1992 studio album by Medicine
Shot Forth Self Living is the debut studio album by American rock band Medicine , released in 1992 on Def American .[ 2] [ 3]
The New York Times noted that "the effects-laden guitar textures and Beth Thompson's and Brad Laner's androgynous vocals recall English trance rockers of recent years like Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine."[ 1]
Title Writer(s) 1. "One More" Brad Laner 9:08 2. "Aruca" Laner, Annette Zilinskas 4:49 3. "Defective" Laner 4:10 4. "A Short Happy Life" Laner, Beth Thompson 6:39 5. "5ive" Laner 3:33 6. "Sweet Explosion" Laner, Jim Putnam, Eddie Ruscha, Thompson 3:15 7. "Queen of Tension" Laner 4:14 8. "Miss Drugstore" Laner, Zilinskas 5:00 9. "Christmas Song" Laner 8:33
Medicine Jim Goodall – drums Brad Laner – vocals, guitar, percussion, piano, production Jim Putnam – guitar Eddie Ruscha – bass guitar, tape , art direction , design Beth Thompson – vocals Production and additional personnel Chris Apthorp – engineering John Cevetello – engineering on "Aruca" Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar on "A Short Happy Life" and "Christmas Song" Joan Mahoney – photography Tom Recchion – art direction, design ^ a b Reynolds, Simon (Nov 22, 1992). "Fuzzy Daydreams Replace the Grimness of Grunge". The New York Times . p. A26. ^ Sprague, David (2007). "Medicine" . Trouser Press . Retrieved March 22, 2013 . ^ Krewen, Nick (Jan 29, 1993). "Expect a lot of guitar noise...". The Hamilton Spectator . p. B3. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Shot Forth Self Living – Medicine" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 22, 2013 . ^ Kot, Greg (February 4, 1993). "Medicine: Shot Forth Self Living (Def American) / Mercury Rev: Yerself is Steam (Columbia) / Lotion: Head/She is Weird City/Peachtree (KokoPop single)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 8, 2018 . ^ Tucker, Ken (February 5, 1993). "Shot Forth Self Living" . Entertainment Weekly . No. 156. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2013 . ^ "Medicine: Shot Forth Self Living". NME : 40. October 10, 1992. ^ Raggett, Ned (May 16, 2012). "Medicine: Shot Forth Self Living / The Buried Life" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 22, 2013 . ^ "Medicine: Shot Forth Self Living". Q : 118. 2012.