Supersuckers Albums (14)
'Live at Bart's CD Cellar and Record Shop'
Release Date 11/14/2006
Tracks 8
Label Mid Fi
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What The Critics Say
Rock bands are rarely at their most memorable when doing in-store appearances, where folks are more likely to be looking for the latest posthumous 2Pac CD than listening to what they're doing, and this document of the Supersuckers attempting to entertain a handful of fans at a Boulder, CO, record store doesn't do much to change this perception. Eddie Spaghetti and company amble through eight songs over the course of 32 minutes, settling comfortably into their country mode with the help of Jordan Shapiro on pedal steel, and while Spaghetti confesses in his liner notes "I remember barely pulling it together" and he sounds less than thrilled with his bandmates as they try to start "Roadworn and Weary" several times, all in all this is a pretty good gig from a consistently strong live band. If you saw this show for free on a Saturday afternoon while looking at what was on sale, you'd probably consider yourself fortunate, but at the same time the Supersuckers already have several solid live discs available through their own Mid-Fi label, and this amiable but slightly sloppy set doesn't offer any noticeable advantage over any of them. Loyal fans and obsessives will like this, and others need not bother. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
'Mid-Fi Field Recordings Vol. 1: Live at the Tractor Tavern, Seattle, Washington'
Release Date 1/25/2005
Tracks 7
Label Mid Fi Recordings
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What The Critics Say
"The odds were pretty much against us releasing anything from this show because, when it gets sh*tty outside here in the Northwest, we get sh*tty inside." That's how the liners of Supersuckers singer and official representative Eddie Spaghetti set up Mid-Fi Field Recordings, Vol. 1: Live at the Tractor Tavern, Seattle, Washington, which features seven Suckers songs delivered in tumbling and wrinkled country-rock form. But Spaghetti goes on to marvel at how not-actually-that-bad his band sounded on the tapes from the evening, and fans of the veteran group are used to this sort of irascible self-deprecation, anyway. The '94 anthem "Creepy Jackalope Eye" is reworked as a scraggly bar band version of Steve Earle's own country take on the song; "Doublewide" is better for its newfound Southern rock tendencies and the squawk of David Lipkind's harmonica; and "Killer Weed" -- from the '04 Spaghetti solo effort Sauce -- is exactly the rowdy, bleary-eyed, and solo-heavy crowd pleaser you'd expect. Another Live at the Tractor Tavern highlight is the "Weed" bookend "Pretty Fucked Up," which unfolds at a sawdusted tilt perfect for the drunken two-stepping that undoubtedly broke out during this recording. And of course Spaghetti is your host for the evening, providing wry and rambling song intro commentaries, a get-to-know-the-band session, and a few memorable heckler retorts. The set might have been a bit longer, but other than that there really isn't anything here for Supersuckers devotees to complain about. Mid-Fi Field Recordings, Vol. 1: Live at the Tractor Tavern, Seattle, Washington -- not awesome, but never a dull moment, either. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
'Live at the Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI'
Release Date 10/5/2004
Tracks 22
Label Mid Fi Recordings
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'Motherfuckers Be Trippin''
Release Date 4/22/2003
Tracks 12
Label Mid Fi Recordings
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What The Critics Say
The Supersuckers are the only band in the world that could release an album called Motherfuckers Be Trippin' without sounding hokey or just plain ridiculous. In fact, it sounds kind of cool. Of course, this is possible only because the Supersuckers, and able leader Eddie Spaghetti, don't take themselves too seriously. However, what they do take seriously is rockin' out-- and that's something that they're still doing quite well 13 years into their career.Album opener "Rock-n-Roll Records (Ain't Sellin' This Year)" is classic Supersuckers. Big riffs informed by years of binging on Thin Lizzy and Motorhead albums pull the listeners in as Spaghetti tells the truth about how much it sucks to be a band out there busting ass to make good records and put on rocking shows only to watch as worthless 3rd rate bands go platinum. Ever the optimist, in the end Spaghetti decides to stick to his guns and keep rockin' his way--which sets the tone for the rest of the album quite well. This album sounds like a Supersuckers album, and it will never be mistaken for anything else (especially not any lame flavor-of-the-week) and they wouldn't have it any other way.Of course, most of the songs don't have messages that are quite so, um, serious (see "Are You Ready" for lines like "I'm Eddie Spaghetti/Here to rock your asses steady/Grab a drink and chug-a-lug/Have some sex and take some drugs"), and that's just fine. The Supersuckers are essentially the ultimate party band: their songs are fun, but the music is solid, with plenty of blazing solos and big choruses, and you get the feeling that they'd take a break between songs to have a drink with you (if you're buying)."Pretty Fucked Up" would be a radio hit were it not for the prevalence of the f-word in the chorus. The ultra catchy union of Thin Lizzy hooks and Cheap Trick sing-along style choruses and punk attitude ("She used to be pretty/Now she's pretty fucked up") make this song absolutely irresistible and sure to be inducted into the Supersuckers' canon of classics alongside "Coattail Rider," "Creepy Jackalope Eye" and "Santa Rita High."The lackluster "Nowhere Special" is a rip-off of the ‘suckers' own "Born With A Tail," making it the low point of the album (but a Supersuckers throwaway is still better than any of the garbage passing for "rock" these days--Sum 41, American Hi-Fi, Creed, Pete Yorn--I'm looking at you).While last year's Country & Western-driven Must've Been Live was an impressive collection, Trippin' will satisfy the old school fans who've been asking where the rock went. The boys are back in town, and they're drunk. ~ Karen E. Graves, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
Refusing to close the chapter on their country & western forays, Supersuckers' Must've Been Live is the in-concert companion piece to the similarly monikered Must've Been High. Though the disc replicates all but two tracks from the studio recording, and quite faithfully at that, added reasons to check out the engagement (actually a collection of various material culled from numerous shows) include well-tenured harmonica master Mickey Raphael on darn near the entire disc and Willie Nelson collaborator Amy Nelson on an amusing duet with Eddie Spaghetti on "Hungover Tonight." Sideman Adrian Demain and Black Crowe Audley Freed also make cameo appearances. Additionally included are versions of the standards "Drivin' Nails in My Coffin," "Cowpoke," and the Buck Owens stomper "Alabama, Louisiana or Maybe Tennessee," all done with a reverence that belies the band's punk rock origins. That said, you still can't help but wait for the band's return to their more rockin' roots; not to disparage either of the country discs, but there are few groups as fun and good as Supersuckers when they get it in their mind to rock you, and there's no reason the band can't do both in one project, after all. ~ Brian O'Neill, All Music Guide
'Splitsville, Vol. 1'
Release Date 1/1/2001
Tracks 10
Label Music Cartel
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'Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll'
Release Date 10/19/1999
Tracks 13
Label Koch International
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What The Critics Say
Continuing as the Cheap Trick of underground rock & roll, the Supersuckers' 1999 release, the band's fifth full-length (including its brief foray into honky tonk with Must've Been High), is appreciatively a more focused release than Sacrilicious. Part of that resides in the return of founding guitar player Ron Heathman, who remained absent for the recording of Sacrilicious due to drug problems. His return obviously resolidified the quartet, whose straightforward mixture of Nazareth, Thin Lizzy, the Ramones, and aforementioned Cheap Trick, is potently evident on this release. The abundantly talented twin-guitar attack of Ron Heathman and Dan Bolton approximates -- in a punk rock manner -- the soaring harmonies of Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson. Given the directness and assurance these songs resonate with, it seems that the Supersuckers have overcome the tongue in cheek rock & roll irony inscribed in their earlier albums. What remains is a steel-solid, speedy rock band. Vocalist Eddie Spaghetti continues holding court like Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High; it's all drugs, women, high school schlock, gambling, the road, and good times delivered with a grin. Though the band never takes itself too seriously, they are a more than capable pop-driven four-piece. Songs like "Cool Manchu" and "Dirt Roads, Dead Ends, and Dust" allow the band to flex its twangy roots, while "I Want the Drugs" and "Stuff 'N' Nonsense" are perfect pieces of simple power pop. ~ Patrick Kennedy, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
Bouncing back from the setback of Sacrilecious, the Supersuckers recorded their most ambitious album with Must've Been High. Using their garagey, post-hardcore punk as a launching pad, they delve deeply into country, even recording with Willie Nelson on one cut. Tellingly, the Supersuckers sound their best when they go for a snotty update of cowpunk -- compared with their metal and Stooges-obsessed contemporaries, the band sounds positively fresh with the little bit of twang. There are a couple of shaky moments, but overall, Must've Been High is an intoxicating concoction of fiery riffs, goofy humor and punk attitude. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
'The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers'
Release Date 1/1/1995
Tracks 14
Label Sub Pop
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What The Critics Say
One would think that with the addition of one of punk rock's best guitarists, ex-Didjit Rick Sims, the Supersuckers would easily recover from the departure of Ron Heathman and maybe be the better for it. But, as Sacrilicious painfully illustrates, Heathman added much more bulk to The Supersuckers' sound than Sims provides here. While Sacrilicious offers less of the spirited blunt edge found on La Mano Cornuda, songs like the amphetamine-country stampede of "Born With A Tail" and the Bourbon St. blues shuffle of "Don't Turn Blue" thankfully expand The Supersuckers' musical vocabulary. Most, however, are unfortunately indistinct hard-rock songs, but give this new lineup time to evolve. ~ Matt Carlson, All Music Guide
