Are You Going to Eat That explained

Are You Going to Eat That
Type:studio
Artist:Hazel
Cover:Are You Going to Eat That.png
Released:1995
Genre:Indie pop, indie rock
Label:Sub Pop[1]
Producer:Donna Dresch, Hazel
Prev Title:Toreador of Love
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Ariana EP
Next Year:1997

Are You Going to Eat That is an album by the American band Hazel, released in 1995.[2] [3] The band supported the album by touring with Veruca Salt.[4] "Blank Florida" was released as a single.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Donna Dresch and Hazel.[6] Most of the songs are about relationships and gender identity. Fred Remo is credited as the band's "dancer".

Critical reception

Trouser Press thought that "Hazel’s pop penchant has been de-emphasized in favor of the miasma of indie rock."[7] CMJ New Music Monthly praised the band's ability to "write mid-tempo songs that aren't dirgey or mopey or whiny."[8] The Record wrote that "Hazel is blessed by the outstanding vocal harmonies of guitarist Peter Krebs and drummer Jody Bleyle, which invite comparisons to John Doe and Exene Cervenka of the pioneering punk band X."[9]

The Stranger called the songs "impeccable pop, girded spiritually and sonically by punk and what used to be called college rock, and set alight by the vocal interplay of guitarist Pete Krebs and drummer Jody Bleyle."[10] The Tampa Tribune deemed the album "pleasant but inconsequential alterna-pop." The Seattle Post-Intelligencer praised the "catchy vocal harmonies" and "dynamic rhythm section."[11]

AllMusic wrote that "with nothing but the boy-girl vocals to carry the record, it becomes a long haul, despite only being 35 minutes."

Notes and References

  1. Live Review: Hazel, Seattle, WA, Oct. 1, 2016. Magnet. October 4, 2016. September 9, 2021. September 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909131708/https://magnetmagazine.com/2016/10/03/live-review-hazel-seattle-wa-oct-1-2016/. live.
  2. Web site: Hazel Biography. AllMusic. September 9, 2021. September 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909131705/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hazel-mn0000668793/biography. live.
  3. News: The Legend of Hazel. Willamette Week. September 9, 2021. September 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909131714/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21202-the-legend-of-hazel.html. live.
  4. News: Soeder . John . Uneven Performance Amid the Hype . The Plain Dealer . 14 Mar 1995 . 12E.
  5. Tepedelen . Adem . Reviews . The Rocket . 26 Jul 1995 . 37.
  6. News: Cubarrubia . Eydie . Hazel Drummer Juggles Two Bands, Label . The Bradenton Herald . March 31, 1995 . W4.
  7. Web site: Hazel . Trouser Press . September 9, 2021 . September 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210909131705/https://trouserpress.com/reviews/hazel/ . live .
  8. Vincentelli . Elisabeth . Reviews . CMJ New Music Monthly . Feb 1995 . 18 . 36.
  9. News: Porter . Mark . In the Clubs . The Record . March 17, 1995 . Previews . 5.
  10. News: If Your Saturday Night Plans Don't Include Seeing Hazel at Macefield, It's Time to Ask Some Hard Questions. Sean. Nelson. The Stranger. September 9, 2021. September 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190913120811/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/09/30/24592638/if-your-saturday-night-plans-dont-include-seeing-hazel-at-macefield-its-time-to-ask-some-hard-questions. live.
  11. News: Blackstock . Peter . Catchy Vocals Put a Nice Spin on New Album from the Band That Didn't Die . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 27 Jan 1995 . What's Happening . 9.

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