Breeders, The - Cannonball

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Year:

1993

Tracklist

Cannonball	3:33
Cro-Aloha	2:15
Lord Of The Thighs	3:58
900	4:27

Versions

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Cannonball (CD, Maxi, Dig)	4AD	BAD 3011 CD	UK	1993
Cannonball (10", S/Sided, Promo)	4AD	BREED 1	UK	1993
Cannonball (12")	4AD	BAD 3011	UK	1993
Cannonball (12")	Elektra	66279-2	US	1993
Cannonball (CD, Dig)	Rough Trade Germany	RTD 120.1638.3	Germany	1993
Cannonball (CD, Dig)	Rough Trade Germany, 4AD, Virgin France S.A.	RTD 120.1638.3, BAD 3011 CD, 7243 8 92069 2 0	Europe	1993
Cannonball (CD, Maxi)	PolyGram	76974 3008 2	Canada	1993
Cannonball (CD, Maxi)	Play It Again Sam [PIAS], 4AD	170.3011.22, BAD 3011 CD	Belgium	1993
Cannonball (CD, Maxi, Dig)	Shock (2)	SHOCK CD 4013	Australia	1993
Cannonball (CD, Single)	Virgin France S.A.	7243 8 92248 2 5	France	1993
Cannonball (CD, Single, Dig)	4AD	66279-2	US	1993
Cannonball (CD, Single, Dig)	4AD, 4AD	BAD 3011 CD, 422 862 689-2	Canada	1993
Cannonball (CD, Single, Promo)	Elektra	PRCD 8800-2	US	1993
Cannonball (Cass, Single)	Elektra	4-64566	US	1993

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Review by moonmaniac Oct 11, 2008

referencing Cannonball, CD, Single, 7243 8 92248 2 5

I remember first seeing this track on MTV and I was 10 or so and it was so out there it just didn't make sense at all. I think it was first off all it's utterly bizarre intro and my command of english was decent due to me being exposed to english tv-channels yet i still didn't understand Kim Deal's vocals in most parts. But there was element i really liked, that bassline. Burned into my mind on the first listen, it's just so simple yet so good.

and now it's circa 15 years after, and my impression of this one has changed it bit. The intro is not really bizarre any more, the vocaleffect brings to mind of the same groaningstyle as used on RDJ's Windowlicker. The lightlytapped percussion is a nice touch, the distortion brings to mind of 56k modem sounds. The song itself is a weird work of art, the lyrics are nicely random and Josephine Wiggs' bassline is still nothing short of awesome.