Fastball — All The Pain Money Can Buy (2LP)

Before "The Way" became one of the most-played rock radio singles of the late nineties, Fastball were a scrappy Austin trio with a taste for big melodies and road-worn storytelling. All The Pain Money Can Buy is where that promise crystallised — sharp, hook-driven rock and roll with a lineage that runs straight back to the rhythm and blues of the Gulf Coast. This deluxe 2LP from Omnivore presses the original album across two sides and fills the remaining two with demos and rarities, including an acoustic take on "The Way" and a raw early version of "Slow Drag" that shows just how much muscle was there from the start.

Tracklist

1. The Way (4:16)
2. Fire Escape (3:21)
3. Better Than It Was (2:48)
4. Which Way To The Top? (3:50)
5. Sooner Or Later (2:39)
6. Warm Fuzzy Feeling (1:55)
7. Slow Drag (3:37)
8. G.O.D. (Good Old Days) (3:31)
9. Charlie, The Methadone Man (3:17)
10. Out Of My Head (2:32)
11. Damaged Goods (3:02)
12. Nowhere Road (3:25)
13. Sweetwater, Texas (3:53)
14. Quit Your Job (2:15)
15. Freeloader Freddie (3:09)
16. The Way (Cassette Demo) (3:59)
17. Fire Escape (Demo) (3:34)
18. Slow Drag (Demo) (3:44)
19. Sweetwater, Texas (Demo) (3:19)
20. Androgynous (1:50)
21. This Guy's In Love With You (3:32)
22. The Way (Unpaved Acoustic Version) (3:42)