Enter: The Conquering Chicken

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Enter: The Conquering Chicken
Studio album by
The Gits
ReleasedMarch 22, 1994
October 14, 2003 (reissue)
Recorded1993
Genre
Length36:51
LabelC/Z Records[3]
Broken Rekids (reissue)
ProducerScott Benson, The Gits
The Gits chronology
Frenching the Bully
(1992) 		Enter: The Conquering Chicken
(1994) 		Evil Stig
(1995)
Reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Enter: The Conquering Chicken is The Gits' second full-length album, recorded in 1993 and released posthumously in 1994 on C/Z Records.[5] Lead singer and songwriter Mia Zapata was raped and strangled to death in July 1993 during production of the record. The remainder of the band completed the album with what they had finished so far, and disbanded shortly thereafter.[6]

Enter: The Conquering Chicken shows Mia Zapata pushing the blues influences that informed her vocal style to the forefront more directly than on Frenching the Bully, with songs like "A Change Is Gonna Come" (a recontextualized cover of soul singer Sam Cooke's original) and "Precious Blood."[7] The band also arguably furthers their hardcore influences on songs like "Sign of the Crab," "Spear & Magic Helmet" and "Drunks."

The record was reissued in 2003, with bonus tracks and different cover art, on the Broken Rekids label.

The song "Sign of the Crab" was written by Zapata, imagining her murder at the hands of a stranger.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Bob (Cousin O.)" – 3:04
  2. "Guilt Within Your Head" – 2:26
  3. "Seaweed" – 2:23
  4. "A Change Is Gonna Come" – 4:03
  5. "Precious Blood" – 3:46
  6. "Beauty of the Rose" – 2:36
  7. "Drunks" – 1:37
  8. "Italian Song" – 2:07
  9. "Social Love I" – 2:39
  10. "Social Love II" – 1:51
  11. "Spear & Magic Helmet" – 2:43
  12. "Drinking Song" – 2:55
  13. "Sign of the Crab" – 2:33

Reissue track listing[edit]

  1. "Bob (Cousin O.)" – 3:03
  2. "Guilt Within Your Head" – 2:25
  3. "Seaweed" – 2:25
  4. "A Change Is Gonna Come" – 4:02
  5. "Precious Blood" – 3:45
  6. "Beauty of the Rose" – 2:36
  7. "Drunks" – 1:37
  8. "Italian Song" – 2:07
  9. "Social Love I" – 2:39
  10. "Social Love II" – 1:50
  11. "Daily Bread" – 4:33
  12. "Sign of the Crab" – 2:34
  13. "Drinking Song" – 2:55
  14. "I'm Lou" – 1:55
  15. "New Fast One" – 2:00
  16. "Sign Of The Crab (Live)" – 2:46
  17. "Seaweed (Live)" – 2:29
  18. "Beauty Of The Rose (Live)" – 2:44
  19. "Whirlwind (Live)" – 2:59
  20. "New Fast One (Live)" – 2:01
  21. "Bob (Cousin O.) (Live)" – 3:07
  22. "A Change Is Gonna Come (Alternate Take)" - 4:13

References[edit]

  1. ^ Woodlief, Mark; Robbins, Ira. "Gits". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "The Gits". www.austinchronicle.com.
  3. ^ "C/Z Records | The Gits". www.czrecords.com.
  4. ^ Enter: The Conquering Chicken at AllMusic
  5. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Gits". www.trouserpress.com.
  6. ^ "At last, closure for the Gits". Los Angeles Times. July 7, 2008.
  7. ^ "Learn about the other Seattle rocker who died young". EW.com.


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