Revenge of the Goldfish explained

Revenge of the Goldfish
Type:	studio
Artist:	Inspiral Carpets
Cover:	Revenge Of The Goldfish.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Studio:	Amazon (Liverpool) Windings (Wales) Konk (London)
Genre:	Dance rock^[2]
Length:	43:23
Label:	Mute
Producer:	Pascal Gabriel^[3]
Prev Title:	The Beast Inside
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Devil Hopping
Next Year:	1994

Revenge of the Goldfish is the third studio album by the English band Inspiral Carpets.^[4] It was released on 5 October 1992 through Mute Records. The band supported the album by touring with Sunscreem.^[5]

The album's cover art is a (cropped) 1981 photograph of an installation by contemporary artist Sandy Skoglund, also titled Revenge of the Goldfish.

Critical reception

The Toronto Star wrote that the album "returns to the punk-tinged sounds and loose feel of the Inspirals' debut, Life."^[6] The Chicago Tribune opined that "singer Tom Hingley bogs things down with his syrupy, overwrought vocals." The Los Angeles Times noted the "reverb-heavy guitars, grinding organs and brooding lyrics."

Track listing

1. "Generations" – 2:44
2. "Saviour" – 3:36
3. "Bitches Brew" – 3:43
4. "Smoking Her Clothes" – 3:36
5. "Fire" – 3:24
6. "Here Comes the Flood" – 3:50
7. "Dragging Me Down" – 4:30
8. "A Little Disappeared" – 2:48
9. "Two Worlds Collide" – 4:25
10. "Mystery" – 3:12
11. "Rain Song" – 4:42
12. "Irresistible Force" – 2:53

Singles

1. Dung 16 – "Dragging Me Down" (1992)
2. Dung 17 – "Two Worlds Collide" (1992)
3. Dung 18 – "Generations" (1992)
4. Dung 20 – "Bitches Brew" (1992)

Personnel

• Clint Boon – keyboards, backing vocals
• Craig Gill – drums
• Tom Hingley – lead vocals
• Graham Lambert – guitars
• Martyn Walsh – bass

Notes and References

1. New Releases. Music Week. 10. 3 October 1992.
2. News: Jenkins . Mark . Rave-Rock Carpets; Sunscreem Disco . The Washington Post . 12 Feb 1993 . N14.
3. News: Kim . Jae-Ha . Wall-to-Wall of Sound - Inspiral Carpets Resist the Stain of 'Manchester' Label . Chicago Sun-Times . February 19, 1993 . Weekend Plus . 5.
4. Inspiral Carpets . Melody Maker . Sep 19, 1992 . 68 . 38 . 43.
5. News: Sullivan . Jim . Ephemeral but pleasant Inspiral Carpets . The Boston Globe . 19 Feb 1993 . Arts & Film . 33.
6. News: Punter . Jennie . Inspiral Carpets breeze in to play for fans who made them No. 1 . Toronto Star . 1 Oct 1992 . E8.
7. Web site: Inspiral Carpets chart history, received from ARIA on 23 November 2021. ARIA. Imgur.com. 24 June 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.