that drives this song from start to finish. The guitar playing demonstrates superb understanding of both technique and feel, the groovy hammond organ completes the instrumental line-up. The vocals are the icing on this musical cake and I recommend everyone to take a bite and have a listen.
— William Read
Lyrics:
Well I was caught with my pants downtown
My dog watched as all my neighbours frowned
Feels like a hundred million miles from home
Don’t think I’ve ever seen this place before
Well I was seen with that bitch again
Noone believed me when I said she was just a friend
Feels like a hundred million miles from home
Don’t think I wanna see her face here any more
I’m fine
I’ve got this sick perverted mind
No I’m not blind
My mind is racing all the time
Well I went around the block to the Beer Store
Picked up some boxers and a two-four
Feels like a hundred million miles from home
Don’t think I’ve ever seen this place before
I’m fine
I’ve got this sick perverted mind
No I’m not blind
My mind is racing all the time
More Details:
Album: With Baited Breath
Artist: Poised for the Worm
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Number of Tracks: 10
Genre: Alternative Rock / Hard Rock
Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recorded & Mixed: Chris Hegge at Audiolab Sound, Toronto
Additional Assistance: Jeff Cryderman
Mastered: Eric Abrahams at Sounds Like Hell Productions
All Songs Written By: Poised For The Worm
Cover Art By: Gerald Fratzl
Band Lineup:
- Al Grego: Lead Vocals
- Gerald Fratzl: Lead Guitar
- Steve Brown: Bass, Cello
- Travis Watts: Drums
Aditional Credits:
- Jae Fratzl: Classical Guitar on Stereo Serenade & Backing Vocals on Carousoleil
Tack Listing:
- Rightfully Mine (Fratzl/Grego): 3:35
- Carousoleil (Fratzl): 3:54
- Asylum (Grego): 4:29
- Fairy Tale (Fratzl/Grego): 5:05
- Inebriation (Grego): 4:22
- Something Bigger (Grego/Fratzl): 4:01
- Parade (Fratzl/Grego): 5:15
- Crisco Fever (Fratzl/Grego): 4:10
- Stereo Serenade (Fratzl/Grego): 5:35
- Gleam (Fratzl): 4:25
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