Raingods with Zippos explained

Raingods with Zippos
Type:studio
Artist:Fish
Cover:Fish - Raingods with Zippos.png
Released:1999
Genre:Progressive rock
Length:54:24
Label:Roadrunner
Producer:Elliot Ness
Prev Title:Kettle of Fish
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Fellini Days
Next Year:2001

Raingods with Zippos is a 1999 progressive rock album by ex-Marillion vocalist Fish. It was released on the Roadrunner record label, more well-known for its heavy metal releases. Raingods with Zippos is often hailed as one of Fish's greatest solo achievements, along with his 1990 debut Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors. It is the first of three Fish albums to be produced by Elliot Ness (not including the "best of" collection Kettle of Fish from 1998, with which Ness was involved). While he was not involved with the production of this album, Steven Wilson, most famous for his work with Porcupine Tree, played guitar on several of the tracks.

Critical reception

Glenn Astarita of All About Jazz called it "refreshing, wonderfully produced and an audiophile's treat" and "about class as all the material presented here holds its own after repeated listens. Fish sings with conviction while displaying a gutsy attitude that exudes sheer power and determination."

Track listing

  1. "Tumbledown" (Derek W. Dick, Mickey Simmonds) – 5:52
  2. "Mission Statement" (Dick, Rick Astley, Paul Thorn) – 4:00
  3. "Incomplete" (Dick, Elisabeth Antwi, Doug Millet) – 3:44
  4. "Tilted Cross" (Dick, Jackson, Chris Johnson) – 4:19
  5. "Faith Healer" (Alex Harvey, Hugh McKenna) – 5:01
  6. "Rites of Passage" (Dick, Simmonds) – 7:42
  7. "Plague of Ghosts: (I) Old Haunts" (Dick, Tony Turrell, Mark Daghorn) – 3:13
  8. "Plague of Ghosts: (II) Digging Deep" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) – 6:49
  9. "Plague of Ghosts: (III) Chocolate Frogs" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) – 4:04
  10. "Plague of Ghosts: (IV) Waving at Stars" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) – 3:12
  11. "Plague of Ghosts: (V) Raingods Dancing" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) – 4:16
  12. "Plague of Ghosts: (VI) Wake-Up Call (Make It Happen)" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) – 3:32

2015 The Remasters edition

Disc One Original studio album

Disc Two (Plague Of Ghosts Variations)

  1. "Plague Of Ghosts (live studio instrumental pre-production)" – 23:04
  2. "All These Christs (Tony Turrell instrumental demo containing sections that became 'Plague Of Ghosts')" – 14:21
  3. "Plague Of Ghosts (From "Sashimi" Live In Poznan, Poland 1999)" – 28:43

Total time: 65:68

Disc Three (Live + Bonus Tracks & Demos)

  1. "Incomplete (Acoustic Demo with Elisabeth Troy)" – 3:41
  2. "Chasing Miss Pretty (Studio Version)" – 4:52
  3. "Mr. Buttons (Studio Version)" – 4:36
  4. "Tilted Cross (Live Acoustic Version 2006)" – 4:23
  5. "Incomplete (Live Acoustic Version 2006)" – 4:06
  6. "Rite Of Passage (Live Acoustic Version 2006)" – 5:58
  7. "Tumbledown (Live USA 2000)" – 5:35
  8. "Plague Of Ghosts (Live USA 2000)" – 34:22

Total time: 65:73

Personnel

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