http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4429&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rssBefore the Jesus Lizard, before Rapeman, before singer David Yow, bassist David Wm. Sims and drummer Rey Washam left Austin, Tex., for the fertile Noise Rock ground that Steve Albini (among others) had created in Chicago -- there was Scratch Acid, a band as abrasive as a brand-new Brillo pad, as heavy as a Sherman Tank, and as scary as anything ever released on vinyl at that time. During their live shows, the band would often appear completely naked, covered in mud, and high on...well, the name makes one wonder. The band's sound was chaotic and aggressive, but they never bothered with the type of experimentation with instrumentation and genre that made fellow Austin-ites the Butthole Surfers borderline Neo Psychedelic; Scratch Acid's only goal seemed to be to frighten the bejeezus out of the listener. Songs titles like "Cannibal," "Crazy Dan" (in that lil' ditty a man sets his wife on fire), and "Damned for All Time" give you a glimpse into their collective twisted mind, but it is only by listening to their sonic assault that one can truly delve into the dementia. - Will LernerNoise Rocken720Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:06:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4429&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Before the Jesus Lizard, before Rapeman, before singer David Yow, bassist David Wm. Sims and drummer Rey Washam left Austin, Tex., for the fertile Noise Rock ground that Steve Albini (among others) had created in Chicago -- there was Scratch Acid, a band as abrasive as a brand-new Brillo pad, as heavy as a Sherman Tank, and as scary as anything ever released on vinyl at that time. During their live shows, the band would often appear completely naked, covered in mud, and high on...well, the name makes one wonder. The band's sound was chaotic and aggressive, but they never bothered with the type of experimentation with instrumentation and genre that made fellow Austin-ites the Butthole Surfers borderline Neo Psychedelic; Scratch Acid's only goal seemed to be to frighten the bejeezus out of the listener. Songs titles like "Cannibal," "Crazy Dan" (in that lil' ditty a man sets his wife on fire), and "Damned for All Time" give you a glimpse into their collective twisted mind, but it is only by listening to their sonic assault that one can truly delve into the dementia. - Will Lerner http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325858&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 325858 tra.325858 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Cannibal tra.325858 144000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325858&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325858&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226523&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226523 tra.1226523 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Greatest Gift tra.1226523 131000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226523&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226523&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226660&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226660 tra.1226660 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Lay Screaming tra.1226660 167000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226660&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226660&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226675&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226675 tra.1226675 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Skin Drips tra.1226675 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226675&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226675&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226527&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226527 tra.1226527 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Mess tra.1226527 142000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226527&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226527&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226661&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226661 tra.1226661 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Crazy Dan tra.1226661 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226661&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226661&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226525&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226525 tra.1226525 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Owner's Lament tra.1226525 279000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226525&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226525&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226673&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226673 tra.1226673 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true For Crying Out Loud tra.1226673 186000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226673&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226673&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226670&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226670 tra.1226670 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Amicus tra.1226670 195000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226670&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226670&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226671&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226671 tra.1226671 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Cheese Plug tra.1226671 165000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226671&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226671&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226659&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226659 tra.1226659 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true El Espectro tra.1226659 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226659&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226659&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226674&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226674 tra.1226674 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Moron's Moron tra.1226674 193000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226674&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226674&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226676&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226676 tra.1226676 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true This Is Bliss tra.1226676 136000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226676&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226676&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226677&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226677 tra.1226677 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Flying Houses tra.1226677 188000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226677&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226677&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226524&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226524 tra.1226524 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Monsters tra.1226524 79000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226524&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226524&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226526&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226526 tra.1226526 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true She Said tra.1226526 147000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226526&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226526&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087428&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 2087428 tra.2087428 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true (no title) tra.2087428 29000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087428&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087428&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087430&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 2087430 tra.2087430 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true The Scale Song tra.2087430 184000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087430&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087430&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087429&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 2087429 tra.2087429 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true (no title) tra.2087429 140000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087429&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2087429&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226669&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226669 tra.1226669 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Spit A Kiss tra.1226669 122000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226669&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226669&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226668&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226668 tra.1226668 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Albino Slug tra.1226668 206000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226668&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226668&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226667&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226667 tra.1226667 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Holes tra.1226667 120000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226667&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226667&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226666&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226666 tra.1226666 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Ain't That Love tra.1226666 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226666&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226666&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226665&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226665 tra.1226665 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Damned For All Time tra.1226665 125000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226665&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226665&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226664&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 24 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scratch Acid on Rhapsody Online 1226664 tra.1226664 Scratch Acid art.4429 0.99 The Greatest Gift alb.196183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/5/5/305561_170x170.jpg 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Unlike A Baptist tra.1226664 152000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226664&variant=play&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1226664&variant=data&rws=%2Fscratch-acid%2Ftop-tracks.rss