Shot Forth Self Living
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Released1992
RecordedApril 1992
StudioHammer, Chatsworth, California
| Shot Forth Self Living | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | April 1992 | |||
| Studio | Hammer, Chatsworth, California | |||
| Genre | Trance rock,[1] shoegaze,[2] noise pop[2] | |||
| Length | 49:21 | |||
| Label | Def American | |||
| Producer | Brad Laner | |||
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Shot Forth Self Living is the debut studio album by American rock band Medicine, released in 1992 on Def American.[3][4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
| NME | 8/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[2] |
| Q | [9] |
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]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
