ARTIST: Mel Gibson And The Pants
TITLE: Sea vs. Shining Sea
LABEL: Totally Gross National Product
GENRE: Hip-Hop
BITRATE: 251 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 43min total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-02-17
RIP DATE: 2007-02-13
Track List
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1. Where It Hurts 3:40
2. Dead Baby Joke 3:55
3. That Ain't A Knife 3:12
4. Sea 1:17
5. Stress Fracture 5:25
6. Spurs Of Steel 4:28
7. Bit Of A Buzz 3:54
8. Shining Sea 1:19
9. Don't Stop Drop And Roll 2:22
10. Don't Believe The Hype Man 13:39
Release Notes:
http://www.myspace.com/melgibsonandthepants
http://totallygrossnationalproduct.com
Sea vs. Shining Sea is the third release from these guys. This time around, they
brought together Doomtree artists Sims, Mictlan, and Dessa, as well as Crescent
Moon of Kill the Vultures, and Jake Luck of Thinder in the Valley. Recorded by
Joe Mabbot in 2005, and designed by Jesse Willenbring, with drawing
contributions from Jacy Catlin. First time they've done a jewel case, also the
first lyric booklet. The seas are exploding with battles, its time they were
brought to the surface.
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Equal parts underground hip-hop and electronic rock band, Mel Gibson and the
Pants are rarely as hilarious as their name might imply. Instead, the band's
sound is defined by an unusual combination of aggressive bass lines, cinematic
keyboard sequences, and epic guitar riffs, supported by both live and electronic
beats. Rapper Harold Sanders Jr. occupies the accessory nearly as often as he
does the primary role, weaving rhymes in and out of the thick web woven by his
five-piece band.
MG and the Pants established themselves in the Minneapolis music scene with the
release of their debut album, 2004's "a mannequin american." Since then, they've
gathered a wide audience of music fans and artists alike. Their 2005
follow-up,"w/guitar" had them collaborating with some of the areas best rappers
and musicians, including P.O.S., Eyedea, Sims, Mike Lewis, Travis Bos of
Chariots and many others. MG has played shows everywhere from some kids high
school graduation party in Eau Claire, WI, to the Knitting Factory in New York,
NY. However, when we took a quiz we found out that our band could be summed up
much better as Tony Starks.