Title: Short Sharp Shocked Artist: Michelle Shocked Release Date: 1988 Re-Released On: 8/8/1988 Label: Mercury Duration: 33:20 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 042283492424, 766486575127, 042283492417, 042283492448 Genre: Rock Styles: Urban Folk, Alternative Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Anti-Folk, Alternative Folk, College Rock Moods: Cathartic, Confrontational, Earnest, Literate, Passionate, Plaintive, Playful, Rebellious, Reflective, Street-Smart, Tense/Anxious, Wry, Bittersweet, Intimate, Wistful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. When I Grow Up
2. Hello Hopeville
3. Memories of East Texas
4. (Making the Run To) Gladewater
5. Graffiti Limbo
6. If Love Was a Train
7. Anchorage
8. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
9. VX FX DX
10. Black Widow
11. Fog Town

Year Type Label Catalog # 1990 CD Mercury 834924 1988 CD Mercury 834924-2

Short Sharp Shocked [Expanded]

Michelle Shocked is asked in the song "Anchorage," "What's it like to be a skateboard punk rocker?" Perhaps it takes a flashback like Short Sharp Shocked to fully answer the more interesting question, "How did you get there?" The album finds Shocked taking a semi-fond trip back to an East Texas childhood, and all of the defined roles, limited expectations, claustrophobia, and ultimate rebellion coming from that environment. Musically, she tackles the spectrum of rootsy folk in a warm way that shows not only a love for, but also a great deal of knowledge of the forms (producer Pete Anderson added a Nashville gloss to the recordings that shouldn't go unnoticed). The songs have a very personal, almost diary feel, but at the same time, they speak a universal language -- none so poignant as the album's centerpiece, "Anchorage," a touching letter from an old friend. The cover photo, which shows Shocked restrained by police officers during a protest, indicates little about the music found within (save for the uncredited album closer, the hardcore punk work-up of "Fog Town" featuring MDC), but the music certainly reveals much about the protestor. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Perkins Dobro Banjo Jim Croce Banjo Byron Berline Mandolin Chris Hardy Creative Services Coordinator, Cover Photo David Leonard Mixing Dominic Genova Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric) Don Reed Fiddle Eddy Schreyer Mastering Jeff Donavan Drums Jim Croce Banjo Kristina Olsen Dulcimer, Dulcimer (Hammer) Michael Tempo Percussion Michelle Shocked Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Main Performer, Bass Pete Anderson Arranger, Producer, Bass, Guitar (Electric), 6-String Bass Peter Doell Mixing, Engineer Rod Piazza Harmonica Skip Edwards Piano, Organ (Hammond) Sophia Ramos Vocals