Twelve Point Buck

Twelve Point Buck
Twelve Point Buck
Studio album by Killdozer
Released	1989
Recorded	1987–1989 at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
Genre	Noise rock, post-hardcore
Length	37:13
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Steve Marker, Butch Vig
Killdozer chronology

Twelve Point Buck is the fourth album by Killdozer, released in 1989 through Touch and Go Records.^[2]^[3] After hearing the album, Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman suggested that Nirvana record demos with Killdozer producer Butch Vig; after signing with DGC Records, Kurt Cobain asked Vig to produce Nevermind.^[4] Cobain told Vig that he wanted Nevermind to sound "as heavy" as Twelve Point Buck.^[5]

Twelve Point Buck was reissued in 2013.^[6]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]

The Washington Post wrote that the "thump-and-grind is art music" and that "there's an integrity to its unrelentingly harsh rumble."^[8] The Wisconsin State Journal deemed the album "industrial dirge music at its best."^[9]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Killdozer

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Pants and Shirt"	3:36
2.	"Space: 1999"	2:56
3.	"Lupus"	3:09
4.	"Richard"	4:17
5.	"Man Vs. Nature"	3:15

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gates of Heaven"	4:38
2.	"Pig Foot and Beer"	2:54
3.	"Seven Thunders"	3:45
4.	"Free Love in Amsterdam"	4:42
5.	"Ted Key Beefs"	4:01

Personnel[edit]

Killdozer

Michael Gerald – vocals, bass guitar, baritone horn
Bill Hobson – guitar
Dan Hobson – drums

Production and additional personnel

Frank l Anderson – accordion on "Free Love in Amsterdam"
Bill Crawford – trumpet on "Lupus"
Eric Olson – trumpet on "Lupus"
Steve Marker – production, engineering
Butch Vig – production

Charts[edit]

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart^[10]	16

References[edit]

^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. p. 171.
^ Sprague, David (2007). "Killdozer". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
^ Reynolds, Simon (Nov 4, 1989). "Albums: Killdozer". Melody Maker. 65 (44): 39.
^ Levy, Piet (16 Apr 2016). "New film shines spotlight on Madison's Smart Studios". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. A5.
^ Wall, Mick (2017). Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 51.
^ "Also Out Today". Courier Journal. 23 Apr 2013. p. D1.
^ Raggett, Ned. "Twelve Point Buck". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
^ Jenkins, Mark (24 Jan 1990). "Garden-Variety Nihilism". The Washington Post. p. C7.
^ Kovalic, John (August 22, 1990). "Bands Rock Madison Style". Answer Book. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 36.
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links[edit]

Twelve Point Buck at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. p. 171.

[trouserpress-2] Sprague, David (2007). "Killdozer". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

[3] Reynolds, Simon (Nov 4, 1989). "Albums: Killdozer". Melody Maker. 65 (44): 39.

[4] Levy, Piet (16 Apr 2016). "New film shines spotlight on Madison's Smart Studios". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. A5.

[5] Wall, Mick (2017). Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 51.

[6] "Also Out Today". Courier Journal. 23 Apr 2013. p. D1.

[allmusic-7] Raggett, Ned. "Twelve Point Buck". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

[8] Jenkins, Mark (24 Jan 1990). "Garden-Variety Nihilism". The Washington Post. p. C7.

[9] Kovalic, John (August 22, 1990). "Bands Rock Madison Style". Answer Book. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 36.

[10] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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