Blacktop
Blacktop was the first post-Gories project for Mick Collins. While similar to the legendary garage punk three-piece, Blacktop is a clear progression, in terms of musicianship and songwriting skill, for Collins and is also the beginning of his movement towards noisier material. The band's sound was fuller and more sophisticated, due in no small part to the addition of a bass line and the songwriting input of Darin Lin Wood (Fireworks, '68 Comeback) and Alex Cuervo. While still drawing from a wealth of blues, soul, and mod influences, Blacktop crossed into seemingly new territory, even going so far as to cover Captain Beefheart's "Here I Am, I Always Am."
I've Got a Baaad Feeling, their first album, was recorded on an eight track at a friend's house in Dallas and was released in 1995. Half of the album's tracks, and several other unreleased ones, were assembled and released in Australia as Up All Night. As with all of Collins' other projects, Blacktop released several 7" singles throughout it's brief career. The band never made it back into the studio, although Collins and Cuervo went on to form King Sound Quartet with Tim Kerr.
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12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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I Got A Baaad Feeling About This
Alternative & Indie - Released by In The Red on 7 Aug 2003
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Gardening is a Practice, Not an Idea
Alternative & Indie - Released by blacktop on 1 Sep 2023
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Gardening is a Practice, Not an Idea (Deluxe)
Indie Pop - Released by Nice Guys on 16 Feb 2024
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It's Not So Sad All the Time (Live)
Folk - Released by Nice Guys on 7 Feb 2024
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From the Ground Up
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Blacktop Entertainment on 1 Apr 2010
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Tommy / Citrus
Alternative & Indie - Released by blacktop on 22 Aug 2023
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Fairer Winds (feat. Triple Kick)
Country - Released by Vermillion Code on 29 Jul 2022
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Expectations
Alternative & Indie - Released by blacktop on 3 Feb 2023
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