This album was a transition time for Michael Knott and LSU. Michael was starting to focus on the Aunt Bettys at this time. In fact, LSU pretty much was the Aunt Bettys on this release with a different drummer. A great album with some less heavier moments than past LSU albums, but also some songs that are generally heavier, also.
“The title song [Grace Shaker], for example, just talks about certain people who think that they can earn their way [to heaven] when the truth is ‘It’s not of ourselves lest any man should boast.'” – Michael Knott, from an interview with Brad Caviness for CCM magazine, 1994
The song “Double” is about how Knott and his wife at the time were at a Calvary Church for 10 years, and then the pastor got a divorce. There were lots of people that left, but Knott wanted to stay, because her felt there was no better way to learn how to pick oneself up from failure than from someone else that had done that. The first part of the song was a true story about what happened when a friend of his fell over at a bar.
| Label: | Alarma Records |
| Format: | CD, Cassette |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Alternative Rock |
| Producer: | Michael Knott |
| Michael Knott: | Vocals, Acoustics, Engineer, Cello Arrangements |
| Andrew Carter: | Lead and Rhythm Electrics |
| Brian Doidge: | Bass |
| Jeremy Wood: | Drums |
| Steve Hindalong: | Cat food tin and plastic receptacle on “Double” |
| Wayne: | Pasta pot on “Double” |
| Steve’s good friend: | Drums/percussion on “Blame,” “Christ Saves,” and “Grace” |
| Rick Rekedal: | Cello |
| 01) | Double | 3:01 | Knott | Re-recorded by the Aunt Bettys, see the Aunt Bettys |
| 02) | Kill Will | 4:21 | Knott, Carter | |
| 03) | Blame | 4:28 | Knott | |
| 04) | Thinkin’ | 4:52 | Knott | |
| 05) | Bad Disease | 3:18 | Doidge, Knott | |
| 06) | Grace | 5:24 | Knott, Rekedal | |
| 07) | Shaker | 3:13 | Carter | |
| 08) | Gift Taker | 3:57 | Doidge, Knott | |
| 09) | Freedom | 2:25 | Doidge, Knott | |
| 10) | Christ Saves | 3:16 | Knott, Rekedal |
Lyrics and Credits
To read the complete lyrics and credits, please see this document. If anything is incorrect, please let me know.
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Related Paintings
Michael Knott often liked to paint paintings that related to or referenced his music. These are six that he painted related to this album: “Albums Redux: Grace Shaker,” “Albums Redux: Bad Disease,” “Calico Series: Grace,” “Grace Shaker Series,” “Grace Shaker Series: Cherubim,” and “Make it a Double: Two Stents and a Resurrection” (click to enlarge).
Love this album.
This album is Amazing! one of my favs and I think one of his best. Raw, real. Double is one of the most amazing songs ever. I’ll take the Blame…Deep. Kill Will. I still pray this daily.