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Full Blown Possession is the fifth and last full-length album by Memphis indie rock band The Grifters, released in 1997.[7]

Full Blown Possession
Studio album by Grifters
Released	September 9, 1997
Recorded	1997, Easley McCain Recording and Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	54:08 (CD)
Label	Sub Pop Records SPCD 402[1]
Producer	The Grifters, Doug Easley, Davis McCain, John Neil Martin
Grifters chronology
Ain't My Lookout (1995) Full Blown Possession (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]
Pitchfork Media	8.4/10[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Production

The band recorded five of the album's songs at Sun Studios, in Memphis, Tennessee.[8] The album was produced by Doug Easley, Davis McCain, John Neil Martin and the band.[9]

Critical reception

The Memphis Flyer wrote that "the record includes most of the hallmarks of the band's sound -- like driving, chuka-chuka bass lines, tantalizing leads lurking just beneath the surface, and their distinctive staggering tempos."[10] The Washington Post wrote: "Although not as broken-down and freaked-out as the band's apparent model, Alex Chilton's Like Flies on Sherbert, the album is ramshackle and atmospheric just as often as it's hot-blooded and direct."[8] The Chicago Reader wrote that "the Grifters place their bets solidly on jagged pop hooks, off-kilter blues structures, and keen dynamics--much like the Rolling Stones of yore."[11]

The Chicago Tribune called the album "excellent" and "a no-nonsense uppercut of venomous Memphis R&B and darkly melodic rock that'll leave you drinking through a straw."[12] The Austin Chronicle wrote that the band sticks "to what they know: a world that's slightly spooky and more than a bit seedy, where rough-edged riffs weave together with a disconcerting delicacy and singer Scott Taylor's eloquent trash talk."[13] CMJ New Music Monthly thought that "other rock bands may play the blues, but the Grifters really mess with it."[14]

Track listing

The song "Spaced Out" was re-recorded by Dave Shouse in 1999 for his solo project Those Bastard Souls.

Album credits

Grifters

• Stan Gallimore – Drums
• Tripp Lamkins – Bass, Guitar, Moog, Electric Piano
• Dave Shouse – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Clavinet, Harmonica
• Scott Taylor – Vocals, Guitar, Organ, Mellotron

Additional musicians

• Doug Easley – Weird Sound on “Centuries”
• John Stivers (Impala) – Guitar on “You Be the Stranger”
• Skronkadelic Rhythm Factory – on “Contact Me Now”

Additional credits

• Photography by Dan Ball
• Chair Painting by Tobin Sprout
• Full Blown Possession cover drawing by Tripp Lamkins
• Layout mostly by J. Saaed
• Recorded by Doug Easley, Davis McCain and Stuart Sikes at Easley's, Memphis, Tennessee (2,4,5,7,9,10,12)
• Recorded by John Neil Martin and Jenny Hall at Sun Studios Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee (1,3,6,8,11)
• Mixed by Nick Sansano
• Mastered by John Golden at John Gold Mastering, Newbury Park, California

References

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