Giant Sand - Long Stem Rant - Cassette
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal
Homestead Records

This 1989 album was the fifth in five years by this prolific Arizona band, which is led by songwriter Howe Gelb. He and his cohorts bring an honest exuberance to everything they do. There are raucous rock & roll numbers, desert-inflected country weepers, folkish workouts, and vast soundscapes of feedback. Giant Sand is related to the reckless abandon of Neil Young & Crazy Horse, but Gelb's personality makes the music his band's own. One example is the chugging "Searchlight," a track that is rich with piano thrills and loopy gang vocals. There's also a cathartic element to LONG STEM RANT, which may have been due in part to the fact that Gelb had been recently divorced from his former singer partner, Paula Jean Brown (who came on board wonderfully with 1986's BALLAD OF A THIN LINE MAN).


Track Listing
1. Unfinished Love
2. Sandman
3. Bloodstone
4. Searchlight
5. Smash Jazz
6. Sucker in Cage
7. Patsy Does Dylan
8. It's Long 'Bout Now
9. Lag Craw
10. Loving Cup
11. Paved Road to Berlin
12. Anthem
13. Picture Shows
14. Drum and Guitar
15. Get to Leave
16. Searchlight Cha Cha
17. Return of the Big Red Guitar
18. Stuck Dog
19. Real Gone Blue Guitar
20. Jig Zup, The