PIG: Praise The Lard

Tracklist for CPROD LP 017 (LP):

Tracklist for CPROD CD 017 (CD), CLP 9980-2 (CD), BLCK-85927 (CD):

Details/Trivia:
All Music Guide
Using his love of sampling and big dumb drumbeats, Raymond Watts creates a twisted landscape that embodies everything from hardcore industrial to swing. The sinister build up of "My Sanctuary" and psychotic lustful ranting of "Hog Love" (which has some insane lyrics) give the impression of Watts being a truly disturbed guy, one with more than a slight preoccupation with sex. As further evidence of his insanity in the field of music, listen to "A Touch of Upheaval" and "!Toxico!," a marching song laced with orchestration and a drunken industrial swing, respectively.

Praise the Lard is in many ways one of Pig's most defining albums. It is the album in which Watts began to implement classical orchestration with metal guitar riffs, a combination that becomes so prevalent on his later albums. Lard also touches upon the ultra-dark and angry themes that are embraced on newer albums such as Wrecked and Sinsation.

Raymond Watts is one of those artists that can take a myriad of different sounds and samples and turn it into something completely different. His impact on industrial is substantial if underrated and under-appreciated, especially in the United States. Raymond, I salute you. ~ Alan Esher, All Music Guide

Versions

Cat no.	Date	Format	Company	Status	Cover
CPROD LP 017	1991	12" Vinyl Album	Concrete (United Kingdom)	Out of Print
CPROD CD 017	1991	Compact Disc	Concrete (United Kingdom)	Out of Print
CLP 9980-2	1997	Compact Disc	Cleopatra Records (US)	In Print
BLCK-85927	1999	Compact Disc	Dolphin Entertainment (Japan)	Out of Print

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