Paganicons

Paganicons
EP by Saccharine Trust
Released	December 10, 1981
Recorded	April 1981 at Media Art Studio in Hermosa Beach, California
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	17:42
Label	SST
Producer	Saccharine Trust, Spot, Mike Watt
Saccharine Trust chronology
Paganicons (1981) Surviving You, Always (1984)

Paganicons is the debut EP of post-hardcore band Saccharine Trust, released on December 10, 1981 through SST.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In Journals, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana ranked Paganicons as his ninth favorite record.^[2][3][4] Allmusic critic John Dougan was less enthusiastic, noting Brewer's performance as a primary detractor. However, he wrote that "there are indications that there's an interesting band here, especially in the abrasive guitar playing of Joe Baiza."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joe Baiza and Jack Brewer. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Have..."	1:56
2.	"Community Lie"	1:25
3.	"Effort to Waste"	2:26
4.	"Mad at the Co."	0:36
5.	"I Am Right"	2:21

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"We Don't Need Freedom"	1:26
2.	"Success and Failure"	1:28
3.	"A Human Certainty"	5:10

Personnel

Saccharine Trust Joe Baiza – guitar Jack Brewer – vocals Rob Holzman – drums Earl Liberty – bass guitar

Additional musicians and production Jasper Jackson – photography Raymond Pettibone – illustrations Saccharine Trust – production Spot – production, engineering Mike Watt – production

External links

• Paganicons at Discogs (list of releases)

References

1. Dougan, John. "Paganicons". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
2. Cobain, Kurt (October 4, 2008). Journals. Paw Prints.
3. "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
4. Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.