Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham explained

Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham
Type:	studio
Artist:	Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
Cover:	Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham.jpg
Released:	1991
Studio:	Reaction Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:	Instrumental rock
Length:	40:31
Label:	Cargo
Producer:	Coyote Shivers
Prev Title:	Savvy Show Stoppers
Prev Year:	1988
Next Year:	1993

Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham is the debut album by Canadian surf rock group Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, released in 1991 through Cargo Records.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

The Gazette wrote that "guitarist Brian Connelly spins through a library of Ventures/beach blanket guitar figures at least as fun as their Mad Magazine titles."^[3] The Toronto Star said that "the guitars are still pure Ventures and Shadows—save for a surprisingly restrained version of Brian Wilson's 'In My Room'—and the keyboards are as cheesy as hell, but no party should be without this."^[4]

Personnel

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

• Brian Connelly – guitar, keyboards
• Reid Diamond – bass guitar
• Don Pyle – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Derek Von Essen – photography
• Ormond Jobin – recording
• Coyote Shivers – mixing, production

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ira . Robbins . Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet . . 2007 . March 16, 2013.
2. Book: Dovercourt . Johnny . Any Night of the Week: A D.I.Y. History of Toronto Music, 1957-2001 . 2020 . Coach House Books.
3. News: Lepage . Mark . 'Alternative' guitars keep clanging while drum machines hog spotlight . The Gazette . Nov 9, 1991 . E5.
4. News: Howell . Peter . Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham . Toronto Star . Jan 25, 1992 . K10.