(Combat Records, 1988)Whoa. While the musical tightness and hints of actual song progression from More Fun Than an Open Casket Funeral are still there, the total superfast craziness of earlier stuff makes a lot of appearances here, mainly in the vocals, which sound less like the Tasmanian Devil on meth than maybe the Tasmanian Devil accidentally setting himself on fire while smoking crack. Yeah. Craziest of all might be their cover of "I'd Love to Change the World," which alternates between faithful-to-the-original acoustic parts sandwiched between speed metal parts with Blaine Cook screaming his ass off like he's got fire ants in his drawers or something the whole time. Things seem to calm down later in the album, and it's becoming apparent that they're putting a lot more imagination into the music than just "play fast and scream" at this point. Which isn't to say they don't play fast and scream most of the time; they're just finding bigger and better ways to get there. Or something. Then, all of a sudden, "Lights Out" barely even sounds like the Accused. It's more of a punk track, and the singing is done cleanly, in a way that makes me think it's not even the same guy. And to seal the deal, we get an acapella version of one of those goofy gross songs they would make you sing at summer camp or something. ("The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, in your stomach and out your mouth") That was weird.
Track Listing:
1. Psychomania
2. The Bag Lady Song
3. Inherit the Earth
4. Deception
5. Molly's X-Mas
6. I'd Love to Change the World
7. You Only Die Once
8. Sick Boy
9. Chicago
10. Starved to Death
11. War=Death
12. The Maddest Story Ever Told
13. Intro
14. Scared of the Dark
15. Losing Your Mind
16. Smothered Her Trust
17. Lights Out
18. The Hearse
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