History Music / Spillane

--> ''Spillane's world was a natural choic for me because of the "extreme" nature of his vision. The dramatic elements implied many musical genres that I hold dear -- jazz, rock, {{RAndB}} , movie soundtracks -- and the tough, violent quality opened the door for a variety of noise aggrevates which were used here predominantly as transitional devides and for dramatic contrast."

* FilkSong: The tracks quotes from Spillane's novels.

* NeoClassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Zorn mixes {{Jazz}}, {{Blues}}, CountryMusic, Lounge, ClassicalMusic, AvantGardeMusic, ThrashMetal.

* GenreRoulette: As typical for Zorn's albums.

* FilkSong: The tracks quotes from Spillane's novels.
* GratuitousJapanese: The lyrics of "Forbidden Fruit" are in Japanese.

* SpecialGuest: Jazz organist Big John Patton and blues guitarist Albert Collins contribute to "Two-Lane Highway". The track "Forbidden Fruit" features the Kronos Quartet, turntable artist Christian Marclay and Japanese singer Hiromi Ota.

* EpicRocking: The 25:12 "Spillane" and 18:16 "Two-Lane Highway".

* TheConscience and InnerMonologue: Mike Hammer's conscience is voiced by guitarist Robert Quine (better known for his work with Richard Hell and the Voidoids and Creator/LouReed).

* ShoutOut: Inside the booklet a picture of Creator/KirkDouglas as Mike Hammer can be seen as well as a screen shot of Japanese actors Ishihara Yujiro, Kitahara Mie and Tsugawa Masahiko from the film ''Kurutta Kajitsu'' (1956).

''Spillane'' is a 1987 album by Music/JohnZorn, the title track of which is built around the Literature/MikeHammer'' stories by author Creator/MickeySpillane. The tracks were composed with file-card pieces, where musical ideas written on note cards form the basis for discrete sound blocks arranged by way of a unifying theme. In the liner notes Zorn explains that he let the music be inspired by scenes he read in Spillane's novels and their film adaptations. ''Spillane'' is sometimes regarded as a ConceptAlbum, but it isn't one: the second and third tracks have no thematic or conceptual connection with the first one, although stylistically they employ Zorn's technique of frequently shifting from one genre of music to another.

''Spillane'' is a 1987 album by Music/JohnZorn, the title track of which is built around the HardBoiledDetective stories ''Literature/MikeHammer'' by author Creator/MickeySpillane. The tracks were composed with file-card pieces, where musical ideas written on note cards form the basis for discreet sound blocks arranged by way of a unifying theme. In the liner notes Zorn explains that he let the music be inspired by scenes he read in Spillane's novels and/or film adaptations based on his work. ''Spillane'' is sometimes regarded as a ConceptAlbum, but it isn't one: the second and third tracks have no thematic or conceptual connection with the first one, although stylistically they employ Zorn's technique of frequently shifting from one genre of music to another.

-->'''Albert Collins''': She gives me my key. "Room 66." "Okay." She gives me my key. I walk down the hall, open the door, step in...see somethin'...a little ''funny''. I step out. I walk back down to the office and ring for the lady. Drop my key on the desk. She said, "What's wrong, Mr Collins?" I said, "Well, honey, there's already someone in that room. He's got the air-conditionin' turned up high, and he's sittin' up in the bed, lookin' at TV. Eyes wide open. 'Cept he's got an icepick in his neck, so I guess I'll be checkin' out."

* DeadpanSnarker: John Lurie as Mike Hammer. Albert Collins's laconic monologue about checking into his motel room only to find a corpse in it also qualifies.

-->'''Albert Collins''': I went back to the desk. "Honey," I said, "there's already somebody in that room. He's sittin' up in bed, real peaceful. Only he's got an icepick in his neck, so I guess I'll be checkin' out."

''Spillane'' is a 1987 album by Music/JohnZorn and a ConceptAlbum built around the HardBoiledDetective stories ''Literature/MikeHammer'' by author Creator/MickeySpillane. The tracks were composed with file-card pieces, where musical ideas written on note cards form the basis for discreet sound blocks arranged by way of a unifying theme. In the liner notes Zorn explains that he let the music be inspired by scenes he read in Spillane's novels and/or film adaptations based on his work.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: The album opens with a female sounding scream.

* ConceptAlbum: Kind of. The title track, which took up the entire first side of the original vinyl, is inspired by the work of author Creator/MickeySpillane. Zorn explained:
--> ''Spillane's world was a natural choic for me because of the "extreme" nature of his vision. The dramatic elements implied many musical genres that I hold dear -- jazz, rock, {{RAndB}} , movie soundtracks -- and the tough, violent quality opened the door for a variety of noise aggrevates which were used here predominantly as transitional devides and for dramatic contrast."
** "Forbidden Fruit" was Zorn wanting to write a piece for string quartet and female voice, and it features turntablist Christian Marclay using cut-up and randomly-stuck-back-together records of classical music, and Japanese singer Hiromi Ota.
** "Two-Lane Highway" was conceived as a concerto for Albert Collins, and most of it is just him playing over a constantly genre-shifting musical backdrop. Towards the end he also delivers a blackly comic short monologue.

* DeathSong: "Forbidden Fruit" was inspired by the passing of Japanese actress Ishihara Yujiro in 1987. Zorn wrote the track as a tribute to him.

* GratuitousJapanese: "Forbidden Fruit" features lyrics in Japanese.

* {{Improv}}: All tracks are improvised.
* {{Instrumentals}}: The music is mostly instrumental, save for some dialogue read here and there.

* StockSoundEffects: A barking dog, a police sirene, an applauding bar audience, a car braking, thunder crash, stuff breaking, a ticking clock, applause, a wind machine, someone dialing a phone, rain,... can be heard during "Spillane".
* SpecialGuest: Jazz organist Big John Patton and blues guitarist Albert Collins contribute to this album. The track "Forbidden Fruit" features the Kronos Quartet.

* ConceptAlbum: The entire album is inspired by the work of author Creator/MickeySpillane. Zorn explained:
--> ''Spillane's world was a natural choic for me because of the "extreme" nature of his vision. The dramatic elements implied many musical genres that I hold dear - jazz, rock, {{RAndB}} , movie soundtracks - and the tough, violent quality opened the door for a variety of noise aggrevates which were used here predominantly as transitional devides and for dramatic contrast."
* TheConscience and InnerMonologue: Mike Hammer's conscience is voiced by actor Robert Quine.

'''Spillane''' is a 1987 album by Music/JohnZorn and a ConceptAlbum built around the HardBoiledDetective stories ''Literature/MikeHammer'' by author Creator/MickeySpillane. The tracks were composed with file-card pieces, where musical ideas written on note cards form the basis for discreet sound blocks arranged by way of a unifying theme. In the liner notes Zorn explains that he let the music be inspired by scenes he read in Spillane's novels and/or film adaptations based on his work.