Panic On Explained

Panic On
Type:Studio
Artist:Madder Rose
Cover:Panic On.jpg
Released:March 1994
Recorded:Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, NJ
Genre:Alternative rock, indie pop
Label:Seed Records, Atlantic Records
Producer:Madder Rose, Mark Freegard
Prev Title:Bring it Down
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Tragic Magic
Next Year:1997

Panic On is the second album by indie pop band Madder Rose, released in March 1994 on Atlantic Records.

Recording

The album was recorded with, and co-produced by, Mark Freegard at Waterfront Studios in Hoboken, New Jersey.[1] According to Madder Rose guitarist Billy Cote, the band recorded Panic On just after they had finished touring, and had only ten days to prepare for the recording sessions. He has also said that it was very easy to record the album's songs.[2] After the album was recorded, the band's bassist, Matt Verta-Ray, left the band, whereupon they had five weeks to choose a new one; they settled on Chris Giammalvo from Eve's Plum.[2]

Critical reception

Among the many critics who reviewed Panic On favorably was Rolling Stones Kara Manning, who wrote that it "beautifully blends poetry and mayhem" and gave it 4 out of 5 stars.[3] Robert Christgau, however, was less complimentary, awarding the album a "neither", which, according to him, denotes an album that "may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't."

Track listing

  1. Sleep, Forever
  2. Car Song
  3. Panic On
  4. What Holly Sees
  5. Almost Lost My Mind
  6. Drop A Bomb
  7. Ultra Anxiety (Teenage Style)
  8. Happy New Year
  9. Day In, Day Out
  10. Margaret
  11. Foolish Ways
  12. Black Eye Town
  13. When You Smile
  14. Mad Dog

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Freegard's Soundscapes Define Modern Rock . . 9 September 1995 . 4 July 2014 . Clark, Rick . 63.
  2. Web site: Madder Rose Will Show S.L. That Not Being Boring Matters . . 27 May 1994 . 4 July 2014 . Iwasaki, Scott.
  3. Panic On Review . . 30 June 1994 . 6 July 2014 . Manning, Kara . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090517075010/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/madderrose/albums/album/191989/review/5942852/panic_on . May 17, 2009 .