In the Valley of Dying Stars explained

In the Valley of Dying Stars
Type:Album
Artist:Superdrag
Cover:Superdrag-Dying_Stars.jpg
Released:October 17, 2000 (US)
April, 2001 (Japan)
Recorded:Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, and Stealth Studios, Knoxville, Tennessee, by Nick Raskulinecz
Genre:Rock
Length:46:21
Label:Arena Rock Recording Co.
Producer:Nick Raskulinecz and Superdrag
Prev Title:Señorita EP
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:The Rock Soldier CD
Next Year:2000

In the Valley of Dying Stars is the third album by Superdrag, released by Arena Rock Recording Co. in 2000.[1] [2] The Japanese version includes two bonus tracks, "Comfortably Bummed" and "Diane".

Production

The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz and the band.[3] It was recorded at Stealth Studios and Woodland Studios, in Tennessee.[3] [4] Sam Powers plays bass on the album, replacing Tom Pappas.

Critical reception

The Riverfront Times wrote that Superdrag's songs "have some lyrical bite but musically are as sweet as (non-boy-band) popular music gets these days."[5] The Washington Post wrote: "This is Superdrag's best album, exuberant pop-rock tempered with a rueful worldview."[6] CMJ New Music Monthly thought that the band drives the songs "into overdrive, framing ironic shots (largely at the band's former label) in complex, almost Queen-like arrangements."[7] The Boston Globe deemed the album "rich, resonant power pop."[8] The Tallahassee Democrat called it "a gorgeous example of the new pop sensibility, tough and tight and brimming with brilliant hooks."[9]

Track listing

All songs written by John Davis.

  1. "Keep It Close to Me" - 3:50
  2. "Gimme Animosity" - 3:23
  3. "Baby's Waiting" - 3:08
  4. "Goin' Out" - 3:51
  5. "Lighting the Way" - 3:27
  6. "The Warmth of a Tomb" - 5:54
  7. "Bright Pavilions" - 4:56
  8. "Ambulance Driver" - 4:00
  9. "Unprepared" - 3:32
  10. "Some Kind of Tragedy" - 3:16
  11. "True Believer" - 3:08
  12. "In the Valley of Dying Stars" - 3:56

Japan bonus tracks

  1. "Comfortably Bummed"
  2. "Diane"

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TRUE BELIEVERS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF SUPERDRAG’S "IN THE VALLEY OF DYING STARS" . Magnet . 30 March 2021.
  2. Kellner . Jason . Live Music . Reno Gazette-Journal . 2 Aug 2002 . H4.
  3. Web site: Artist Biography by Darren Paltrowitz . AllMusic . 30 March 2021.
  4. Web site: CRITICS' PICK Observe the 25th Birthday of Superdrag’s Regretfully Yours . Nashville Scene . 30 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Superdrag, with ASD and Children's Audio . Riverfront Times . 30 March 2021.
  6. Web site: SUPERDRAG "In the Valley Of Dying Stars" . The Washington Post . 30 March 2021.
  7. Reviews . CMJ New Music Monthly . Dec 2000 . 88 . 70.
  8. Wolff . Carlo . SUPERDRAG IN THE VALLEY OF DYING STARS ARENA ROCK . The Boston Globe . 26 Oct 2000 . 8.
  9. Schardl . Kati . Bright pop pavilions . Tallahassee Democrat . 22 June 2001 . D12.