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The Mountain Goats are John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster, And Matt Douglas. They have been making music together as a quartet for several years. Three of them live in North Carolina and one has moved back to Rochester.

Their songs often seek out dark lairs within which terrible monsters dwell, but their mission is to retrieve the treasure from the dark lair & persuade the terrible monsters inside to seek out the path of redemption. As Axl Rose once memorably asked, in the song “Terrible Monster”: “What’s so terrible about monsters, anyway?” This is the question The Mountain Goats have been doggedly pursuing since 1991. They will never leave off this quest until every option has been exhausted. Thank You.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: As far as concept albums about gaming, i'm all in, and this one is lovely. It's a strange but perfectly formed beast, with smooth scales interspersed with fiery outbursts. Another wonderfully formed outing from The Mountain Goats.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
Done Bleeding
Younger
Passaic 1975

SIDE B
Clemency For The Wizard King
Possum By Night
In League With Dragons

SIDE C
7. Doc Gooden
8. Going Invisible 2
9. Waylon Jennings Live!

SIDE D
10. Cadaver Sniffing Dog
11. An Antidote For Strychnine
12. Sicilian Crest