Nine High a Pallet

Nine High a Pallet
Studio album by
brute.
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995
RecordedDecember 1993
GenresRock, Southern rock, jam
LabelsCapricorn (1995)
Velocette (2002)
ProducerScott Stuckey
Brute. chronology
Nine High a Pallet
(1995)		 Co-Balt
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyA−
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar
The Village VoiceA−

Nine High a Pallet is the first studio album by brute., a band based in Athens, Georgia, USA, which was a collaboration band between the guitarist Vic Chesnutt and members of Widespread Panic. The album was recorded at John Keane (record producer)'s studio in Athens, Georgia.

The liner notes to the album suggest that the band's name originated from a comment from Dave Schools who reportedly stated, "Play like a brute."

The liner notes also suggest that the album title derives from the safe stacking height for pallets.

The band Brute played 5 shows under that moniker, and Vic would collaborate with the band several more times before his death.

Several brute. songs have been covered by Widespread Panic over the years since Vic's death, including "Blight", "Protein Drink/Sewing Machine" and "Bastards in Bubbles."

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Chesnutt, except as shown.

  1. "Westport Ferry" – 2:56
  2. "Blight" (Chesnutt, Houser, Nance, Schools) – 4:07
  3. "Good Morning Mr. Hard on" – 3:46
  4. "I Ain't Crazy Enough" - 4:44
  5. "Protein Drink/Sewing Machine" ("Sewing Machine" co-written by Tina Chesnutt) - 9:09
  6. "Let's Get Down to Business" - 3:09
  7. "George Wallace" - 2:52
  8. "PC" - 1:45
  9. "Snowblind" (Hoyt Axton) - 2:23
  10. "Miserable" - 2:21
  11. "Bastards in Bubbles" - 3:46
  12. "Cataclysm" – 8:36

Personnel

brute.
Vic Chesnutt – guitar, vocals, harmonica
John Bell – dobro, vocals
Michael Houser – guitar, vocals
Todd Nance – percussion, drums, vocals
Dave Schools – bass guitar, percussion, vocals
John Hermann – keyboards
Guest performers
John Hickman – harp ("Cataclysm" only)
John Keane – pedal steel guitar ("Snowblind" only)
David Lowery – guitar ("Cataclysm" only)
Production
John Keane – engineer
Scott Stuckey – producer, engineer, mixing, remastering
Don Zientara – mixing

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Nine High a Pallet - Brute". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Mirkin, Steven (September 29, 1995). "Nine High a Pallet". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Vic Chesnutt". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 24, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Everyday companion: Side projects".
  6. ↑ "Everyday Companion: Guests".