- rock
- 35 min
- 10 tracks
- MCA Records
What Is This was an American rock band that originated in Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California. Formed by guitarist Hillel Slovak, drummer Jack Irons, vocalist Alain Johannes, and bassist Todd Strassman, the band served as the nucleus for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Members of the band would go on to perform with Eleven, Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam, Mark Lanegan, Them Crooked Vultures, Alain Johannes Trio and Queens of the Stone Age.
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Character
Spare, cool, raw and grave.
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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Tracks
- A1Dreams of Heaven3:39
- A2Big Raft3:39
- A3Chasing Your Ghost3:33
- A4Whisper (To Natasha)3:52
- A5Stuck3:20
- B1I'll Be Around3:49
- B2Touch the Flame3:34
- B3Wool Over My Eyes2:37
- B4Waves in the Sand3:53
- B5Breathing2:41
10 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- What Is This?
- Label
- MCA Records
- Released
- 1985
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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