Bick Long Lick
(Released, December 1996)

Players

Matt Gorney: Bass, Drums, Lead and Backing Vocals
John Gorney: Keyboards, Lead and Backing Vocals
Mark Mistysyn: Guitars, Lead and Backing Vocals

Track Listing

1. Welcome (M.Gorney)
2. Now (M.Gorney)
3. Again ( Mistysyn/M.Gorney)
4. Shoot Me (J.Gorney)
5. Divine (M.Gorney)
6. Just as She Stirs (J.Gorney)
7. Stare at the Ceiling (J.Gorney)
8. Pacify My Rage (M.Gorney)
9. Every Way (J.Gorney)
10. Empty (M.Gorney)
11. I Try (J.Gorney)
12. Tiajuana (J.Gorney)
13. Grown (M.Gorney)
14. Washes the Night (J.Gorney)
15. No Choice (Mistysyn)
16. Water's Edge (J.Gorney)
17. Apathy (M.Gorney)
18. Shell (J.Gorney) *
19. New Year's Day (M.Gorney)
20. She Should be Here (J.Gorney)
21. Waste (M.Gorney)

* J. Gorney: guitar

Review

Just four months after putting out two albums, Shitar is back with a vengence on Big Long Lick.  Hey, they weren't dubbed "hardest working band in music" by Rolling Stone for nothing.  After the traditional Shitar intro, Lick kicks off with Now, a modern rocker which finds Matt directing his anger at someone other than his ex-girlfriend.  Great axework from Mistysyn here, especially in the second part of the solo.  In Again, Mistysyn offers his best-written song yet.  His growth as a writer can be directly linked to his efforts to make his songs more personal, a tactic he employs beautifully on No Choice.  John is back with a plethora of songs, ranging from the heavily-smitten Every Way to Blow it Out Your Amp!!-type rockers like Shell, and eminently singable Tiajuana.  Matt also provides some experimentation on modern sounding tracks like Grown and Waste.

Rating (Out of *****)

*** 1/2

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