Nice Talking to Me explained
Nice Talking to Me is the fifth studio album by American rock band Spin Doctors.[2] [3] It was released on September 13, 2005, and features the original four members of the band.[4]
Production
The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Matt Wallace.[5]
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that the album "has ripping funk guitar and upbeat melodies that will sound familiar to the Spin Doctors' fans."[1] In a review of a live show to promote the album, the Hartford Courant wrote that Nice Talking to Me "tunes such as 'Margarita' actually offered some indication the band might still have some boing left in its coils."[6]
Personnel
- Spin Doctors
- Chris Barron – Lead vocals (except track 8), backing vocals, acoustic guitar on track 6
- Aaron Comess – percussion, drums, background vocals on tracks 1 and 9
- Eric Schenkman – guitar, backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 and 10, lead vocals on track 8
- Mark White – bass, backing vocals on track 2
- Additional musician
- Vince Jones - Keyboard on tracks 1, 4, 6 and 7
- Production
- Producers: Matt Wallace
- Engineers: Mike Landolt
- Additional engineering: Posie Mliadi, Pete Martinez (at Sound City)
- Mixing: Matt Wallace
- Recording: Sound City (Van Nuys, CA)
- Mastering: Brian Gardner
- Art direction: Julian Peploe
- Photography: Mike Waring, Chris Barron & Aaron Comess
Notes and References
- Web site: 'That 90's Band' Tries Again (Published 2005). Warren St. John. September 25, 2005. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: Spin Doctors | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: Spin Doctors—From a Place of Spontaneous Creativity | The Aquarian. Katherine Yeske. Taylor. www.theaquarian.com.
- Web site: Spin Doctors: Nice Talking to Me. October 12, 2005. PopMatters.
- Web site: Spin Doctors Are Talking. Tracey. Ford. Rolling Stone. September 13, 2005.
- Web site: SPIN DOCTORS TRAPPED IN DATED GROOVES OF '90S SOUND. courant.com.
