Ken Carter (song) explained
| Ken Carter |
| Type: | single |
| Released: | February 1996 |
| Length: | 3:56 |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Ken Carter" is the second single released by Australian alternative rock band, Ammonia, from their debut album Mint 400. The single was released by Sony Music Australia's imprint label, Murmur in late February 1996.
The single reached No. 50 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart.[1]
The song was named after Ken Carter, a Canadian stuntman who attempted to jump over the Saint Lawrence River in the late 1970s.[2] Johnstone describes the song as being about feeling trapped in a relationship.[3]
According to Allmusic's reviewer, Nitsuh Abebe, '"Ken Carter" sounds like a more rocked-out version of the Posies.'[4] The South Florida Sun-Sentinel describes the beginning of "Ken Carter" as being nothing but annoying whining, although the addition of a great riff in the chorus gives it the high intensity that it needs.[5] Other reviewers describe the song as starting out with a very watery sounding intro followed by a loud distorted chorus.[6]
Release
| Format | Country | Label | Catalogue No. | Year |
| CD single | AUS | Murmur | MATTCD024 | 1996 |
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Personnel
- Allan Balmont – drums
- Simon Hensworth – bass
- Dave Johnstone – guitar, vocals
Credits
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Kevin Shirley – Producer, Engineer
- Mark Thomas – Engineer
- John Webber – Photography
- Simon Alderson – Art Direction
- Matt Lovell – Engineer
- Ben Glatzer – Producer
References
- General
- Book: The Who's Who of Australian Rock . Spencer . Chris . Nowara . Zbig . McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll . Paul . 2002 . First published 1987 . Five Mile Press . Noble Park, Vic . 1-86503-891-1. [8] Note: [online] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
- Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Ammonia - Ken Carter . Australian-charts.com . Hung Medien . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108111046/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ammonia&titel=Ken+Carter&cat=s . 20 February 2012 . 8 November 2012.
- Bambarger . Bradley . The Modern Age . . 87 . 13 April 1996 . 21 February 2012.
- Web site: Ammonia - Mint 400 . Caveman Productions . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080319130024/http://www.cavemanproductions.com/REVS/AMONIREV.html . 20 February 2012 . 19 March 2008.
- Web site: Abebe . Nitsuh . Ammonia - Mint 400 . . 20 February 2012.
- News: Wienroth . Eric . Ammonia Easy To Swallow . . 12 July 1996 . 21 February 2012.
- Web site: Lia . Mario J. . Ammonia - Mint 400 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101524/http://www.westnet.com/consumable/1996/05.16/revammon.html . 21 February 2012 . 6 March 2016.
- Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. PDF. 14.
- Web site: Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry . catalogue . National Library of Australia . 9 March 2010.
