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Go Bang! by Shriekback
Go Bang! is an album by Shriekback, released in 1988. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Intoxication”, on 2 lists with a best position of #214.
Go Bang! is Shriekback's sixth studio album, out on Island in 1988, and the first without co-founding bassist Dave Allen, which leaves Barry Andrews firmly in the driver's seat. Island wanted a hit, badly, so British hitmaker Richard James Burgess came in to produce and mix, and the result is the band's most commercial record by a mile, with the studio tension to match.
The gamble paid off. The slinky, funk-laced grooves are polished to a high shine, the old weird edges sanded down just enough, and "Intoxication" went to number six on the brand-new Modern Rock Tracks chart, with "Sharkwalk" following it. There's even a cover of KC and the Sunshine Band's "Get Down Tonight". A sad footnote: Joel Webber, their A&R man at Island, died shortly before it came out. Andrews steered the band back toward its more traditional sound with Sacred City in 1992.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Go Bang! on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intoxication | 2 | #214 | – | 1989–1991 | |
| 2 | Go Bang | 1 | #58 | – | 1988 | |
| 3 | Sharkwalk | 1 | #71 | – | 1988 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.