Blank Blackout Vacant

Blank Blackout Vacant is a studio album by Poison Idea.[4] It was released in 1992 by Taang! Records.[5]

Blank Blackout Vacant
Studio album by
Poison Idea
Released1992
RecordedJuly 1991 - August 1991
GenreHeavy metal
Hardcore punk
Hard rock
Length33:05
LabelTaang! Records[1]
Poison Idea chronology
Feel the Darkness
(1990)		 Blank Blackout Vacant
(1992)		 Religion & Politics
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "there’s evidence of some technical progression: 'Star of Baghdad' is shot through with aggro-surf guitar soloing, and a cover of 'Vietnamese Baby' struts with the glammy cheekiness of the New York Dolls’ original."[6] Ox-Fanzine called the album "the climax in terms of melody, aggression and pressure," writing: "Anger and bitterness instead of brutality. Thematically there is a great harbor tour through human misery: suicide, child and drug abuse, broken relationships, war. Here one looks deep into the abyss and somehow endures it."[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Jerry A.

  1. "Say Goodbye" - 2:16
  2. "Star of Baghdad" - 2:17
  3. "Icepicks at Dawn" - 2:22
  4. "Smack Attack" - 2:05
  5. "Forever and Always" - 2:57
  6. "Punish Me" - 3:08
  7. "Crippled Angel" - 3:23
  8. "What Happened to Sunday" - 2:18
  9. "You're Next" - 1:45
  10. "Drain" - 3:11
  11. "Brigandage" - 2:15
  12. "Amy's Theme" - 1:29
  13. "Vietnamese Baby" - 3:39

Personnel
  • Jerry A. - Vocals
  • Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts - Guitar, Recorder, Background vocals
  • Myrtle Tickner - Bass, Harmonica, Background vocals
  • Thee Slayer Hippy - Drums, Percussion, Background vocals
  • Mondo - Guitar, Piano
  • Additional personnel: Dave Hite, Phil Irwin (saxophone), Bob Stark (piano, keyboards).

References
  1. "CDS". taang.
  2. Blank Blackout Vacant at AllMusic
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 581.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Poison Idea | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 159.
  6. "Poison Idea". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. "Interview". www.ox-fanzine.de.



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