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Tracks
Initially released on Transom with the following tracks;
- Ark of the Envious (VanderArk)
- Even the Score (VanderArk/VanderArk)
- Brian's Song
- Acting as Your Slave (VanderArk)
- Oceanside (Brown)
- I've Suffered a Head Injury (VanderArk/VanderArk)
- Clean Break (VanderArk)
- Monterey
- Martyr Material (VanderArk)
- The Freshmen
Then modified and reissued on RCA with a reduced track list;
- Ark of the Envious (VanderArk)
- Even the Score (VanderArk/VanderArk)
- Acting as Your Slave (VanderArk)
- Oceanside (Brown)
- I've Suffered a Head Injury (VanderArk/VanderArk)
- Clean Break (VanderArk)
- Martyr Material (VanderArk)
Musicians
The Verve Pipe;
- Brian Vander Ark - Guitar, Vocals
- Brian Stout - Guitar, Vocals
- Brad Vander Ark - Bass, Vocals
- Donny Brown - Percussion, Vocals
Additional musicians;
- Mark Smith - Guitar
- Phil Daher - Guitar
- Bead Wildey - keyboards
Credits
- Kevin Brown, Debby Brown, The Verve Pipe, Jon Frazer - Producer
- Engineer - Jon Frazer
- Photography - Tami Dykhouse
- Design, layout - Number One Graphics
- Art direction - The Verve Pipe
- Recorded at Station C Studios, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Notes
The lyrics of the title track, I've Suffered a Head Injury, are roughly as follows;
Vanilla ice man cometh, goeth
Sampling, dealing, music stolen
To pre-pubescent girls appealing
Re-mix record contract sealing
Borrowed lyrics sung with feeling slumping
Record sales are healing
Concert hall promoters kneeling
Keeping grateful deadheads reeling
Quite suppressed yet quite revealing
Influence is far from stealing
I've suffered a head, I've suffered a head injury
I've suffered a head, I've suffered a head injury
Techno-pop kids, stardom's rocket
Money in their label's pocket
Unrelentless, thoughtless selling
Busting charts, atop they're dwelling
Lacking substance story telling
Lost the message in this yelling
Robbing fortunes from the willing
Endless posing, mindless chilling
Plastic icing airtime filling
Instigating art-rock killing
I've suffered a head, I've suffered a head injury
I've suffered a head, I've suffered a head injury
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