Food for Thought/Take It Back (1990)

About this title: Another in Dischord's series of value for money releases, this CD puts together the contents of both releases, along with three extra goodies for a full overview of the band's first phase of existence. One, an early version of "Walk the Line," was the group's recording debut, surfacing on the Alive and Kicking compilation. Compared to the later take, here the band is in full garage punk mode, sounding at points more appropriate for a Voxx label compilation. The other two songs, "Phobias" and "The Spy," were, at the time, unreleased demos. The first is a fairly straightforward D.C. punk number ... read more

Tracks:

1. Retrospect [Gray Matter/Turner]
2. Oscar's Eye [Gray Matter/Turner]
3. Fill a Void [Gray Matter/Turner]
4. Give Me a Clue [Gray Matter/Turner]
5. Gray Matter [Gray Matter/Turner]
6. Caffeine Blues [Gray Matter/Turner]
7. Crisis and Compromise [Gray Matter/Turner]
8. Flash in Time [Gray Matter/Turner/]
9. Phobias [Gray Matter/Turner]
10. I Am the Walrus [Lennon/McCartney]
11. Chutes and Ladders [Gray Matter/Turner]
12. Burn No Bridges [Gray Matter/Turner]
13. Walk the Line [Gray Matter/Turner]
14. Take It Back [Gray Matter/Turner]
15. 4 A.M. [Gray Matter/Turner]
16. Head [Gray Matter/Turner]
17. Phobias [Gray Matter/Turner]
18. The Spy [Gray Matter/Turner]
19. Walk the Line [Gray Matter/Turner]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.