Shake the Missile Base

Shake the Missile Base
Studio album by Steve Lieberman the Gangsta Rabbi
Released	27 November 2007
Recorded	March 2007 – October 2007
Genre	Punk rock, Jewish, Obscuro,Experimental, Progressive Rock, PitBash
Length	65:13
Label	Bad'lan USA
Producer	Steve Lieberman
Steve Lieberman the Gangsta Rabbi chronology
Last Of The Jewish Pirates (2007) Shake the Missile Base (2007) Psych Ward (2008)

Shake the Missile Base is a punk, experimental noise rock album and the 13th album released by New York punk/experimental bassist/flutist Steve Lieberman (The Gangsta Rabbi)age 49 at the time of release, 27 November 2007, six weeks before Lieberman was committed to a local psych ward for cutting and other complications of major depressive and bipolar disorders. His failing mental health is evidenced repetitively on the album, especially in the songs "Public Suicide", "The Flagellator" and "Ld50'.[1]

During a tour for Shake the Missile Base in the spring of 2008, Lieberman cut himself on stage during the performance of "Public Suicide" in at New York's Crazy Donkey club.[2]

"Public Suicide" and "Sex Whore" reached the top ten on SoundClick's rock chart in 2008.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Lieberman except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Public Suicide"	2:18
2.	"Editor's Pick"	3:10
3.	"Sex Whore"	1:47
4.	"Bullycide (Requirem for Jared)"	3:38
5.	"Skinheads in my Yard Oy Vey! '458"	2:47
6.	"A Girl For Everyone But Me"	2:43
7.	"Radio Nowhere" (Springsteen)	3:41
8.	"I Masturbate"	2:09
9.	"Commando Commando"	1:59
10.	"Joe Wants It Yesterday"	2:42
11.	"The Flagellator"	2:42
12.	"Gimme Desert Fever"	3:55
13.	"Shake the Missile Base"	3:32
14.	"Rubbin' One Out For my Baby"	3:18
15.	"The Bad Touch" (The Bloodhound Gang)	3:15
16.	"Love @Defcon-5"	3:09
17.	"Apeman" (Davies)	3:27
18.	"Love > Genre"	3:16
19.	"Wish You Were Here" (Gilmour, Waters)	3:48
20.	"Lovesick Again"	2:45
21.	"Left Me Suicidal"	2:59
22.	"ld50/Private Suicide"	3:06

Personnel

• Steve Lieberman – bass guitars, vocals, flutes, recorders,Laotian Concorbit flute, shahnai, renaissance flute, zaphon trombone, melodica, beatmachines

Videos

• "Public Suicide" (2007) on YouTube
• "Wish You Were Here" (2007) on YouTube

References

1. Zeitlin, Alan. "JDub's Gangsta Rabbi". Retrieved 6 July 2010.
2. Soundunwound Music Encyclopedia. "Steve Lieberman The King of Jewish Punk biography". Soundunwound.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
3. SoundClick. "Steve Lieberman The Gangsta Rabbi-"Sex Whore" song details". Retrieved 21 September 2011.