1000 Smiling Knuckles
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{{Infobox album|
| name = 1000 Smiling Knuckles
| type = Album
| artist = Skin Yard
| cover = Skin Yard 1000 Smiling Knuckles.JPG
| alt =
| released = August 6, 1991
| recorded = Late 1990, early 1991
| venue =
| studio = Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington
| genre = Grunge{{cite web|date=January 5, 2020|title=10 lesser known grunge albums you should own|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/10-lesser-known-grunge-albums-you-should-own/|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=Kerrang!}}{{cite web|last=Leivers|first=Dannii|date=June 15, 2020|title=10 obscure but absolutely essential grunge albums|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-obscure-but-absolutely-essential-grunge-albums|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=Louder Sound}}
| length = 34:42
| label = Cruz{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&q=1000+Smiling+Knuckles+skin+yard+1991&pg=PA763|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=January 30, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306076|via=Google Books}}
| producer = Jack Endino, Skin Yard
| prev_title = Fist Sized Chunks
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Inside the Eye
| next_year = 1993
}}
1000 Smiling Knuckles is the fourth studio album by American grunge band Skin Yard.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTg4whS9ClUC&q=1000+Smiling+Knuckles+skin+yard+1991&pg=PT345|title=Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music|first=Greg|last=Prato|date=December 15, 2010|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=9781554903474|via=Google Books}}{{cite journal |last1=Unsworth |first1=Cathi |title=1000 Smiling Knuckles by Skin Yard |journal=Melody Maker |date=Aug 24, 1991 |volume=67 |issue=34 |page=32}} The cover art is by Jim Blanchard.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=auHGDAAAQBAJ&q=1000+Smiling+Knuckles+skin+yard&pg=PA24|title=Visual Abuse: Jim Blanchard's Graphic Art 1982–2002|first=Jim|last=Blanchard|date=October 18, 2016|publisher=Fantagraphics Books|isbn=9781606999387|via=Google Books}} The first single was the title track, for which a video was shot.{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Patrick |title=Skin Yard Smoothes Its Edges, Hones Its Hard Sound |work=The Seattle Times |date=August 30, 1991 |department=Tempo |page=8}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Prato|first=Greg|title=1,000 Smiling Knuckles - Skin Yard {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/1000-smiling-knuckles-mw0000676137|access-date=October 2, 2021|publisher=AllMusic}}
}}
The Chicago Tribune noted that "the band's rhythm section is better-recorded and Ben McMillan is actually trying to sing melody lines instead of just shouting over the din."{{cite news |last1=Kot |first1=Greg |title=A couple of years ago, Skin Yard... |work=Chicago Tribune |date=12 Sep 1991 |department=Tempo |page=8}}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| all_lyrics = McMillan
| title1 = 1000 Smiling Knuckles
| music1 = Endino
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = River Throat
| music2 = Endino/House
| length2 = 3:22
| title3 = Words on Bone
| music3 = Endino/House
| length3 = 4:21
| title4 = Living Pool
| music4 = Endino
| length4 = 3:02
| title5 = Headswill
| music5 = Endino/House/McMillan
| length5 = 3:03
| title6 = Psychoriflepowerhypnotized
| music6 = Endino/House
| length6 = 2:59
| title7 = Material Freak
| music7 = Endino/House
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Jezechrist
| music8 = Endino/House
| length8 = 4:22
| title9 = Nietzsche with a Pizza
| music9 = Endino/House/Martin
| length9 = 1:32
| title10 = Burn a Hole
| music10 = Endino/House/McMillan/Martin
| length10 = 4:55
}}
Personnel
- Jack Endino – guitar, producer, engineering
- Daniel House – bass, art direction
- Barrett Martin – drums
- Ben McMillan – vocals
- Jim Blanchard – artwork
References
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External links
- [http://www.skin-yard.com/knucklesdetail.htm Information about 1000 Smiling Knuckles on band page]
- [http://www.jackendino.com/skinyard/knuckdetail.html Information about 1000 Smiling Knuckles on Endino page]
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