Easy Listening (Pigface album) explained
Easy Listening... For Difficult F***heads is an album by Pigface, released in 2003.[3] [4] The album includes contributions from Chris Vrenna, Fallon Bowman, Keith Levene, Edsel Dope, Jared Louche, Jason Miller, Penn Jillette, En Esch, Chris Connelly, and Steven Seibold.
Critical reception
The Washington Post wrote that the album "emphasizes hammering disco-metal but also encompasses Bowie-ish art-croon ('Miss Sway Action') and a sort of raga-rock ('Closer to Heaven')."[2] The Cleveland Scene called the album "coherent and engaging: a good starting point for the curious and an improvement for the longtime fan."[5] The Pitch wrote that it combines "the seemingly disparate worlds of atmospheric head music and straight-ahead hardcore in a way that satisfies both sides of the brain."[6] The Chicago Tribune called Easy Listening "a kaleidoscopic blitz of psychedelia, decadent grooves and corrosive riffing."[7]
Personnel
- Martin Atkins - drums, voices (1, 13), vocals (5, 12), vibraphone (12), scratches (5, 7, 8, 12, 13) mixing (1, 3–7, 9, 11–13)
- Chris Connelly - vocals (2, 9, 10)
- Steven Seibold - vocals (2), guitars (2), programming (2)
- Keith Levene - guitars (6)
- Charles Levi - bass (6, 8, 13)
- Groovie Mann - vocals (6, 12)
- Lacey Conner - vocals (6)
- Mary Dee Reynolds - vocals (6)
- Chris Vrenna - programming (7)
- En Esch - vocals (8)
- Krztoff - vocals (9), guitar (9)
- Julian Beeston - programming (13), synths (13), others (13)
- Jason Miller - vocals (7)
- The Method - bass, programming (7)
- Mike Miller - guitar (7)
- Edsel Dope - vocals (4), guitar (4), bass (4), programming (4)
- Andre Karkos - additional guitar (4)
- Curse Mackey - voice (13)
- Meg Lee Chin - backing vocals (1)
- Greta Brinkman - bass (1)
- Jason McNinch - guitar (1)
- Adam Yoffe - programming (1)
- DJ Lumas - scratches (1-3, 5)
- Chris Randall - synths (1, 2, 5), acoustic guitar (9)
- Fallon Bowman - vocals (1, 4), guitars (2, 5, 13)
- Nick Korostyshevsky - mixing (2), acoustic guitar (5)
- Dave Suycott - mixing
- Michelle Walters - vocals (2, 5)
- John Bergin - vocals (3), composition (3)
- Lo - vocals (3)
- David Flick - synths (5)
- Rahul Sharma - sitar (6)
- Judd Gruenbaum - vocals (7)
- Jason Novak - vocals (8), programming (8), mixing (8)
- Grey Parker - drums (8)
- Dan Brill - tabla drum (8)
- Jared Louche - vocals (11)
- Ezekiel Kazem - engineering (13)
- Penn Jillette - voice (13)
- Ross Tregenza - engineering (11)
Notes and References
- Web site: Pigface: Easy Listening. March 9, 2003. PopMatters.
- Web site: PIGFACE. www.washingtonpost.com.
- Web site: Pigface | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: Music Preview: Pigface still living the life of danger. old.post-gazette.com.
- Web site: Pigface. Norman. Narvaja. Cleveland Scene.
- Web site: Pigface. April 17, 2003.
- Web site: Pigface's harvest of blooming sonic anarchy. chicagotribune.com.
