Hat, stylized as hat., is the first studio album by
Mike Keneally, originally released in 1992 on Exowax Recordings. It includes the 14 minutes-long complex composition "Lightin' Roy" (dedicated to
Frank Zappa) performed entirely by Mike.[1][2][3]
Track listing
All songs composed by
Mike Keneally, except "The Car Song", composed by Mike and Marty Keneally.
"Your Quimby Dollars at Work" - 0:38
"I Can't Stop" - 3:31
"Ugly Town" - 3:43
"Open Up!" - 3:43
"Dhen Tin" - 1:17
"Spearmint Pup" - 1:57
"Fencing" - 3:11
"Always Man" - 2:25
"My Immense Superiority Over the Silverfish" - 0:15
"Eno and the Actor" - 2:30
"The Car Song" - 5:15
"Heaven Likes You/Apple Pie" - 2:11
"Backstage with Wilson Phillips" - 2:41
"Here Is What I Dreamed" - 3:07
"Here Is Why" - 2:13
"Performing Miracles" - 3:40
"Spoon Guy" - 1:09
"And That's Why It's Called Spunk" - 0:07
"Johnny One-Note/The Exciting New Toothpaste from Mars" - 1:27
"Day of the Cow 1" - 2:23
"Snowcow" - 4:38
"Day of the Cow 2" - 1:12
"We're Rockin' All Night wit the Tangy Flavor of Cheddar" - 4:53
"Rosemary Girl" - 3:30
"Lightnin' Roy" - 14:46
Personnel
Mike Keneally - vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion
Doug Booth - bass on 2, 10, 11, 16, 24
Mark DeCerbo - sad vocals on 3
Marty Eldrige - percussion on 4, 20; harmonica on 20
^Michael Molenda Guitar Player Presents 50 Unsung Heroes of the Guitar 2011 "The following year, Keneally released his debut solo album, Hat, ..."
^ Billboard - 14 Aug 1993 - Page 83 "Upcoming is "Hat," an album by Frank Zappa guitarist Mike Keneally that is characterized by "Zappa-style guitar ..."
^EQ Volume 6, Issues 7-12 - Page 99 " recorded my album Hat on Immune Records using solely the SansAmp classic."