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Hot Animal Machine is a hardcore punk solo album by Henry Rollins which served as a precursor to the Rollins Band. It is only available now in the same 2-in-one package as Drive by Shooting. Notable for a number of cover songs; Suicide's "Ghost Rider", Richard Berry's "Crazy Lover" and The Velvet Underground's "I'm Gonna Move Right In". The cover was drawn by Mark Mothersbaugh, the frontman of the popular 1980s group Devo.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Henry Rollins, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black and White" | 3:01 | |
| 2. | "Followed Around" | 2:48 | |
| 3. | "Lost and Found" | 2:04 | |
| 4. | "There's a Man Outside" | 3:13 | |
| 5. | "Crazy Lover" | Richard Berry | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Man and a Woman" | 3:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Animal Machine 1" | 3:01 | |
| 2. | "Ghost Rider" (Suicide cover) | Martin Rev, Alan Vega | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Move Right In" (The Velvet Underground cover) | John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Hot Animal Machine 2" | 3:31 | |
| 5. | "No One" | 6:03 |
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spex | Germany | Albums of the Year[2] | 1987 | 1 |
Personnel
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1986 | What's So Funny About... | LP | SF 54 |
| United Kingdom | 1987 | Fundamental | LP | SAVE 24 |
| United States | 1987 | Kill Rock Stars | CS, LP | TXH 002 |
References
- ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Hot Animal Machine". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Albums of the Year - 1987". Spex. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
External links
- Hot Animal Machine at Discogs (list of releases)