Miami (The Gun Club album)

Miami was ranked among the top fifty "Albums of the Year" for 1982 by NME. In a 1982 article about the band, Scott Isler described their approach as "nostalgic revivalism" which is "unique...in overhauling country blues for a bloodcurdling contemporary impact. Far from camping it up, Pierce respects the elemental power of his inspiration; his eerie semi-coherent imagery are in line of descent." Isler says that the band's "understated accompaniment is similarly effective with its less-is-more minimalism. A potent, unstable blend." According to Pierce, "[e]ven though we idolized an older style of music, none of us were good enough to play it! What we came up with is our own version. I find myself writing about the feeling of being lost." ==Track listing==

The Gun Club • Jeffrey Lee Pierce – vocals, guitar, piano, background vocals on "Watermelon Man", lead guitar on "Run Through the Jungle", "John Hardy" and "Mother of Earth" • Ward Dotson – lead guitar, background vocals on "Watermelon Man" • Rob Ritter – bass • Terry Graham – drums Additional musicians • Debbie Harry (credited as D.H. Laurence, Jr.) – backing vocals • Walter Steding – fiddle on "Watermelon Man" • Chris Stein – producer, bongos on "Watermelon Man" • Mark Tomeo – steel guitar on "Texas Serenade" and "Mother of Earth" Production • Joe Arlotta – session engineer • Butch Jones – mixing engineer • Chris D. – cover photographs, original design "Special thanks to: Bob Singerman, Linda Cuckovich, Chris D., Robyn Weiss, Lois Graham, Lux Interior, Ivy Rorschach, Kid Congo, Linda Jones, Chris Stein and D.H. Laurence, Jr." == References ==