Sad & Dangerous (1994)

About this title: On their debut, Dirty Three seems to be working out future ideas. Most of the songs are quite lengthy, and some of the more repetitive numbers are often hurt by this ("Kim's Dirt," "Turk Reprise"). As a result of the band's experimentation, however, we see a different side of the group not witnessed on later efforts. For instance, Warren Ellis sets down his violin to play bass on "Jim's Dog," a song that seems like it would fit perfectly on a film-noir detective movie soundtrack. One of the greatest moments on the record arrives in the form of "Turk," appropriately the last song and the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Kim's Dirt [Salmon]
2. Killy Kundane [Dirty Three]
3. Jaguar [Dirty Three]
4. Devil in the Hole [Dirty Three]
5. Jim's Dog [Dirty Three]
6. Short Break [Dirty Three]
7. Turk Reprise [Dirty Three]
8. You Were a Bum Dream [Dirty Three]
9. Warren's Waltz [Dirty Three]
10. Turk [Dirty Three]

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