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".
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.
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]
All songs written by John Davis.