"A Pit With Spikes," Eggs, Teenbeat 96 Exploder
I have probably spent more hours arguing about this song than any other. My love for Eggs’ Teenbeat 96 Exploder and particularly my lifelong obsession with “A Pit With Spikes” has struck many a friend as 'a little weird' at best and at worst 'a perversion.' I once played Exploder for a woman whom I was desperate to impress, only to have her make me turn it off before the second song had finished. My fondness for the music of Yoko Ono upset fewer roommates than Eggs.
I wish I could explain why this is the case. I understand the looks of skepticism when I break out my copy of Yoko’s Plastic Ono Band, but I’ve never figured out why a lo-fi pop band like Eggs raised so many a roomie’s hackles. And so, when I decided I wanted to write about an Eggs’ song for a Postcard, I decided upon the track that was at the center of so many a debate. Consider this piece one last attempt to change the minds of everyone who ever lived with me in college. Ryan, Bryan, Steve, and Eric: this postcard’s addressed to you. If you still disagree, that’s cool. This time, I probably won’t cover the floor of your room with mulch and plant a garden, but you’d have to admit – it would be an even better prank now that we live hours from each other.*
If you wish, you can listen along on Rhapsody while you read.
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