Shark
Sandwich (Polymer, 1980): With this comeback album,
its first with Polymer and the first release following the death
of Peter "James" Bond, Tap began to explore its heavy
metal calling. The result received mixed reviews. While Entertainment
Weekly rated it A+ and wrote that "you'd have to go clear
back to Brueghel for an equally heady brew of hardworking Everyman
earthiness and primal barnyard lust," DiBergi read the boys
a two-word review during his documentary that simply said, "Shit
Sandwich." The album, which was weighted by a disastrous
promotion attempt that involved sending shark sandwiches to reviewers,
includes the nihilistic "No Place Like Nowhere," the
disco hit "Throb Detector" and, of course, the monster
"Sex Farm." Derek considers it one of his favorite Tap
albums. "It's close to my heart because I snuck into the
mixing studio after the other lads had left and turned up my bass
part." (WP) See also Openfaced Mako.