Sad & Dangerous is the first major release by the Australian trio, Dirty Three. The album, recorded live at Scuzz Studio, includes ten songs from their gig-give-away demo cassette release.
Reception
Rolling Stone Australia said the album was, "Gently percussive, harshly percussive, tightly coiled and free-wheeling. The Dirty Three's second disc was steeped in the same exhilarating contradictions as their riveting live performances, invariably an emotional roller-coaster." The genre was described as, "As close to jazz as rock and roll, and a fair way from both."
Track listing
"Kim's Dirt" (Kim Salmon) – 10:37
"Killy Kundane" – 7:10
"Jaguar" – 5:03
"Devil In The Hole" – 4:20
"Jim's Dog" – 6:30
"Short Break" – 3:21
"Turk Reprise" – 3:44
"You Were A Bum Dream" - 5:06
"Warren's Waltz" - 7:04
"Turk" - 10:09
Personnel
Dirty Three
Warren Ellis - violin, bass on "Jim's Dog" Jim White - percussion Mick Turner - Guitar, bass, engineer Technical Julian Wu - producer, engineer on "Turk Reprise"