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The Hard Stuff is the solo debut album by American musician Wayne Kramer, best known as a guitarist with the 1960s group MC5. It was released on January 10, 1995, by Epitaph Records. Kramer is supported by a range of younger musicians including the band Claw Hammer and members of Bad Religion, the Melvins, and Suicidal Tendencies.
The cover art is modeled after the influential Blue Note Records releasees from 1950s and '60s.
The album concludes with a hidden track titled "So Long, Hank", a tribute to writer Charles Bukowski who died in 1994.




Critical reception



New York wrote that "...the Hard Stuff shows [Kramer] to be in full command of his jam-kicking facilities," while praising the album's "vital rawness". David Sprague and Ira Robbins wrote in Trouser Press that the album "careens from free-jazz-backed spoken word to bug-eyed metal in a manner every bit as fierce and feral as Kramer's golden age." Entertainment Weekly's Mike Flaherty was less favorable, describing the album as "a bombastic album dominated by tales of ’90s-style sociopolitical decay" and giving it a C+. The Washington Post's Mark Jenkins was also critical of the album, writing that on it, Kramer "is still tough and eclectic, but he fails to reconjure the sheer abandon of his former band's best work." Alan Crandall wrote in Perfect Sound Forever that the album "had something, that undefinable "oomph" that keeps you throwing on a particular album because you just really like it for no easily articulated reason."




Track listing


All tracks composed by Wayne Kramer; except where indicated.

"Crack in the Universe"
"Junkie Romance" (Kramer, Mick Farren)
"Bad Seed" (Kramer, Mick Farren)
"Poison"
"Realm of Pirate Kings" (Kramer, Mick Farren)
"Incident on Stock Island"
"Pillar of Fire" (Kramer, Mick Farren)
"Hope for Sale" (Kramer, Mick Farren)
"Edge of the Switchblade"
"Sharkskin Suit"
"So Long Hank" (hidden track)




Personnel


Adapted from CD booklet
Wayne Kramer: Vocals and guitar (all songs); bass guitar on (6)
(1) Crack In The Universe

Bass – Rob Walther
Drums – Bob Lee
Guitar – Christopher Bagarozzi
Guitar and harmonica – Jon Wahl
(2) Junkie Romance

Bass – Rob Walther
Drums – Bob Lee
Guitars – Christopher Bagarozzi and Jon Wahl
Additional vocals – Kim Shattuck
(3) Bad Seed

Bass – Randy Bradbury
Drums – Josh Freese
(4) Poison

Bass – Mark Deutrom
Drums and Percussion – Dale Crover
Additional vocals - King Buzzo
(5) Realm Of Pirate Kings

Bass – Matt Freeman
Drums – Brett Reed
Guitar and backing vocals—Brett Gurewitz
(6) Incident On Stock Island

Drums – Josh Freese
(7) Pillar Of Fire

Bass – James Jamerson, Jr.
Drums – Josh Freese
Additional vocals - Sweet Pea Atkinson and Marjorie Kramer
(8) Hope For Sale

Bass – Rob Walther
Drums – Bob Lee
Guitars – Christopher Bagarozzi and Jon Wahl
(9) Edge Of The Switchblade

Bass – Bruce Duff
Drums – Josh Freese
Additional vocals - Keith Morris
10 Sharkskin Suit

Bass – Randy Bradbury
Drums – Josh Freese
Technical Personnel

Sally Browder – engineer, mixing
Greg Cathcart – assistant engineer
Brett Gurewitz – mixing
Steve Kravac – assistant engineer
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Mackie Osborne – art direction
Tony Rambo – assistant engineer
Dan Winters – photography




References

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