Probably my favorite album that Trent Reznor produced on Nothing Records, Prick’s—aka Kevin McMahon/Lucky Pierre—self titled album runs the musical gamut between gentle melodies and fist down your throat brashness. With McMahon’s unique vocal stylings, heavy yet danceable beats and familiar industrial-metal distortions Prick has remained in heavy rotation since Ivy first introduced me to it during the summer of 1999.
Back then, we had been lucky to run across a used copy of Prick while trolling Homer’s used bins during one of our frequent trips to Omaha’s Old Market. Like so many of Nothing’s lesser known titles, Prick was next to impossible to come by new, and to this day demands a hefty price tag in the used market. I remember listening to the album on the ride home while Ivy regaled me with tales of jamming to Prick with her brother Scott while Clark would be dancing in the lawn to the anthemic Tough.
More recently though, someone shared a copy of McMahon’s early recordings of the Prick album with me. These tracks aren’t too far off from what ended up on the official release. Aside from the roughness of the recording, the big difference is there are fewer booming crescendos, and the brashness is generally toned down to more rock-friendly level.
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