Torment (Zoogz Rift album)

Torment
Studio album by Zoogz Rift
Released	December 1989
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	38:01
Label	SST
Producer	Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology
Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins (1988) Torment (1989) War Zone: Music for Obnoxious Yuppie Scum (1990)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

Torment is the eleventh studio album by experimental rock composer Zoogz Rift, released in December 1989 by SST Records.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Zoogz Rift, except "Sweet Surrender" by Tim Buckley.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hi Mom I'm Home"	4:36
2.	"Torment"	2:32
3.	"Dead Planet Earth"	3:47
4.	"Naked on the Mountain (Looking at the Sea)"	3:27
5.	"The Secret Marines Sex Kitten Beach Party"	3:51
6.	"This Town Sucks"	1:59

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"United We Fall"	1:00
2.	"Sweet Surrender" (Tim Buckley cover)	6:55
3.	"Meet Me at Stinky's"	1:53
4.	"Defecation Rainbow"	1:40
5.	"Bad Risk"	2:29
6.	"Popcorn Scumbago"	3:44

CD issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Candy Girl" (The Four Seasons cover)	Larry Santos	2:30
14.	"Medley" (Peripheral Darkness/Boogie Woogie Waltz)		14:32
15.	"Low Life"		2:24
16.	"Let a Man Come in and Eat the Popcorn Parts 47 and 93"		8:16
17.	"Sweet Surrender #2" (Tim Buckley cover)	Tim Buckley	6:13
18.	"Let a Man Come in and Eat the Popcorn"		2:04

Personnel

Adapted from the Torment liner notes.^[3]

• Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, percussion

Musicians Tom Brown – drums, percussion, additional vocals Richie Hass – vibraphone Willie Lapin – bass guitar, percussion, additional vocals Marc Mylar – clarinet, tenor saxophone Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – synthesizer, percussion, additional vocals

Production and additional personnel John Golden – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	SST	LP	SST 251
	1994		CD

References

1. "Zoogz Rift: Torment > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
2. Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
3. Torment (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1989.

External links

• Torment at Discogs (list of releases)