Solid Action
compilation album by The U-Men
Solid Action is a compilation album released in 1999 by Seattle-based rock band The U-Men. It was released by the label Chuckie-Boy. The name of the album is taken from track 10 on Step on a Bug.
Track listing
Gila - 2.18
Shoot 'Em Down - 4.05
Blight - 2.32
Flowers D.G.I.H. - 4.07
They - 3.30
Clubs - 4.20
10 After 1 - 2.57
Cow Rock - 2.42
Green Trumpet - 3.49
Bad Little Woman - 2.32
Freezebomb - 2.23
That's Wild About Jack - 3.31
Dig It a Hole - 2.16
Solid Action - 2.08
2 X 4 - 2.00
A Three Year Old Could Do That - 2.34
Papa Doesn't Love His Children Anymore - 3.30
Shoot 'Em Down (live) - 4.30
Tracks 1–4 were originally on their first e.p. but "Gila" later appeared on Bruce Pavitt's Sub Pop 100 compilation and on a split with the Melvins for Sugar Daddy Live.
Track 5 was originally from Deep Six compilation (C/Z Records, 1986).
Tracks 6–9 were originally from Stop Spinning
Track 10 was originally from Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets, Vol. 1 compilation (Amphetamine Reptile, 1988).
Tracks 13–17 are originally from Step On A Bug
Track 18 was originally from the compilation Woodshock '85 (El Jefe Records, 1986).
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