Purple Blue Explained

Purple Blue
Type:	studio
Artist:	Eric's Trip
Cover:	Purple_Blue.jpg
Recorded:	September 1995^[1]
Studio:	CMS Studios, Moncton, New Brunswick^[2]
Genre:	Indie rock, grunge
Length:	45:12
Label:	Sub Pop^[3]
Producer:	Eric's Trip
Prev Title:	The Road South 7"
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Long Days Ride 'Till Tomorrow
Next Year:	1996

Purple Blue is the third album by the Canadian indie band Eric's Trip.^{[4] [5] [6]} The album marked a turn to a heavier, more psychedelic sound, which Rick White would further explore with Elevator.^[7]

A tribute to the album can be found in the song "Eric Sleeps," by Australian indie band Youth Group, from their debut album Urban and Eastern.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "An assured slip of a record that favors full-on distorted rocketry over airy folk-pop and dinky minimalism, Purple Blue merely lacks the tunes that would defer tedium."^[8]

Track listing

1. "Introduction Into The..., Pt. 1-4" – 8:13^[9]

• a) "Hurt II"
• b) "Grammy"
• c) "Rib Bones"
• d) "Purple Blue"

1. "Hourly" – 2:47
2. "Sixteen Hours" – 3:05
3. "Universe" – 3:08
4. "Eyes Shut" – 1:37
5. "Alone and Annoyed" – 2:12
6. "Lighthouse" – 2:09
7. "Spaceship Opening" – 2:18
8. "Universal Dawn" – 3:32
9. "One Floor Below" – 1:40
10. "Now a Friend" – 1:54
11. "Soon, Coming Closer" – 3:37
12. "Not Yours" – 2:26
13. "Sun Coming Up" – 2:20
14. "Beach" – 4:14

Personnel

• Julie Doiron – bass
• Mark Gaudet – drums
• Chris Thompson – guitar
• Rick White – guitar, vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eric's Trip A Love Supreme | Exclaim!. Exclaim.ca. 3 March 2022.
2. Web site: Re: Wanting Eric's Trip info. Mail-archive.com. 3 March 2022.
3. Web site: Purple Blue. Sub Pop. Records. Sub Pop Records.
4. Web site: Eric's Trip A Love Supreme. Exclaim.ca.
5. Web site: Eric's Trip at SP20. Rachel. Shimp. July 9, 2008. Seattle Weekly.
6. Web site: Windsor Star - Eric's Trip 'active band again'. PressReader.
7. Book: Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. Michael. Barclay. Ian A. D.. Jack. Jason. Schneider. June 10, 2011. ECW Press. 9781554909681. Google Books.
8. Web site: Eric's Trip . . 10 July 2020.
9. Web site: Eric's Trip hinterland - who's who . https://web.archive.org/web/20071030094738/http://sloannet.yupislyr.com/msg02/msg02533.html . 2007-10-30 .