Four Foot Shack
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ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014
Length56:24
| Four Foot Shack | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | February 4, 2014 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 56:24 |
| Label | ATO Records/Prawn Song Records |
| Producer | Les Claypool |
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 61/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| American Songwriter | [6] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| Blurt | [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | C-[7] |
Four Foot Shack is the debut album of Duo de Twang, a country music duo formed by Primus bassist and vocalist Les Claypool and M.I.R.V. guitarist Bryan Kehoe.[8] This album contains one original song and fourteen cover songs (although many are covers of Primus or Les Claypool songs). It was released on February 4, 2014, by ATO Records.[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Four Foot Shack" | Claypool | 0:42 |
| 2. | "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" | Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Amos Moses" | Jerry Reed | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Red State Girl" | Claypool | 3:02 |
| 5. | "The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down" | Tom Connors | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Boonville Stomp" | Claypool | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Stayin' Alive" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Rumble of the Diesel" | Claypool | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Pipe Line" | Brian Carman, Bob Spickard | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Buzzards of Green Hill" | Claypool | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Hendershot" | Claypool | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Man in the Box" | Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell | 5:12 |
| 13. | "D's Diner" | Claypool | 4:25 |
| 14. | "Battle of New Orleans" | Jimmy Driftwood | 4:16 |
| 15. | "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" | Claypool, LaLonde, Tim Alexander | 3:55 |
Song origins
Covers featured on Four Foot Shack and their original artists:[10]
- "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" by Primus, originally on the album Tales from the Punchbowl.
- "Amos Moses" by Jerry Reed. The song was also covered by Claypool on Primus' Rhinoplasty.
- "Red State Girl" by Les Claypool on Of Fungi and Foe.
- "The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down" by Tom Connors.
- "Booneville Stomp" by Les Claypool, originally on Of Fungi and Foe.
- "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
- "Rumble of the Diesel" by Les Claypool, originally on Of Whales and Woe.
- "Pipeline" by The Chantays.
- "Buzzards of Green Hill" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, originally appearing on Purple Onion.
- "Hendershot" by Les Claypool, originally on the album Highball with the Devil.
- "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains.
- "D's Diner" by Les Claypool, originally on Purple Onion.
- "Battle of New Orleans" written by Jimmy Driftwood.
- "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" by Primus, from the album Sailing the Seas of Cheese.
