Two Nuns and a Pack Mule
Two Nuns and a Pack Mule is the only studio album by the Chicago noise rock band Rapeman, released by Touch & Go Records on August 23, 1988. The CD re-release contained the "Budd" extended play in its entirety. Reception. The indie music press largely applauded the album as the much awaited studio follow-up to Albini’s work with Big Black. "Trouser Press" compared it favorably to their previous release, writing that the album "fits Albini's distinctive meltdown guitar and shriek vocals into rough song forms [...] Rapeman spits out sparks with the  conviction of Albini's acerbic intelligence." In retrospective reviews, Jason Ankeny of "AllMusic" wrote that the album "varies in its attack in ways Albini's old trio Big Black never did; the demented rhythms constantly threaten to veer out of control, and Albini's guitar screeches like something rabid and bloodthirsty", sarcastically writing that lyrically, "the group displays the same warmth and compassion so evident in their choice of a name [...] songs tackle sex ("Trouser Minnow"), ethnicity ("Hated Chinee"), and classic rock ("Radar Love Lizard")." "FACT Magazine" ranked it the 28th best album of the 1980s, calling the "oft-overlooked  album one of Albini’s greatest moments on the other side of the production desk." Dominick Fernow of Prurient-fame wrote that the album "was one of the first rock records I ever heard that made me question owning it [...] quite possibly the last dangerous rock album made?" Track listing. All songs written by Rapeman, except where noted. Side Yo Side Mo Bonus tracks on CD edition, originally from the "Budd" EP The tracks "Marmoset" and "Radar Love Lizard" were mistakenly listed in reverse order on the vinyl edition's track listing. Their titles were mistakenly swapped on the CD  version. The inner sleeve contained explanations of the lyrical content for the tracks: